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High-resolution desktop wallpaper Driftwood by Dominic Kamp
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Driftwood

March 24th, 2008

I was having a walk with my dog when after a pretty heavy storm the sky was clearing up. Thank God I had my camera with me! Nikon D300 Sigma 10-20 ISO200.

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Comments from the Community

Posted By: Krystina
about 16 years ago
This looks amazing on my desktop.
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Posted By: stubulman from comcast.net
about 16 years ago
This is so full and rich. Everywhere the eye lands there is something of interest--texture, detail, color and so on.
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Posted By: addario
about 16 years ago
Do you always carry a tripod when walking your dog? :)
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Posted By: j3rmz0r
about 16 years ago
effing awesome.
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Posted By: nataliemacdonald2 from hotmail.com
about 16 years ago
Amazing. Looks like it was inspired by impressionism with the complementary colours and the textures. A little pointillism in the sand too. :)
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Posted By: rewind from gmx.at
about 16 years ago
dude, u nailed it! thanks
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Posted By: joelafreeman from gmail.com
about 16 years ago
Fabulous! Perhaps I'm missing it, but where is this beach located?
Posted By: xlarryx1 from gmail.com
about 16 years ago
Now THIS is what InterfaceLIFT is all about! Nice work man.
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Posted By: lcg
about 16 years ago
Amazing! Thank you very much. And yeah, where is this beach?
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Posted By: BenDiAnna
about 16 years ago
The best picture I've seen here for a while. All the colors are right and everything looks beautiful. I made it my wallpaper right when I saw it. Very good work!! Thank you!
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Posted By: gytmp from yogarajah.net
about 16 years ago
IFL editors in vengence... this selection is awesome!

Great picture Machindows, nice work!
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Posted By: Blondie
about 16 years ago
I made this my wallpaper right away, I've never done that before! Amazing shot, I'm impressed.
Posted By: Dale Nichols
about 16 years ago
I agree with xlarryx1, it's work like this that makes interfaceLIFT <i>the place</i> to come to! Very impressive; looks great!
Posted By: immortal.sage from gmail.com
about 16 years ago
This is jaw droppingly stunning. Instantly on my desktop. What a wonderful shot.
Posted By: fitzjc from netzero.com
about 16 years ago
Nice shot.
My new wallpaper.
Posted By: rgoule
about 16 years ago
great picture!!! where was this taken?
Posted By: samuellum from gmail.com
about 16 years ago
THIS PICTURE IS SO IMPRESSIVE !!!! ITS GONNA BE MY WALLPAPER FOR A VERY LONG TIME...
Posted By: Garfing Sharks
about 16 years ago
Macindows, wow you're on a hot streak at the moment. First "Dramatic Sky" and now this. Keep 'em coming!
Posted By: GoinCrazy
about 16 years ago
I have decided you live in one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen and have an amazing talent for sharing that beauty through your photography :) I still have Dramatic Sky on my desktop and am not quite ready to stop staring at it, but this one is next on my list!
Posted By: carlo_inter from hotmail.com
about 16 years ago
que bello! grazie! sfondo simpatico
Posted By: kryssindor2 from yahoo.com
about 16 years ago
This is absolutely stunning. Breathtaking. Thank you for sharing.
Posted By: Jeffrey Picard
about 16 years ago
WOW!!!! I'll echo what everyone above me has already said: Stunning, breathtaking, impressive, nice, amazing, stunning (I think I mentioned that one already). Way to go and, by God, THANKS for sharing this wonderful image.
Posted By: Scharlto
about 16 years ago
What to say about this image....

ITS AMAZING!! The textures in this image are right on key and works very well as a desktop! Thanks for sharing your talent with us!
Posted By: hanzmanz from yahoo.com
about 16 years ago
This is such a great shot in general but what makes it so good is that you just happened to take it while walking your dog. I could never take a pic like this if I spent all day out there!

