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   Atlantic City, New Jersey taken last week, October 12, 2009. The sky of course is what caught my attention.
  
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   2009 Atlantic City October

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• YOU catch my attention, John! No one does it better than you.
  Ginnie @ 2009-10-18 20:00:46
• You arfe right. XXI century Sodom and Gomorrah. Beautifully done.
  kazik @ 2009-10-18 20:31:37
• that is indeed one awesome sky you captured there.. :) nice work.. :D
  rian @ 2009-10-18 21:37:54
• Amazing sky! :-)
  tetsu @ 2009-10-18 21:43:53
• Well, this certainly does your title justice. You've really made this look like Hell on Earth, right down to that dead little tree thing up front. Extraordinary sharpness, fantastic colors and a really great single shot story!
  Mike @ 2009-10-18 21:47:53
• Stunning photo. I've never seen a sky like that on the East Coast.
  Cam @ 2009-10-19 00:09:50
• amazing
  yz @ 2009-10-19 01:04:33
• Amazing as usual...you are the master with these shots! Such drama!
  Caroline @ 2009-10-19 01:22:11
• fantastic skyline incredible sky
  fabrizio @ 2009-10-19 01:46:02
• Bonjour, Une image incroyable avec ce ciel apocalyptique!!! Génial. Bonne journée.
  tede @ 2009-10-19 02:20:55
• Wow, what a great sky!
  Frank @ 2009-10-19 02:29:20
• What a shot! Wonderful! Pictures with fire in the sky are always sensational.
  
  
  Giorgio @ 2009-10-19 02:52:46
• Un cielo infernal!!! da miedo. parece que nos ataquen los estraterrestres.
  
  Un trabajo genial.
  
  Besos
  Mª Angeles y Jose @ 2009-10-19 03:20:54
• amazing work John! the lighting and the colors are too good!
  joshi daniel @ 2009-10-19 03:25:25
• The sky on fire! What a fabulous image John. Well done indeed.
  Standley @ 2009-10-19 03:27:05
• wow, what a sky!!! it DOES look hellish, now all we need is the figure of death next to that tree in the foreground, and we're set for some nightmares lol very dramatic shot, John!!!
  Elaine- @ 2009-10-19 04:20:21
• Hi John,
  the sky looks awesome! Perfect title!
  Andreas @ 2009-10-19 04:24:41
• Is this the hell? ;-) Great!
  Joaquín @ 2009-10-19 04:36:08
• The soft sky rules this capture perfect! I really like the post processing - I think the sky could be a little bit more sharper/not so soft. Or? Cheers, ^Nicki^
  Nicki @ 2009-10-19 07:01:45
• Amazing and beautiful with the red sky.
  Morten Pedersen @ 2009-10-19 07:06:19
• I recognize your style and the city... I think being able to find me just by viewing the photos from the sin city... I love the sky burning the poor souls condemned!
  Doum @ 2009-10-19 07:19:40
• Sin city set the sky on fire!!
  Nick @ 2009-10-19 08:27:36
• Love the hues, beautiful shot.
  Ashish Sidapara @ 2009-10-19 10:32:10
• Awesome sky, yet you have composed with enough foreground and balanced the buildings well to produce an excellent shot.
  Harry @ 2009-10-19 11:01:07
• Oh wow, this is really incredible. The sky and cityscape are absolutely stunning. I have to say though, my favorite part is the little dead tree in the center.
  
  Gorgeous!
  RPepper @ 2009-10-19 11:13:50
• Incredible shot. I mean, really really nicely done.
  Brooks Potteiger @ 2009-10-19 11:39:25
• Beyond stunning - the foreground adds so very much to the overall feeling of this image, John.
  Stephen Phillips @ 2009-10-19 12:29:42
• Phantastic sky. Moodness is unbelievable.
  Joachim @ 2009-10-19 14:14:03
• Wow. When hell breaks loose. Fantastic work!
  tom @ 2009-10-19 14:37:44
• I have no words...WOW!!!
  Simone @ 2009-10-19 14:42:41
• Pues is que parece la ciudad del pecado... todo asi rojo.
  
