oh gosh! :)
Posted by Susie at April 21, 2006 04:32 AMamazing!!! can we have a bigger picture too?
i said it before and i'll say it again, if sam u were art director for lotr, it would have looked a lot better
Posted by sami jan at April 21, 2006 04:32 AMThe layered effect here is astonishing! Beautiful colours and clarity.
Posted by Andrew at April 21, 2006 04:35 AMBeautiful, Sam!!
Wow. Stunning.
Thanks so much for your work. On days like today such things are a real boost.
Posted by Cassy at April 21, 2006 04:40 AMAmazing colours.. Did you think about croping it to botton 60%.. I think it looks better that way.
It must have rained heavily.
Those minarets are building or group of trees?
Posted by Jeet at April 21, 2006 05:51 AMGreat silouette skyline, good work.
Have a great weekend!!
Posted by Chantal at April 21, 2006 06:35 AMgreat, great! GREAT shoot! I love this clouds! the roof is on fire :)
Posted by forestm at April 21, 2006 06:48 AMSunset or sunrise!?! Whatever it is, it's BEAUTIFUL! I always find your street photography very interesting and perfectly captured. But when I see something like this I just have to say something. Nature is my favorite scenery and you did a city/nature combo job here as the sky is a big part of nature. This is absolutely gorgeous Sam!
Posted by Nate at April 21, 2006 06:51 AMwhoa, amazing colours. one of my faves from the last few months.
Posted by Asby at April 21, 2006 06:52 AMIncredible Sam, this is a spectacular image. I like it cropped square too. Great!
Posted by Richard at April 21, 2006 07:04 AMbeautiful. i have never commented before but this is awesome.
Posted by ray at April 21, 2006 07:33 AMThis one made me say oooh! Lovely shot.
Posted by Laurie at April 21, 2006 07:35 AMFantastic photo Sam! This site inspired me to buy my first SLR in january, and what with Oxford being my home town, it's great to see photos like this to work towards!
Posted by Adam Hopkinson at April 21, 2006 08:17 AMMuy buena foto. Me encanta el cielo y la linea de horizonte tan baja
Muy bonito!
Fantastic layers. What a day. Nice shot.
Posted by Moeview at April 21, 2006 09:18 AMI absolutely love this shot. Fantastic colors and love the silhouette. Well done!
-Ryan
great sky!
Posted by sannah at April 21, 2006 09:36 AMThe spires of religion and the spires of industry side by side.
Posted by Sean Galbraith at April 21, 2006 09:36 AMTypical English weather!
Fantastic sky
Posted by Will at April 21, 2006 09:37 AMStunning photo Sam! The colors are extremely warm and inviting.
Posted by Tom at April 21, 2006 09:45 AMSpooky yet beautiful!
Amazing shot, Sam! I love the bright colors that contast the very dark ones on the top and bottom. What time of day was this taken at?
Posted by Khadeeja at April 21, 2006 10:37 AMWell, other that the fact I think it reminds me of Mordor, this sky is amazing. Great capture.
Posted by Daniel Seguin at April 21, 2006 11:11 AMSo much DEPTH! Really great shot, Sam.
Posted by Scott Murdoch at April 21, 2006 11:15 AMWhat a fantastic shot! The skyline is beautifully silhouetted against those gorgeous colors.
Posted by micki at April 21, 2006 12:33 PMthis is amazing, I love the layered effect. I would like to know the EXIF data on this one. beautiful colors
Posted by Benjamin Riley at April 21, 2006 01:00 PMNice point of view and unbelievable artwork,
It is really touch my heart.
Simply beautiful landscape photo! You've done a great job of capturing the "golden hour" of the day. Nice framing also on the bottom--the city in silhouette really helps to ground this image and give it a sense of weight.
Posted by Timothy Gray at April 21, 2006 01:54 PMThe shift in cloud color from the blue at top to gold at horizon is almost unbelievable. I would not have thought to paint such a sky and have it viewed as even remotely realistic.
Nice, Sam.
Posted by Hugh Petrie at April 21, 2006 02:11 PMThat sky looks simply magical.
Posted by Elissa at April 21, 2006 02:20 PMSorry I ran out of adjectives. I like the transition of colors and the hypnotizing power of the horizon.
Posted by Carlos at April 21, 2006 02:23 PMre: Sean's observation of 'spires of religion & spire of industry'...
It is my feeling Sam accurately captured them in their diminutive perspectives & stations.
They hardly compare to all that has always been there.
It is a great shot Sam, you got it. we have some wonderful sunsets/sunrises here in the uk. But it takes "jolly foreiner" to point it out in such an inspiring picture.brilliant.(please excuse grammer)
Posted by Mark Ellis at April 21, 2006 03:22 PMGreat shot, taking pictures of clouds is one of my favorite things to do. It's always feels good when you can capture clouds with this kind of color gradient.
Posted by Casey at April 21, 2006 04:22 PMwow, fantastic! :)
Posted by Rui at April 21, 2006 05:22 PMThe layered effect in your sky is great and I love the colours
Posted by howard Lask at April 21, 2006 05:57 PMgorgeous sky - you've managed to capture miserable english weather when it looks beautiful!
Posted by CET at April 21, 2006 06:17 PMWOW! Where were you when you shot this?
Posted by Mike at April 21, 2006 06:58 PMVery interesting layers and tonal ranges... very nice capture.
Posted by Abe at April 21, 2006 07:13 PMgreat shot, I can see why the comment about cropping off the top - BUT - I actually really like the way the darkness of the clouds at the top of the image mirrors the darkness of the land horizon. Love the image.
Posted by alan at April 21, 2006 09:28 PMHey TLP what happened to downtown. I'm sick of the lovely UK stuff. Do downtown, the grittier the better!
Posted by Gimper at April 21, 2006 09:58 PMWow. Thank you for sharing your talent with us.
suzanne
Posted by suzanne at April 21, 2006 10:11 PMEverything I wanted to say about the photo has already been commented on. So I will just add another 'wow' to the list. At some point when I have money I might just have to e-mail you about getting a print of this one.
Posted by Adam at April 21, 2006 11:29 PMhow small we are!very nice.
Posted by effat at April 22, 2006 12:36 AMBeautiful, purely beautiful.
Well done Sam.
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