Great Picture, currently gracing my desktop
Posted By: toniCer
about 16 years ago
this looks to good to be real.
which programm did you use?
jk ^^ awesome photo :D
Posted By: commander_luv from hotmail.com
about 16 years ago
very very beautiful .. amazing
Posted By: stubulman from comcast.net
about 16 years ago
Just for grins, may we have a picture of your dog too.
Posted By: carini
about 16 years ago
gorgeous shot
Posted By: kairouseki from gmail.com
about 16 years ago
Gorgeous ! Where's located the beach ?
Posted By: Dominic Kamp
about 16 years ago
Thank you very much for all the nice comments. This is why I love sharing my pictures here on Interfacelift. Nowhere else pictures get more appreciated than here.

Now here some background information to "Driftwood":
This picture is a HDR. I mainly used the program Photomatix to get the colors right and switched to Photoshop to make it the right format. Apart from that, nothing has been changed. I didn't use a tripod. This HDR is made out of 5 differently exposed single frames. +2, +1, 0, -1 -2

If you want to have a look at my other shots, go to Flickr and look up my profile "Macindows".

Thank you again for all your nice comments! I really appreciated it!
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Posted By: addario
about 16 years ago
Wow... Please share with us your technique to keep not only the camera still for the longer exposures of the +1 and +2 (as I suspect you used shutter time and not aperture, otherwise depth of field would be seriously messed up) and more, how the hell do you manage to keep 5 pictures *perfectly* aligned within 5 shots without using a tripod (using auto-align on photomatix would never be this precise).

I'm sorry. I really like the picture and I cannot fault it in any way but the 'I was walking my dog and snapped this', that I don't buy. You don't need to add the unpretentious little tale to enhance your work. It is actually great as it is.

This is not casual photography and anyone with even minimal knowledge can tell it.
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Posted By: virgulinux from yahoo.com
about 16 years ago
OK... Some maths... Let's say the middle exposure is a reasonable 1/60 @ F11. So to take the five shots it adds up to (1/250 +1/125 + 1/60 + 1/30 + 1/15) == 0.88 seconds on shutter time alone, not counting the interval between shots. You said you used a D300 and it does over 5fps so let's add just one extra second totaling 1.88 seconds with NO CAMERA MOVEMENT... Believe it if you wish!
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Posted By: bbobjoe
about 16 years ago
@Macindows (love the name btw): this is an awesome picture, I love the contrast in the colors form the sand to the sky. Plus the composition is just great.

@addario: If you look closely you can see some blur in the picture, specifically the coast on the left side of the picture with the small buildings. I too believe that it would be incredibly hard to hold the camera still for that long, but a pro might be able to do this. It might be similar to how a sniper learns to control his breathing before a shot. Just a guess. I hope Macindows will let us in on his secret.
Posted By: Dominic Kamp
about 16 years ago
@Addario
I get it. You don't understand how somebody should be able to shoot five completly consistent pictures in a row while pressing the release button five times. Well frankly I wouldn't understand that either. However, what I did was switching to burst or speed shutter, you name it. Then I switched on bracketing which let's me shoot three to nine pictures in a row with different exposures. I generally choose 5. This is what I meant with +2, +1, 0, -1, -2.
Now what happens if I press the release button, is that the camera shoots 5 pictures in a row which takes something under a second in total. And that's it!
In case you moved and the pictures differ slightly, you are able to align the pictures with programs like Photomatix or Dynamic Photo HDR easily before creating the HDR!
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Posted By: Dominic Kamp
about 16 years ago
@virgulinux_yahoo.com
The exposure times for this picture were from 1/800(f1/14) - 1/200sec (f1/7.1) at ISO200. If you don't believe it, I'd love to send you the original (compressed) files so that you can convince yourself!
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Posted By: GoinCrazy
about 16 years ago
I am glad you took the time to explain your technique despite being flat-out called a liar by Addario ;p Hopefully some of the doubters also checked out your Flickr site and saw some of the other shots you took that day with your dog.

