beautiful portrait!

Thanks for the comments guys. I appreciate it. I was wondering if it was a little too dark though. Too much black?

I do not think there is too much black. Nearly all the black maintains sharpness and you can still see detail, so its useful and not just devoid of interest. This is a lovely picture. The water is amazingly smooth looking. Nice!

I really like the tones in this one. Love the rich blacks. I would have cropped about 10% off the bottom, enough to loose the bright rock bottom center.

You are not the first to suggest losing the rock bottom centre Beamer. I do agree. I also agree that -10% would lead to a more balanced image. Thanks for the feedback.

wonderful use of low angle. perfect!

Sorry Sharon, I cannot understand "chaeting" :(
But if you mean "disturbing", no, there is no problem at all with me. The result is just beautiful this way, so congratulations to you, and I really do not care if you had to use Photoshop to achieve it.
I've always regarded postprocessing as the final and personal touch that everyone can give to one's production, exactly like photographers did before in the darkroom.

Oh Martine, my apologies! That was a typo! What I meant to say was 'cheating'.

I agree 100%. The effect only becomes a problem when it's too heavy, or not justified. It works perfecly, here (and I like your other pictures, too...)

philippe, thanks so much! I do at times try to push things, but hopefully not too far :)
Cheers to you!

a cool selfportrait. i like the motion and the typo works well with your face. nicely done!

a cool place to be, but i don't like the composition very much. another angle would be better.

Loving these contradicting comments...goes to show some things are a matter of opinion!! thanks for the input!!

It is a little blurry for me, but it looks like a very relaxing place to sit.

Hi,

Nice shot - the comp is a little static, i think - colors and overall feel of the shot is pretty good - the area in the rear of the photo is somewhat darker than it needs to be. Nice effort.

Best,
Jon

i'd prefer focus on benches
it's very lovely & peacefull like this
maybe less grass at first plan ?
anyway exactly what i need right now "peace" :D

i'd crop the white thing at top left ...

Juanantonio: Gracias!

What an interesting perspective/composition! Very imaginative.

Me gusta tambien. :)

that's a really cool capture. i like the look through the window into a rainy day. nicely done!

Lamdennison. Muchas gracias! It is the front door at a small ship going between the islands in the archipilago.

taikrixel: You should come here and visit our climat. :-) After a while you starts to miss the sun. ,-)

Bon coup d'oeil...

There seems to be too much empty space in this photo

Brilliant work - great use of space and it tells a story about the tragedy of fire. Nice.

Best,
Jon

@Christie: Well now, that's kinda the point now isn't it...? I am glad that you got the point. I am sorry that you feel it is a negative or a criticism. Emptiness or "negative space" in an image can be a very powerful tool for story, drama and impact.

See Jon get's it!!

great bw work. well composed and it tells a story!

Clyde, I like the bleakness that you have captured in this shot to show the devistation of a bushfire. I also think that the detail in the far mountains is very effective.

großartig vt... na einer ersten irritation findet man die dame dann doch. schöne umsetzung!

interesting light!

taken with a Diana plastic camera. love that thing. you just never know what your gonna get!

And What this violet photo doing in Black & White Photos topic?

really nice capture of the milwaukee museum of modern art.

that's really funny. cute kite!

yep - just too cool ;)

very good :)