  Gorgeous and cute
  Oscar @ 2009-10-19 14:48:31
• That awesome sky!
  black and white @ 2009-10-19 14:55:42
• Bonsoir,
  A nice composition..Beautiful details..Bravo!
  jelb @ 2009-10-19 14:56:53
• Amazing sky. Looks like lava floating down.
  pernilla @ 2009-10-19 16:45:24
• This is outstanding. Composition, colors, mood … are all terrific!
  Arnd @ 2009-10-19 17:11:24
• amazing work!
  Mário Martins @ 2009-10-19 17:24:32
• fantastic sky!
  Otto K. @ 2009-10-19 17:50:03
• John is a clog I see your breath on this work, fantastic colors and the atmosphere is amazing photography
  Foto'S @ 2009-10-19 19:30:06
• hey John! :) what a magnificent sky!!! woweee!!! love this distanced view over the water -- beautifully composed and presented!!!
  dj.tigersprout @ 2009-10-19 20:31:43
• the sky is fabulous. but i also like the foreground - the horizontal lines/stripes are very calming and i like the silvery tones.
  michele @ 2009-10-19 20:35:44
• Wow, what a stunning sky. The exposure is perfect.
  Mike @ 2009-10-19 20:45:00
• Hooooo!!! Terrifying!! What a great atmosphere creation. Congrats for this amazong shot!
  Polydactyle @ 2009-10-19 20:46:46
• brilliant... what a dark - ominous and surreal sky effect. evil!!!
  faisal @ 2009-10-19 21:27:05
• Amazing image! Just fantastic.
  Tammy-Cricket @ 2009-10-19 21:41:21
• Gorgeous sky and a very fitting color for your title:-)
  sherri @ 2009-10-19 21:46:04
• A phenomenal image, John. really stunning.
  Michael Skorulski @ 2009-10-19 21:46:36
• Excellent image with amazing colors! Great cityscape!
  Andrei Barbu @ 2009-10-20 00:27:33
• Very suitable title ;-) I was thinking that this must be the capitol of hell. I can picture it n my head falling trough the fiery clouds to land in "Sin City"
  Frida @ 2009-10-20 02:49:14
• Superbe ces couleurs et ces bâtiments bien éclairés. Encore un beau travail.
  Pierre @ 2009-10-20 04:10:35
• Amazing as usual
  Jan Erik Moström @ 2009-10-20 04:16:30
• a very cool rendition, another great work!
  paolo @ 2009-10-20 05:14:37
• Un gran bel lavoro, come sempre! Il cielo è fantastico!
  Angelo @ 2009-10-20 06:12:28
• wow! looks like a fire in the sky!
  crash @ 2009-10-20 07:17:57
• The sky is burning, great shot!
  BoB @ 2009-10-20 08:35:46
• I like this. Looks like the aftermath of an apocalypse or a still from a Terminator scene. Not so much beautiful as menacing.
  mooch @ 2009-10-20 08:57:13
• Last glimpse of the world before The Day of Devouring ! Brilliant drama.
  Ronnie 2¢ @ 2009-10-20 09:28:50
• That looks like a pretty hellish sky. Fire is about to rain down.
  Michael Rawluk @ 2009-10-20 09:47:17
• That sky is real? impressive treatment
  
  Greetings!
  Raul Saez @ 2009-10-20 09:55:06
• Un tratamiendo HDR excelente.
  
  Saludos
  Bernardo @ 2009-10-20 10:51:34
• WOW .. breathtaking John
  Klaus @ 2009-10-20 11:18:59
• Alternatively - you could have called it 'red light district'. Stunning color!!!
  Marcie @ 2009-10-20 11:38:47
• La verdad es que, si ésta es la "Ciudad del Pecado" y los cielos parecen confirmarlo, merece la pena pecar un poco.
  
  Maravillosa fotografía, John.
  
  siento no visitarte con más frecuencia, pero tu blog no se me actualiza en los míos y a veces se me olvida.
  
  Pero no dudes que te sigo con toda mi admiración.
  
  Un abrazo, maestro.
  Jota Ele @ 2009-10-20 13:48:19
• I like the apocalyptic sky.
  Csaba/EyeVision @ 2009-10-20 14:11:27
• ... and the sky was in fire...
  Still @ 2009-10-20 15:03:30
• dramatic effect on the sky here! looks like sin city in the east coast to me!
  Liang @ 2009-10-20 15:11:27
• Wow its like the sky is on fire!! Really cool.
  Andy @ 2009-10-20 15:54:45
• That sky is a definite WOW!!
  Toni @ 2009-10-21 00:02:05
• Hi John, the picture really goes well with the title, I like the processing too.
  Mike @ 2009-10-21 03:51:41
• Wow, John! What a wonderful HDR capture! The fire in the sky.. it's so dramatic!
  Soe @ 2009-10-21 09:37:25
• The sky of course is what caught my attention, to. :-)
  Fantastic shot!
  
  philippe @ 2009-10-21 11:28:13
• Amazing color in the sky...this looks very dramatic and surreal. Nice effect!
  Tom @ 2009-10-21 12:29:56
• Impresionante vista de la ciudad, una ubicación perfecta para el disparo.
  Saludos.
  Pedro @ 2009-10-21 13:40:29
• WOW looks unreal. Crazy colors - so cool!
  Marianne @ 2009-10-21 14:38:58
• Absolument incoryable...
  Bruno F @ 2009-10-21 14:43:41
• spectacular shot & PP!
  Ted @ 2009-10-21 15:39:17
• Love the drama... wonderful capture :-)
  Susan @ 2009-10-21 15:55:49
• That sky would catch anyone's attention! Wonderful, and I like the color reflecting on the water.
  Jan @ 2009-10-21 19:44:32
• The colors in the sky is simply out of this world. WOW, what a capture John !!
  Thomas @ 2009-10-21 22:00:49
• IMPRESIONANTE!!! Amigo mio, el cielo es espectacular con ese rojo color fuego como si ardiese el infierno por encima de la gran ciudad, muy buena iluminacion John, aprecio mucho su trabajo.
  Saludos.
  Alex @ 2009-10-22 00:02:30
• quel ciel! magnifique
  objectif-p @ 2009-10-22 00:28:13
• Indeed--what a sky! Lovely.
  Anita Bower @ 2009-10-22 06:00:08
• Great!
  What is this sky???
  