Anyway, thanks again for the great wallpaper. I am becoming quite the fan of your work! As a sidenote, its nice to see a wallpaper on the the site with 30+ positive comments!! That usually only happens when people start bashing :)
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Posted By: jwervel16 from hotmail.com
about 16 years ago
Stubulman -- Looks like Macindows' pooch is featured on his Flickr page:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/85449288@N00/

Beautiful dog, and of course, beautiful photos!
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Posted By: samuellum from gmail.com
about 16 years ago
Dear Macindows, i saw your photos at Flickr...totally AWESOME! Can I request you to upload or send me "clearing up" and "color fusion" so that I can use it as my wallpaper !

Thanks !
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Posted By: andy.donaldson from gmail.com
about 16 years ago
Fantastic shot! I checked out your Flickr pictures earlier and there are some amazing photos on there. Keep uploading as i'd love to see more downloadable on InterfaceLIFT for use on my desktop. I particualy liked "Spectrum of the Sky" and "Picasso's bath" along with many others!
Posted By: agaskew from yahoo.com
about 16 years ago
I'll go a little against the grain and say that the colour is a bit too saturated for me, especially the sky. It actually makes great wallpaper after being changed to black and white and having the black/contrast boosted a bit!
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Posted By: rewind from gmx.at
about 16 years ago
macindows, could you share with us one of your works called "Little big lizard"? it's perfect!!! i'd love to have it as my wallpaper 1680x1050!

possible? thanks a million
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Posted By: Dominic Kamp
about 16 years ago
@samuellum_gmail.com
I uploaded the 1680x1050 versions to my homepage.
Color fusion:
http://www.dominickamp.de/colorfusion.jpg

Clearing up:
http://www.dominickamp.de/clearingup.jpg

Enjoy!

@andy.donaldson_gmail.com
You can download "Spectrum of the Sky" from my homepage if you like! However, I currently don't have "Picasso's bath" on my laptop but as soon as I get back from my holiday I can send it to you.

@rewind_gmx.at
I'd love to but currently I'm still on holiday. But as soon as I get back I can send you the picture.
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Posted By: Hot_Tuna23
about 16 years ago
I just created this account to tell you that this picture is awesome. Keep them coming. "Iron Gate" from Flickr would be nice :)
Posted By: ibebrett
about 16 years ago
absolutely stunning..
all of your work is pure eye candy to me.
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Posted By: mtomasky from hotmail.com
about 16 years ago
Hey, imho great picture and I don't care whether you were with or without your dog ;) About your other picture, can I ask for "Earth"? :)
Posted By: bbobjoe
about 16 years ago
@Macindows: I forgot to say in my comment that I love how you used HDR, but it is not overwhelming the viewer with halos and crazy colors. It is a good example of HDR.
Posted By: kittenclock
about 16 years ago
EXCELLENT picture! One of the best I've seen on here in quite some time. Some people on here are just complainers and continually drag the site down.
Posted By: 1993montero from gmail.com
about 16 years ago
What the F is going on here!? This picture so does not deserve this many comments. Don't you people have anything better to do? Wait a second, I'm doing the same thing you are! AHHHHHH! No seriously, this is decent but first of all the waves are lame, the mountains not high, the driftwood a complete eyesore lying in an otherwise driftwood free sand. Obviously this is HDR but in my opinion the colors are much too vibrant for my taste. I want my wallpaper to be a background instead of demanding my attention at all times.

