Uploaded: June 01, 2009 03:05:30
It is that time of year when the storms can brew up quickly... Image taken last summer in our backyard - Digital Adjustments with PSE + Topaz Adjust for a more dramatic look!
Sigma 10-20 - Late afternoon. (DD)
Exif: F Number: 7.1, Exposure Bias Value: -0.33, ExposureTime: 1/100 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, FocalLength: 10.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 30D
Tommy E. Burgess June 01, 2009
Outstanding capture and the sense of drama is most certainly there Jeff!! WOnderful work! #1135326Michelle Alton June 01, 2009
Brilliant shot, Jeff...and a gorgeous yard! #7583960Gord MacEachern June 01, 2009
Fantastic ominus image Jeff,very well done! #7583975Laurie Daily June 01, 2009
What a fabulous and oh so dramatic capture of your backyard, Jeff ... great work on this! #7584002Tiia Vissak June 01, 2009
very dramatic! #7584031Carol Sawyer June 01, 2009
Fantastic capture and work, Jeff!! #7584042Douglas Pignet June 01, 2009
Wonderful weather capture here Jeff, great lighting,Doug #7584053Tammy Scott June 01, 2009
What an awesome shot and great dymanic sky! #7584117Carolyn M. Fletcher June 01, 2009
Super sky, Jeff! I like it!!! #7584130Jyri Vissak June 01, 2009
Beautiful composition! Very dramatic. Well done. #7584135Claudia Kuhn June 01, 2009
Awesome sky Jeff, the topaz really makes it ominous! #7584147Joao Martinho June 01, 2009
Dramatic view, Jeff. Not the best day for the swimming pool. #7584151Dominick M. Dimacale June 01, 2009
Great image and work, Jeff.Dominick #7584188
Paul E. Earl June 01, 2009
Wonderful work, Jeff! #7584189Anita Hogue June 01, 2009
A gorgeous image and a gorgeous backyard, Jeff! #7584191Linda D. Lester June 01, 2009
Very nice....love the effects and your pool! #7584204Mary K. Robison June 01, 2009
Terrific point of view and effects, Jeff! Great contrast of pool and yard colors with the threatening sky. Bet there weren't many people hitting the pool that afternoon! #7584252Agnes Fegan June 01, 2009
Love the sky and effects...and I'll take the pool with or without effects!!! #7584302Renee Doyle June 01, 2009
Cool!!!! Pool party at Jeffs - lol!!!#7584355
Ray Clarke June 01, 2009
Great work amd image Jeff.!!!(R) #7584434Val Feldman June 01, 2009
Wow, Jeff, I don't know what to comment on first - your beautiful backyard or the drama of this incredible scene!! Both are just gorgeous! Well captured! #7584437Lynn M. Whitt June 01, 2009
Great image, love the sky... #7584454Jessica Jenney June 01, 2009
Beautiful color, composition and terrific effects, Jeff! #7584502Monnie Ryan June 01, 2009
Wow -- that's quite a storm brewing (and quite a pool, too)! Outstanding, Jeff! #7584519Mary L. Graham June 01, 2009
Excellent work Jeff!! =) #7584574Gail Vitikacs June 01, 2009
The effects are exceptional on this beauty! #7584686Hendrik Storme June 01, 2009
Great perspective and effcts,wonderful image Jeff! #7584906Carla Metzler June 01, 2009
Beautiful great shot, Jeff! #7584994Jeana Clark June 01, 2009
~J~ #7585006
Kaye Burazin June 01, 2009
All I have to say is..."Lucky Duck". What a wonderful place to be.Well taken and edited.Now let me see if I can edit a pool into my backyard. #7585022Lynne Morris June 01, 2009
Wow what a fantastic capture Jeff, great colours and effects. #7585031Patrick Rouzes June 01, 2009
Spectacular colors, detail, lighting, clarity, treatment & dramatic sky here!!! Fabulous work here, Jeff!!! #7585035ROLAN NARMAN June 01, 2009
Fantastic color, composition and very dramatic capture Jeff! #7585125Tammy D. Ferren June 01, 2009
Love the juxtaposition of the serene setting and the threatening sky! Beautiful and dramatic, Jeff! (We're all coming for the 4th of July..lol) #7585140Jodi Zimmer June 01, 2009
Excellent image!! #7585165Linda M. Walker June 01, 2009
An excellent sense of drama! #7585178David Phalen June 01, 2009
Awesome POV, colors and dramatic effects!! Very well done Jeff!!That's one beautiful back yard!! #7585202
Renata Gusciora June 01, 2009
Wow!Thats really catchy!Outstanding pov,colors and treatments,Jeff!Fantastic image! #7585243Laura E. Swan June 01, 2009
Right into favorites Jeff! This is SUPER COOL! I love that topaz filter and can spot it a mile away. Awesome usage and WHAT AN IMAGE!!! It's spooky and beautiful at the same time!-Laura #7585255
Melissa G. Meiselman June 01, 2009
That dramatic sky against your pool really tells the story, here, Jeff!! Terrific image with vivid color, great lighting and wonderful composition!! #7585304Kathy Cline June 01, 2009
