The plant almost looks metallic, thus giving it a scaly creature from outerspace feel to it.
Awesome! :)

I agree with Blizzard ~ very cool! I love the shapes and patterns here.

Saw this on onexposure.net, just wonderful!! Congrats, well deserved!!

Feed me Seymour!!!

This is like an optical illusion. Love the B&W conversion.

this is really cool and i like how you composed the minimal trees with the snowy field. but i think it would be better with sky or another subject which i could catch...

beautiful. wouldnt change anything. i love how the trees stand out.

simple and beautiful. I would not change anything. I love how the snow has blanketed the land leaving no other character of the land, not the curvature of hills, the outcrop of rocks...just the trees.

wonderful.

All have been said... still.. WOW!

Very pretty and dreamy. Almost makes me feel warm and cozy, if that makes any sense. I love the framing.

I agree with the above, lack of contrast, for me, makes it had to find anything to focus on. Maybe a closer crop could help?

no lack of contrast for me, nice shot, nice b&w.
Maybe a squarred crop, with a bit more dark on the top, and less on both sides would match better imho.

I agree with the above. The contrast could be fixed, but I don't think I'd do a squared crop, I think I'd like a longer crop... I do agree it needs less on the sides of the picture.. It's almost too distracting. I love the feel of it though. It's like going to adrug deal you know will go bad, or seeing a friend that seems to be in a bad place in their life, but you want to help.

Agree with most of what has been said.

As for the vintage nature of this shot: my impression of most older photos are that they are harsh and yet blurred to some extent, especially in terms of lens distortion. Maybe playing around with some vignetting both in value and sharpness. The contrast will also make it seem older.

Thanks to all of you, next time, i'll think about that !
Shine on !!

Great work

Peaceful and evocative.

I love this kind of photography

Very nice work.

I knew this was you from the thumb nail....Great shot!

Vernon, I love the way you photograph cars... this shot is a stunning work of art and so very cool!

What a great shot! This deserves to be featured.

Great shot! Wish the car was mine!

Very cool!!

Beautiful car and processing.

Love it!

I like this. Very interesting perspective...

You positioned this shot perfectly.

Amazing . . . simply wonderful!

thanks a lot

perfect!
but think would be more perfect in B&W..

what lens did you use for this pic?

I love the misty pink background!

Very Nice Capture. Good Eye.

I love the bright colors in this, very nice photo. Quite emotional.

Thank you AngryBuddha, Ladybug, Beam_er and aepoc :-)

lovely! i love her song mañana olvidare :)

great idea.

This remains on of the finest images I have seen on line, anywhere. Really incredible Mark!

Brant, thank you so much. I am using this image as one of the cornerstones of my upcoming exhibition. This is also a prominent image in my pro site Tracy is currently developing. I will be doing a location shoot of Eugene this coming weekend to compliment this image of his hands with some of his day to day life.

Thanks again.

Mark, cant wait to see whats next in the Eugene series. He must be a fascinating subject. Best of luck with the exhibit (the poster looks great) and the new website.

I am blown away by this image. A new favorite.

Nice processing and framing. Flowers being almost synonim of colors, it's a difficult exercise to enhance their beauty in a monochrome image. Good job !

Love the tone and processing.

I actually like the atmospheric haze. I think it adds to it. Good shot. I really like it.

What a place for a bench....great view and shot!

Just the right place with the right subject.

Awesome capture.
Really wish I knew where that was!
Would be a great getaway spot!

Thanks for the kind comments. :)
The place :
Italy, Corvara, on the Pralongia.