The Skies are Clear Underneathe
Uploaded: July 26, 2009
The Currituck Beach Lighthouse in Corolla, NC, part of the North Carolina Outer Banks. On December 1, 1875 the beacon of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse filled the remaining "dark spot" on the North Carolina coast between the Cape Henry light to the north and Bodie Island to the south
Exif: F Number: 4.8, Exposure Bias Value: 2.00, ExposureTime: 10/1250 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 500, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 35.00 mm, Model: NIKON D80
Pat Gamwell July 26, 2009
LOVE this creation, Susan! Extremely well done! #1159669Katarina Mansson July 26, 2009
Great work Susan! #7784896Susie Peek-Swint July 27, 2009
Great image Susan ~ very creative work! #7784917Michelle Alton July 27, 2009
A fascinating creation, susan. #7785107Dr Silly July 27, 2009
Cool creation. :O) #7785200Joy Rector July 27, 2009
I LOVE it! #7785328Nikki McDonald July 27, 2009
Love the tones and effects here, Sue. #7785443Les Rhoades July 27, 2009
simply impressed...really! #7785774Christine Pentecost July 27, 2009
I love this! What a creative image. I liked reading the history of the lighthouse as well. #7785840Susan M. Hembree July 27, 2009
Oh, wow! I wasn't expecting this kind of response. Thanks, everyone, for your encouragement! #7786508Amy JACKSON July 27, 2009
Cool image, Susan! Great job! :) #7786523A P July 27, 2009
Love what you've done here. Awesome work, Susan #7787795Susan M. Hembree July 27, 2009
Thanks Amy and Ann! #7787924Daniella Puente July 27, 2009
Love it Susan! ... and it seems that we have the exactly same idea about the texture :) I love how it works in your composition and idea, wonderful... #7788594Nikki McDonald July 29, 2009
Good to see the EP on this cool image, Sue. #7795398Leslie McLain July 31, 2009
Amazing digital darkroom work, very cool image. #7799918Kara L. Hendricks July 31, 2009
You got MANY great ones from July.. I LOVE this!! #7800458Donna La Mattino Pagakis August 03, 2009
Unique, creative and very beautiful! Great idea Susan! #7812347Michael Umbreit August 04, 2009
Susan - This is such a cool creation!! - Mike #7817083Nikki McDonald August 13, 2009
This is my favorite of your July entries, Sue -- thought it was so cool I went out and got a suitable texture and did one myself :) I love the way the tear gives the viewer the sense of discovery. Beautiful scene you used it on, too. I also like your Atlanta aquarium shots, Dragonfly on a Lotus (my runner-up), and Shared Circuit and Lonely -- love the design elements in this kind of shot. Very John C and that's a compliment. Good luck with your July entries. #7846248Jean E. Hildebrant August 17, 2009
This is VERY cool, Susan! Love it! Great DD work! #7856244Chris Budny August 17, 2009
Woohoo! Congrats, Susan! #7857931Sharon August 17, 2009
Congratulations!!! #7858516Donna La Mattino Pagakis August 17, 2009
Congratulations on your finalist! This is so creative and beautiful Susan! #7858957Ken Smith August 17, 2009
You had a great month, Susan! Congrats to you!! #7859664Julianne Bradford August 17, 2009
Congratulations on this very creative finalist composition Susan. Kudos! #7860361Cesar J. La Rosa August 17, 2009
Huge congratulations on this very well-deserved Finalist, Susan!!!Lana Arcemont August 18, 2009
Congratulations!Daniella Puente August 18, 2009
BIG congrats Sue, great to see this again!!! (mine didnĀ“t work) I like so much this photo...good luck next :)))) #7862247Shawn Jennings August 18, 2009
Fantastic work, Susan! Congratulations on your finalist! #7862378Colleen Farrell August 18, 2009
Wow, Susan, amazing DD work! Fantastic concept and execution--big congrats on your very well-deserved finalist! #7862710Mary Beth Aiello August 18, 2009
Superb work, Susan. Huge congrats on this wonderful finalist. #7862775Kara L. Hendricks August 18, 2009
This puts a HUGE smile on my face Sue...:) One word...Erica Murphy August 18, 2009
Fabulous Susan!! I love this! #7864603Patrick Rouzes August 18, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS on this incredible finalist, Susan!!! #7864866Susan Fox August 18, 2009
Congrats Sue! Wonderfully creative! #7864961Usman M. Bajwa August 18, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS on this awesome FINALIST!!!UB. #7865590
Elida Gutierrez August 19, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS Susan, I wish you the best of luck!!! #7867993Renee Doyle August 19, 2009