Hi Jeff, this is a "WOW" It almost looks like an HDR image. Super cool and creative. Blessings Kathy #7585495Pat Gamwell June 01, 2009
OUTSTANDING work, Jeff! #7585624Janet Daniel June 01, 2009
Dynamic image, Jeff! The color, detail, pov, & effects are awesome! #7585916Marcel J. Fernandez June 01, 2009
beautiful use of the Topaz Adjust filter and great composition. #7585930Mike Clime June 01, 2009
Very nice and like the effects! #7585946Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna June 01, 2009
Wonderful image with spectacular effects, Jeff!!! :-) k #7586157Shelly A. Van Camp June 01, 2009
Beautiful......love it! I have that filter, but never get this look! #7586291Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas June 01, 2009
A fantastic image with a very dramatic sky Jeff!,Patricia Ronan June 01, 2009
Great image Jeff! love your backyard:) #7586405Ken Jarvis June 01, 2009
Great backyard and I like the effect, Jeff! #7586486Tammy Espino June 01, 2009
Love that Topaz filter!! Awsome capture and effects :) #7586569isabel C. Zepeda June 01, 2009
JeffNice pool and a great picture
Ysa... #7586572
Tamara K. Walker June 01, 2009
Wouldn't want to experience that storm but it sure made for a magnificent picture. #7586741Ken Smith June 01, 2009
Gotta love Topaz..very dramatic and the pool's color enhances this beauty! #7586842Murry Grigsby June 01, 2009
Quick, everyone out of the pool! :0) That is one angry Texas sky Jeff! Terrific image and post processing!! #7586861Lorna Shutter June 01, 2009
Wow! That's your backyard?! It's awesome! ... and so is this image!!! Love the colours and effects! That storm looks threatening! Fabulous capture, Jeff! :) #7587095Arnie Horwitz June 01, 2009
Great capture with wonderful lighting, colors and effects, Jeff! #7587152Kirsten Kiki Kjaer June 02, 2009
FANTASTIC image, Jeff. It really does look dramatic. #7587414Brett Dolsen June 02, 2009
What an awesome mood and anything could happen capture Jeff!!Brett #7587468Jeff Robinson June 02, 2009
Thanks Everyone Very Much! Jeff #7587727Eugenio Diaz June 02, 2009
Very dramatic and fantastic effects applied to it! #7588789Stefania Barbier June 02, 2009
WOW! dramatic and superb Jeff! #7589303Stephen Zacker June 02, 2009
Very cool. Like that sky #7589354Jeff Robinson June 02, 2009
Thank You! Jeff #7589992John Connolly June 02, 2009
A wonderful scene beautifully presented, and your filter work add such impact to this scene, Jeff! Congrats on your EP! #7590026Karacan Salkuci (Kalacay) June 02, 2009
Great image,great sky. #7590445Nancy L. Green June 02, 2009
Stunning, beautiful and so dramatic!!! WTG Jeff !!! #7590862Deborah C. Lewinson June 02, 2009
What drama, Jeff, glad no one was swimming!Terrific image,
Debby #7591004
Mike F. Anderson June 02, 2009
Nice Depth and Drama and Intrigue in this one Jeff! #7591235Mitch Spence June 03, 2009
Yes, not a wise time to go swimming, Jeff, but a very wise time to go shooting. Nice and dramatic work. #7593576Jennifer A. Major June 03, 2009
This is amazing Jeff! I can picture standing right there - WOW! #7593631Jeff Robinson June 03, 2009
Thank You Very Much! Jeff #7594451Karen K. Givens June 04, 2009
Great image Jeff, beautiful capture of the storm clouds. Cool pool too. :) #7596160Jeff Robinson June 04, 2009
Thank You Karen! Jeff #7598296Stacy Lankford June 08, 2009
Very dramatic image! #7608407Jeff Robinson June 08, 2009
Thank You Stacy! Jeff #7610028Joannie Bertucci June 09, 2009
So Jeff, it's in the 90's now, when is the big pool party? :-) Please wait till the skys clear up though!Lauren P. Krajenta June 09, 2009
Another gorgeous shot! Beautiful editing, tones and clarity. #7614556Jeff Robinson June 10, 2009
Thank You Joannie and Lauren! Jeff #7615144Peggy J. Maguire June 10, 2009
Beautiful Jeff!!!!!!!!! #7616388Jeff Robinson June 10, 2009
Thank You Peggy! Jeff #7616882A P July 21, 2009
Awesome finalist, Jeff!! Best of luck in the next round. #7763657
Ellen Devenny July 21, 2009
Congratulations on your Finalist! Good luck on the next round!!! #7763772Tammy Espino July 21, 2009
Congrats on a great finalist!! :) #7763893Erin Appelbaum July 21, 2009
Congrats yet again Jeff. Well deserved. Peter #7764031Anita Hogue July 21, 2009
Another fabulous darkroom image! Congratulations Jeff! #7764381Deborah C. Lewinson July 21, 2009
Great Topaz adjustments on this excellent image, Jeff!Congratulations on this finalist!