In other news Hillary is out!
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Posted By: Garfing Sharks
about 16 years ago
LOL @ 1993montero!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted By: samuellum from gmail.com
about 16 years ago
@Macwindows

thanks a million, your great !
Posted By: PatrickBateman
about 16 years ago
Thanks for this stunning wallpaper! Keep it coming! So far one of the best here on IFL!
Posted By: stubulman from comcast.net
about 16 years ago
How do we know that your dog didn't take this picture? She looks a lot brighter than those people who made negative comments :) !
Posted By: thom69_38 from yahoo.fr
about 16 years ago
Congratulations ! This picture is awesome, I like the colors and all the details. It will be my wallpaper for a while.
Excellente photo ;)
Posted By: 1993montero from gmail.com
about 16 years ago
Must not conform. Must not conform. Most not conform...
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Posted By: McKinsley
about 16 years ago
WOW!!! 5 stars for this excellent picture! I looove it!! Thanks so much for sharing!
Posted By: jwervel16 from hotmail.com
about 16 years ago
1993montero, a bunch of people happen to like a photo posted on the internet. Big deal. Pick your battles, man! :-)
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Posted By: 1993montero from gmail.com
about 16 years ago
You mean like a photo posted on the internet that's actually good? The last wallpaper that I had on my desktop for a ridiculously long time was El Captain (it's about 12 pages back or something). I guess I just prefer mysterious woods and really steep cliffs and mountains over calm shorelines that happen to have some driftwood. I love Europe, I've been three times, I just don't particularly like this portrayal.
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Posted By: 1993montero from gmail.com
about 16 years ago
That's El Capitan! My mistake. Now I'm not feeling that bright!
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Posted By: jwervel16 from hotmail.com
about 16 years ago
Hey, I meant no harm -- I love a solid variety of opinions. Entertainment. Your first comment just struck me as a bit fervent considering the subject. I adored El Capitan myself, but once in a while I like an intrusive background, especially on a clean desktop.

Maybe we're all just happy to see a nice crisp HDR after the recent influx of men's crotches, cutesy cartoon animals and blotchy green eyes...!
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Posted By: darkblue01 from gmail.com
about 16 years ago
Wow i`ve a new wallpaper!

THX Dude!
Posted By: FaZmin NiZam
about 16 years ago
Wow I have to say this is one of the best images Ive seen.. beautiful... where is this?
Posted By: puetti
about 16 years ago
tolles Bild
Posted By: Dominic Kamp
about 16 years ago
@Fazmin
Thank you! The picture has been shot on the island Corsica on a beach next to Ajaccio. And I gotta say, this island offers incredible opportunities to shoot great photos!
Posted By: jwervel16 from hotmail.com
about 16 years ago
Hey Macindows, could you post a desktop-size Iron Gate?
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Posted By: t_bunson from yahoo.com
about 16 years ago
Amazing shot, but what's holding up new submissions? By Monday, "Driftwood" will have topped IFL for a full week. Not undeserved, but I thought we were on a roll!
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Posted By: sumdumguy from mailinator.com
about 16 years ago
Macindows - your pictures are very eye-catching and I enjoy them greatly, I put them on my HDTV (1080p) projector (beamer) on a 3-meter wide screen as part of my recyclable wall art. Please share as many as you can in as high a resolution as you can.
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Posted By: Dominic Kamp
about 16 years ago
@ t_bunson_yahoo.com
I just submitted 'Clearing up' and 'Iron Gate' to IFL. My initial concern was that e.g. 'Clearing up' is too similar to 'Drift wood' and therefore IFL wouldn't accept it. Well, we'll see...
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Posted By: InterfaceLIFT
about 16 years ago
New wallpapers will be posted regularly again starting tomorrow. Sorry about the unsual delay.
This comment is rated: insightful
Posted By: jwervel16 from hotmail.com
about 16 years ago
If "Iron Gate" doesn't make IFL, I'd like to request a 1440x900. :-)
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Posted By: t_bunson from yahoo.com
about 16 years ago
@Macindows -- I was speaking more generally about IFL's lack of updates, but I would absolutely love to see more of your work as well!
Posted By: Photog
about 16 years ago
Great shot, wonderful detail and color. Keep 'em coming!
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Posted By: sjh2586 from hotmail.com
about 16 years ago
really amazing ... even the sand it itself is beautiful.. SAND!
Posted By: alfred.giovanni from gmail.com
about 16 years ago
haven't been here in a while, but i see standards are still high! nice work
Posted By: alfred.giovanni from gmail.com
about 16 years ago
btw, i would like to see some of your other stuff also in desktop size
Posted By: supakewldawg from hotmail.com
about 16 years ago
This BG is 4 real man! its on my comp as we speak! PEACE
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Posted By: lifeaperture
about 16 years ago
Where is this located?
Posted By: lifeaperture
about 16 years ago
OOPS... just saw Corsica. :p Great work Macindows.
Posted By: Dominic Kamp
about 16 years ago
Thanks to everybody who commented on this picture. You made it the MOST COMMENTED wallpaper on InterfaceLIFT! Glad all of you liked my work!
This comment is rated: insightful
Posted By: lifeaperture
about 16 years ago
Congrats, I didn't even notice that sort option. Here's to more of your submissions - I'll definitely keep an eye out.
Posted By: bristol9 from mail.com
about 16 years ago
1993montero: "the waves are lame, the mountains not high"