  Bravo!
  Pierre C.
  Pierre C. @ 2009-10-22 06:53:48
• Your title matches the brilliant sky and overall effect of this image. Amazing processing and spectacular result!
  don @ 2009-10-22 10:03:13
• Wow! That sky is stunning ........
  olivia @ 2009-10-22 10:28:19
• Nice a hell city, or well, sin city, of course. Nice work.
  c o n f l a g r a t i o @ 2009-10-22 10:28:32
• AMAZING Colors, it looks so awesome!
  ysk @ 2009-10-22 13:28:11
• Fantastic mood !
  Nicolas @ 2009-10-22 17:11:25
• Amazing sky and detail-excellent!
  Susan @ 2009-10-22 18:51:58
• Amazing sky colors. Very hellish.
  Haley @ 2009-10-22 19:55:29
• What a great shot John - amazing sky, right down the the little twig in the foreground. Just superb.
  Ben @ 2009-10-22 20:32:29
• The colour, the light...it's all here in full blazing red and full of energy and drama.
  John, superb, truly superb!
  bluechameleon @ 2009-10-22 21:51:34
• Looks a little like doomsday is coming.
  Claus Petersen @ 2009-10-23 02:14:17
• Awesome picture John...Wonderful flaming skies and a great skyline! Co-incidentally one of my earlier posts has the same subject and title:) Cheers!
  Pavan Kaul @ 2009-10-23 03:13:28
• Impresionante compañero, un trabajo magnifico, las nubes dan miedo parece que esten acechando sobre la ciudad. Espectacular!! Saludos
  Mª Angeles @ 2009-10-23 05:36:35
• Excellent...it has a forboding, menacing quality about it. More like the forbidden city.
  Jim @ 2009-10-23 14:08:58
• wow, what a amazing sky. so dramatic ...
  Mohammadreza @ 2009-10-23 15:09:50
• OMG John this is truly amazing! If you ever get down south you better call me for a buddy photo shoot! REALLY!
  Jen @ 2009-10-23 21:28:50
• Amazing ligh and urban landscape... Congrats John !!!
  Aurore @ 2009-10-24 23:28:59
• Impressive! An exposure correctly balancing light and shade.
  Ricardo @ 2009-10-25 03:44:23
• Amazing! The light in the cloud is fantastic and the building is great. Well done John.
  Rolf @ 2009-10-25 06:11:26
• This is what I imagine Armageddon will look like. Outstanding!
  Robert @ 2009-10-25 23:30:40
• Very mysterious photo, I would love to sit and watch something like that from window of my home. Excellent work - the image is surreal John. Anna :)
  Anna @ 2009-10-26 09:37:45
• Wild! The sky is on fire.
  Laurie @ 2009-10-26 21:48:21
• Storyboard alike...from the movie scene "The Devil's Advocate" - Cool take, lovely depiction!
  Ivy @ 2009-10-27 03:22:21
• scary! :) great picture, love the sky and your editing skills here
  christian anderl @ 2009-10-27 11:40:49
• Awesome fiery sky... wow
  Ivar @ 2009-10-27 21:44:52
• Superb dramatic sky
  a great mood for a great shot!!
  Warm regards
  Hervé @ 2009-10-29 05:20:11
• The pictures title says everything...awesome sky in great colours, great !
  cawe @ 2009-10-29 07:09:05
• I love this burning sky, really good!
  Wolfgang @ 2009-10-29 12:27:08
• Wow, a real apocalyptic shot there!
  Chris @ 2009-10-30 14:48:23
• Apocalypse now. The red sky really looks ominous. I recognize the building in the middle from one of your previous images. Very nice!
  Radel @ 2009-10-30 17:08:10
• On dirait une photo prise sur une autre planète que la notre...
  JMS* @ 2009-10-31 21:57:36
• looks so unnatural. wow. what a sky. and the water too. what really brings it back to reality is the blue of that building that's under construction. weird.
  joe @ 2009-11-02 22:51:03
• Such an evil sky above this sin city. Very nice image.
  LightningPaul @ 2009-11-05 06:29:02
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  Magnifique composition, j'aime votre travail photographique.
  
  
  Olivier V from Belgium @ 2009-11-05 20:58:01
• Wonderful depth and 3-dimensional draw. Really like the architectural detail of the skyscrapers under the celestial clouds!
  Kevin from OrganicPix.com @ 2009-11-06 14:16:39
• thats some pretty incredible PP. Awesome!
  Ted @ 2009-11-08 10:07:57
• just amazing! got a dreamy feel to it.
  minimodi @ 2009-11-09 06:24:49
• YES!! OK so what's the trick behind the post processing? HDR too? The visual effect is almost breathtaking!
  
  mike @ 2009-11-25 16:38:51
• Magnificent!
  Frida @ 2010-08-25 10:24:11

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