Debby #7764535
Judy V. Kennamer July 21, 2009
Gorgeous Jeff!!! Congrats on your Finalist! #7765128Amy M. Wilson July 21, 2009
Congrats on this great Finalist, Jeff! #7765192ROLAN NARMAN July 21, 2009
Huge Congrats on this gorgeous finalist Jeff! #7765204Marcel J. Fernandez July 21, 2009
Congratulations Jeff on this backyard beauty Finalist. #7765308Janet Daniel July 21, 2009
Congrats on this fantastic finalist, Jeff! #7765336Lorna Shutter July 21, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS on your well-deserved Finalist Award, Jeff!!!!! :) #7765338Colleen Farrell July 21, 2009
FANTASTIC image, Jeff! Love the Topaz here. I miss living in a part of the country that has summer storms like this! Congratulations again! #7765782Jeana Clark July 21, 2009
~J~ #7766146
Tommy E. Burgess July 21, 2009
Huge congratulations on this outstanding finalist Jeff!! Best of luck in the next round. #7766165Debra R. Harder July 21, 2009
When you're hot...you're hot!! WTG, Jeff! Congratulations on another stellar finalist!! Deb #7766515Renee Doyle July 22, 2009
So ... is it pool party time yet ???? LOL!Douglas Pignet July 22, 2009
WTG on your finalist!!! #7767271Usman M. Bajwa July 22, 2009
Another wonderful image, Jeff. CONGRATULATIONS on a lovely Finalist, hope it gets Golden!!UB. #7768806
Kristi A. Howson July 22, 2009
I love the way the filters bring out the detail in this beauty Jeff! Congratulations on this wonderful Finalist! #7768997Glenn E. Traver July 22, 2009
Congratulations Jeff on a summer splash Finalist ~ GT #7769193Mitch Spence July 22, 2009
And another big congrats to you, Jeff! #7770408Sam Britt July 22, 2009
Congratulations, Jeff! #7771736Ken Smith July 22, 2009
You had to wait a long time to see this one bring home the silver. Congrats again, Jeff! #7771799Alex T. Mizuno July 22, 2009
That's a dream backyard Jeff! Love the drama you created with Topaz. Congratulations on your Finalist!!! #7772440Jeff Robinson July 23, 2009
Thanks Everyone!! Jeff #7773663ALLEN O. HOWARD July 23, 2009
Very dramatic indeed! Congratulations, Jeff!!! #7774309Jeff Robinson July 23, 2009
Thank You Allen! Jeff #7776034Debra Booth July 27, 2009
Great shot and great backyard, Jeff! Love the effects. Congrats on your finalist! #7787584Jeff Robinson July 27, 2009
Thank You Deb! Jeff #7787810Janet McNeil August 20, 2009
Congratulations for being featured in Digital Darkroom!! #7870913Stephanie Frey August 20, 2009
Congratulations for being featured in Digital Darkroom, Jeff! Outstanding image!! #7870947Kathryn Wesserling August 20, 2009
This was one more of your unforgettable shots, Jeff! As soon as I recognized it in the newsletter, I had to open it - and to say Congratulations. #7871258Cary Rogers August 20, 2009
Congratulations on this great Finalist, and your Digital Darkroom feature, Jeff!!! KUDOS! #7872256Christine Czernin August 20, 2009
Congrats, Jeff, on beeing featured here. Great work, with a lot of drama.Jeff Robinson August 21, 2009
Thanks You - That was a nice surprise to be featured in the DD newsletter! Jeff #7874504Susie Peek-Swint August 26, 2009
Belated congrats on your finalist and feature in DD Jeff ~ terrific capture and effects .. great-looking backyard too! #7888372Jeff Robinson August 26, 2009
Thanks Very Much Susie! Jeff #7890943Lori Carlson March 01, 2010
This is CRAZY COOL, Jeff!!! Fantastic!!! Congrats on all your recognition!!! =) #8425640Jeff Robinson March 02, 2010
Thank You Lori!! Jeff #8427840Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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