hmm. sounds like you want new zealand wallpaper.... this is corsica!

:-}
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Posted By: brizkit
about 16 years ago
Wow, nice shot...... i'd like to see this without the driftwood though, that would make for the perfect wallpaper imo. Still awesome anyway
Posted By: gytmp from yogarajah.net
about 16 years ago
One could argue the other way as well. I think that dead wood makes the rest of the picture look pretty - to give a good comparison within the picture. Nice shot. IFL selection back with vengence. Keep up.
Posted By: 1993montero from gmail.com
about 15 years, 12 months ago
To Bristol9, well I haven't been to New Zealand yet, but I think you get the point. Probably the most beautiful place I've been is Norway. Fjords, mountains, eating reindeer for dinner, tundra, hiking up glaciers are more my kind of thing. I have been to Bermuda however and that was different but very relaxing! My first comment has -10. Keep it coming for no reason!
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Posted By: bristol9 from mail.com
about 15 years, 12 months ago
1993, the fjords are indeed beautiful. i actually agree with your statements for the most part and was honestly recommending NZ. it has some of most beautiful mountain/wave scenes i've ever witnessed.

p.s. i didn't rate your comment.. i believe everyone should have a say!
Posted By: LenSE
about 15 years, 12 months ago
Nice work Macindows.......

@1993montero and bristol9, i recommend the wallpapers by SkyHigh and jauernig for some excellent New Zealand and Fjord shots....
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Posted By: Neck
about 15 years, 12 months ago
great photo, very vibrant
Posted By: brizkit
about 15 years, 12 months ago
@Lense - that fjord wallpaper is one of my all-time favorites....!

(LOL Neck..... nice avatar.... )
Posted By: jwervel16 from hotmail.com
about 15 years, 12 months ago
Wow, this one grabbed a ton of comments.... and it wasn't due to cheap controversy or gimmick. I'm impressed. Long live Driftwood! :-)

I'm still dying for a full-size Iron Gate, though. Can you upload one, Macindows? Pretty please?

(BTW, how do you get an avatar? I assume I need to register?)
Posted By: lifeaperture
about 15 years, 12 months ago
@ jwervel16 -- Yes, you will need to register to have an avatar, but the process is extremely simple.

