The leaves on the right are disturbing for me, without them the water would be more impressive on the picture.

I would take the frame out of this one. i think it will look nicer without it.

I agree with the above comments, it is a good shot though, beautiful location

Truly a stunning location, a shame about the plant on the right but I suspect your on a cliff and movement was limited. Would love to see a more closeup of the lighthouse with the water.

i don't agree with the comments on the plant ! imo, they are interesting in the shot
good job

It's a very sad beach picture, the angle is nice but i think you could have played a bit with the colors

I have a hard time deciding where to focus, the dock or the couple. I really like the sharpness of the couple though, and the forground really gives the photo a mood! Good job!

The foreground really gives me the mood of the shot.
To me, it feels like even with the decay and such on the beach love will still survive.
Great idea and i like the execution other than knowing for sure what the focal point was.

I don't get "sad" at all, lovely image. The lack of interest focus is a bit of a problem, not sure how to solve it with this capture. A wider lens and closer would have yielded a very different feel and might have solved, but that's a re-shoot...

I get a hard-times kind of feel from this shot. Two people feeling that's al they have at the moment. Very interesting.

I agree with you Beamer.
Great creative use of flare to achieve something different! I like the effect that the flare has given!

Wonderful job!

Perfect shot, spot on :)

Beautiful backlighting to give a wonderful glow to the feathers. Excellent photo.

Very nice. Well captured. What camera and lenses are you using?

@mixu, Nikon d70s, kit lens 18-70mm DX @70mm

Ahhhh...a dream of mine!!! Love it!

What a great shot! I can hear the crunch of the snow that the poles and shoes are making along with the breaths that are being taken in and being expelled.
A very moving story with this shot.

Oh my gosh...you were actually there to take this photo?? Outstanding perspective, excellent detail and wonderful color. Wow!

Thank's eziler, yep i was there on this outstanding mountian in Chile an amazing day!

A great shot! Especially since they are all looking down!

I like this shot a lot, particularly the fact that you have looked "in" and made subjects of the people when they are all looking "out" seeing a subject elsewhere. The cut off bloke doesn't bother me because it suggests that there is more of the same gong on outside this frame. Great tones too, well done.

I agree this works well in B&W and is a great people shot. As for loosing the man on the left, I think you would have also lost the guy above him. This would have spoilt the 'buzy' nature of the shot.

Lovely contrasts, works great in b&w.

Great capture - the man on the far left is an unnecessary distraction, however, and takes away from a great shot.

Best,
Jon

I agree with jon about the man, but the crispness is great, and it feels like a real action shot.

Not something I think I would like to come across, but it's very cool looking.

wow...excellent photo, very clear and sharp shadow, amazing job!

Wonderful really wild! great shot

Gran sombra, es una pena la arruga en la parte de atrás.
Saludos

Great clarity and vivid colors. I like how the shadow reveals details not seen directly from the camera's perspective. Nicely done!

Hey,

Excellent comment! That's the point.

Best,
Jon

I like how the sun is hidden from view, but the rays are very obvious...I'm not sure why but I really like it that way, just my opinion...well done as always :)

Noah

The reason i like it is because it's so real.... it's like you just woke up and your eyes are still out of focus and that is the first thing you see. it's a bit hard to explain the point here...what I'm trying to say is that the blur and the fact that it is out of focus gives it the personalty that it has.

Noah and Tomer - thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts - I am very glad to hear from you. Keep up the good work!

Best,
Jon

Estoy de acuerdo con Noah en lo de los rayos. Me habría gustado ver algo enfocado en todo el desenfoque...
Saludos

Beautiful, really nice quality for underwater shot.

Yeah I understand what you mean Jon :)

Very cool street shot.
Really good colors with a great freeze of this subject!

yes, very nice colors!

Excellent one!

Nicely captured moment with a good set of colors, I like it too!

I just couldn't resisted, this photo wasn't edited on Photoshop or anything like this (other than a tiny crop for the sides), it was left just the way it was taken.

This would have been more effective if you cloned out her shadow.