Simple = Beautiful

Challenge #63 in the Language Of Light series. Hosted by OldArrow.

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Show us the simplest photo you have made! Consisting of the least number of elements, it can still be attractive, informative, and self-explanatory. In other words, it should be simple at the moment of its creation, and not manipulated in any way. Our aim is to prove that Beauty IS Simplicity. Or vice versa.

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Announced:

Thursday, 7th March, 2013 (GMT)

Submissions:

Thursday, 14th March, 2013 – Wednesday, 20th March, 2013 (GMT)

Voting:

Thursday, 21st March, 2013 – Wednesday, 27th March, 2013 (GMT)

Processing rules:

Digitally taken photos with full EXIF only.
Longer side of the photo MUST NOT BE OVER 1600px.
No noticeable Post-Processing interventions.
No Composite photos - One-Shot photo contents only.
No Frames nor Borders.
No time-stamps, watermarks, nor any other kind of author-identifying data.

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

Observe DPR Rules on decency. Entries which may offend the viewer in any sense will be disqualified.
Your Entry MUST have a proper TITLE. Titles containing camera or archive codes will cause disqualification.
Sandbagging, vote soliciting or any other improper voting attempt puts the perpetrator on the Blacklist.
Entrants / Voters blacklisted and/or caught cheating in ANY DPR Challenge are NOT WELCOME in my Challenges, and will be removed on sight.

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

100

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Challenge comments

Total comments: 5

Thanks so much to all those who voted.

This was taken in Cuba about a month ago. When I got to this location it was mid-day, and the sun was in full strength, but the second I saw that old structure going out into the ocean from the beach, I knew I had to get it in low light. So I got up really early well before dawn and waited until there was just a wee bit of light so that I could do a long exposure. I've got a few different angles of course, but I think I like this one best. I'll have to make a big canvas print of it with my 54" printer!

Cheers!

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Congratulations, Winners... It sure looks like an important winning, as there are so many nice images. Thanks, all!

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Oooops! Missed my chance despite DQs. I will wait for next time around.

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135 attempts for 100 entries (12 withdrawn, 23 disqualified)... IT PAYS to read the intro and the rules beforehand! This is an alarming percentage, folks! Photographers are supposed to be more concentrated than this. :)

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some VERY NICE pics here....looking fw to the results of the voting

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