I would also like to request an enlarged "Iron Gate" after checking our your other work, Macindows.
Posted By: REPENT_OF_SlN
about 15 years, 12 months ago
Umm... sorry to say, but this pic is overrated. Not a bad photo, but it doesn't deserve this much attention. Colors are too saturated, and it's distracting overall as a desktop. Sorry.
This comment is rated: immature
Posted By: jwervel16 from hotmail.com
about 15 years, 12 months ago
REPENT, I have to disagree... Maybe it's not your thing, but I love the intense colors and attention-grabbing details, including that hunk of wood!
Posted By: bristol9 from mail.com
about 15 years, 12 months ago
@repent.... while this isn't my favorite wallpaper, it's hard to agree that it doesn't "deserve" the attention it's received.... it seems to me that that sort of thing is pretty organic. people just happen to like this shot, and that's cool :)
Posted By: PhotoBoss
about 15 years, 12 months ago
For "brizkit", there is the wallpaper without wood from Macindows here =
http://www.dominickamp.de/clearingup.jpg
I hope this is what you are asking!!
and great picture, i think it deserves attention
Posted By: PhotoBoss
about 15 years, 12 months ago
i would am interested in a full "iron gate" also :>
Posted By: brizkit
about 15 years, 12 months ago
@Photoboss... AWESOME! thanks, that's exactly what I wanted, I'm an idiot for missing that link
Posted By: t_bunson from yahoo.com
about 15 years, 12 months ago
Well this has certainly broken some site recrds!
Posted By: t_bunson from yahoo.com
about 15 years, 12 months ago
*records
Posted By: REPENT_OF_SIN
about 15 years, 12 months ago
Somebody used my name here above to post as me. I did not post the previous post.
This comment is rated: immature
Posted By: brizkit
about 15 years, 12 months ago
WTF is up with the impostors? LOL, you better not fake my posts... i haven't even had a chance to make a name for myself!!
Posted By: ksuyen from gmail.com
about 15 years, 12 months ago
YES 100th!

I checked your website and flickr too. Awesome works. Lots of details, people will always love color and texture. It's all about enhancing the dullness daily life.
Posted By: 1993montero from gmail.com
about 15 years, 12 months ago
To LenSE, Fjord of Art is definitely one of my favorites on this site. I highly recommend visiting Scandinavia except Copenhagen and Oslo are rated among the most expensive cities to visit in the world. IMO Balestrand was the most picturesque town in Norway. My greatest moment from any of my travels was hiking Jostedalsbreen, the largest glacier in Europe. Check out the site if you like:
http://www.jostedal.com/
This comment is rated: immature
Posted By: AliciaMarie90
about 15 years, 6 months ago
i must say, i really admire your work. its beautiful. it really inspires me as an artist. there is something about your photos that is so calming yet so exciting. i love them all. i can't wait to see more of your work. thank you.

alicia.
Posted By: Akshay Kanwar
about 15 years, 4 months ago
I have been surfing a long time for the perfect desktop pic, i am not too much of a photographer but i know a good pic when i see one. i am not talking about quality but what it does for me.. n your pic sends me to a happy place...

Thank you for that...
Posted By: J Latham
about 15 years, 2 months ago
I see that this picture hasn't been commented on in a while, but I feel the need to anyway. This is a nice picture, and the sky is awesome, but I don't think it deserves this much praise. The horizon line is right in the middle of the picture, (ever heard of the law of thirds?) and I would of had the drift wood a little to the left or right, not right in the middle. So I enjoy this picture, but the composition isn't totally there for me.
Posted By: Lucky 13
about 15 years, 2 months ago
Really like it. Just love the simplicity of it and the sunset is great. Shame the horizen in the middle.
Posted By: deepdish7
about 14 years, 11 months ago
I wonder if there's a same picture without this tree, would be definitely my favourite then)))
Posted By: posada05
about 14 years, 9 months ago
I know that what makes the difference in the end is who takes the pic and not what's used to take it, but dude, I deff gotta get myself a D300! Great job.
Posted By: Dominic Kamp
about 14 years, 1 month ago
Just wanted to let you guys know that I uploaded the new version of "Driftwood" to my homepage. It's much clearer and has no ghosting anymore since I created it from a single RAW image instead of a 3 JPEGs HDR. I don't even hope, I'm sure you're gonna like it! =D

http://www.dominickamp.de/wallpaper/

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