@Babul Bhatt: I did not crop it. It was a result of bad composition :)
I was not too happy about that when I was looking at the image at home. But then there was nothing I could do :(

Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States

This is a wonderful capture. Children at the beach are universal; these children are like all children -- fascinated and fun to watch as they interact with the waves and sand. But to add the sunset is to create art, and you have.

11 Jul 2007 6:21am

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

Absolutely excellent!

11 Jul 2007 9:58am

Gary from United States

stunning silhouettes, just beautiful

11 Jul 2007 10:08am

Dawn Sutherland from Phoenix, United States

Lovely shot, I love the tones you have here.

11 Jul 2007 10:39am

Imaginerf from France

Wonderful golden tones - Beautiful subject too !

11 Jul 2007 11:51am

Rahul from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Wow Anup, another lovely silhouette. Love those golden tones.

11 Jul 2007 12:07pm

Amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada

Excellent job Anup!! The tones are so beautiful and the silhouettes perfect.

11 Jul 2007 12:36pm

Harald from Frankfurt, Germany

A beautiful sunset. Specially the silhouettes from the kids in the front makes this picture to a eye-catcher.
The colour-coordination underline the nice mood.

11 Jul 2007 1:23pm

MichelG from Koksijde, Belgium

hi anup i am agree with babul. yes you can do something on it
with photoshop you can cloning the top and made look it like a shadow.
look here to find out more;
http://www.graphic-design.com/Photoshop/shadows/realistic.html
but it is also a beautiful shot as it is.

11 Jul 2007 2:08pm

@MichelG: Thanks MichelG

imagesbykc from United States

Wonderful shot!

11 Jul 2007 2:59pm

Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom

Good capture, and the framing looks good to me, as the tighter crop makes up for the loss of the foreground shadows. I think that if you had pulled back a bit more, the composition wouldn't have been as good, so well done

11 Jul 2007 3:23pm

@Richard_Irwin: Thanks Richard. What you said is also true. But somehow I was not completely happy about the composition for this one. There is always that feeling of "I could have done better"

Daroru from Amagasaki, Japan

Really gorgeous Anup.

11 Jul 2007 5:42pm

Seraphine from San Francisco, United States

That is beautiful Anup. The golden color is a magic light.

11 Jul 2007 5:46pm

Rags from Plano, United States

You really have got these sunset pics down to a point where i can say that they are bordering on perfect. The Payyambalam Beach must be a pretty place. The kids add so much life to the pic.

12 Jul 2007 12:02am