A surfer plies the storm swell from Hurricane Earl, off the Oceanana Pier in Atlantic Beach, on the Crystal Coast in North Carolina.

This is an HDR, although there clearly isn't a great deal of dynamic range available. It was processed with both Photomatix Pro 4 beta -- available to all -- and another beta HDR program that is not yet released.

You can see a live-feed cam of the Oceanana Pier in Atlantic Beach, NC by clicking here.

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