Incredible work Susan!!! Congratulations on this excellent first place winner! #7868922Donna La Mattino Pagakis August 19, 2009
Congratulations on your FIRST PLACE WIN!!! WTG Susan!!! #7868941Dr Silly August 19, 2009
Susan, congratulations on your 1st place win. :O) #7868968Jessica Jenney August 19, 2009
Congratulations, Susan on your amazing First Place Win! #7868972Shawn Jennings August 19, 2009
WTG Susan!!!! Congratulations on your win!!!! #7869335Bob Cournoyer August 19, 2009
Way to go, Susan!!! #7869564Ken Smith August 19, 2009
Way to go is RIGHT!! Congrats, Susan!! #7869840Chris Budny August 19, 2009
Woohoo! Congratulations on your great win, Susan! #7869976Gerri R. Jones August 19, 2009
Beautiful and dramatic creation Susan, congratulations on your win! #7869982Denny E. Barnes August 19, 2009
Excellent!! Congratulations, Susan on your well deserved First Place Win!! Beautiful image and work!! #7870205Datha Y. Thompson August 19, 2009
WooooooooooHoooooooooo!!!Cesar J. La Rosa August 19, 2009
WOW!!! I am so happy to see that First Place Gold Medal on this photograph, Sue!!! A real Work Of Art!!!Alex T. Mizuno August 19, 2009
Such a great work of art Susan! Very impressive! Congratulations on your First Place!!! #7870570Katarina Mansson August 20, 2009
Congratulations on your creative 1st Place Susan!!! #7870613Mary K. Robison August 20, 2009
What a well deserved First Place Win!Cyn Valentine August 20, 2009
Big congratulations Susan...beautiful!!! #7871576Amy JACKSON August 20, 2009
Congratulations on your 1st place win, Susan!!!!!! :) #7871643Daniella Puente August 20, 2009
MANY MANY BIG HUGS for this wonderful 1st place Sue!!!!! I'm so happy for you to see this one here...enjoy it :))))))))))) #7871682Amy M. Wilson August 20, 2009
Congratulations on this gorgeous First Place Winner, Susan! #7871699Leslie McLain August 20, 2009
Congrats on your amazing winner. #7871808Monika Sapek August 20, 2009
Congratulations on your First Place Winner, Susan!Nikki McDonald August 20, 2009
Well, you already know I'm a big fan of this one, Sue, so I'll just tell you I think a large part of the genius here comes in having the vision (or courage) to place the texture as you did. Had you placed it so that the lighthouse was clearly revealed, you would have had an excellent but perhaps predictable result. Placed as you have so that only clear sky is revealed and coupled with the title, this is masterful. Congratulations on your first First Place Winner! #7873055Susan M. Hembree August 20, 2009
Thanks too all you for your kind words! I'm just thrilled and honored by the win, but also and mostly all the support behind this. It certainly means a lot to me! #7873428Ujjwal Mukherjee August 20, 2009
HUGE Congratulations!!!! #7873682Usman M. Bajwa August 20, 2009
WTG Susan. CONGRATULATIONS on striking first Place GOLD!UB. #7873870
Susan Fox August 21, 2009
Congrats on your WIN! #7875274Sam Britt August 21, 2009
Congratulations on this First Place win, Susan! #7876173Claudine Grove August 21, 2009
Congrats on the win!! #7876369Wanda Judd August 22, 2009
Susan, Congratulations...what an amazing job you did here...your have such a clever minds eye and the talent to carry it though... #7877407Kara L. Hendricks August 24, 2009
Susan, you know I couldn't be more happy for you, even if it was MY image... This was without a doubt one of the most superior DD images I have seen in a long time... Your choice of effect was brilliant here... I am thrilled that the judges thought the same!!Congrats on this 1st Place!!! #7882621
Susan M. Hembree August 24, 2009
Thanks Ujjwal, Usman, Susan, Claudine, Wanda and Kara for all your kind words! #7883388Christine Pentecost August 24, 2009
I knew this photo would be a winner. Congrats!#7884421
JudyAnn Rector August 26, 2009
#7890534Susana Ms Heide September 08, 2009
Extraordinary digital work, Susan!!! WOW!! Congrats on your 1st place WIN!!! #7926938Kelvin E. Hargrove September 14, 2009
So well deserved. Congrats!! #7942975Gail Vitikacs September 21, 2009
Sorry I missed this beautiful win!!! You go girl! #7967240Dominick M. Dimacale November 15, 2009
Congratulations Susan on your Win!!!
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Karen Slagle December 20, 2010
Such fabulous art, Susan. I love the torn sky and fab textures. #9116488Karen Celella January 27, 2011
Congratulations on this fabulous first place winner, Susan. #9196595Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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