I love the colors, and the darkness doesn't bother me so much. Though I wish the darkness was broken somehow. As it is, it really slices the composition in two.

Very nice landscape, but I feel it would fit better in a different category. Or not?
Great shot in any case.

The colours are beautiful.

Gorgeous, rule of 3rds to perfection. Love the colors.

Great job with the light and color - lovely composition and a joy to study.

Best,
Jon

I love the motion in the clouds especially here.

ahhh...very simple and beautiful. I'm adding this to my favourite list. Did you post process with any filters or is that sky naturally pinkish and purplish?

Naturally, this had a light blue tinge to it as it was well past sunset and there was little colour left in the sky (approx 30sec exposure). So yes, I did play about with some colour variations in photoshop and ended up using this version.

Very smooth colors, I love it!

Instant fave! Great comp and great colors! Very soothing effect.

Best,
Jon

Thanks for all the comments!

Awesome, really very impressive, Dave.

Thanks Psychodudu.

One of my favorites from the theme.

wowowoowowow. dude. Have I seen this? If I did, I know I musta flipped out, then forgot I saw it.

Es muy bonita la composición. Es difícil saber qué elemento capta más la atención, si el agua o el color de las hojas.

Great shot, lots of punch. I agree with other however that the colours may be a little too strong. Also, is it just me that thinks the building is leaning forward slightly? It might benefit from a very minor straighten.

Thanks, all, for your insightful remarks.

This is very artistic, like by the hand of a painter. However, I agree with the others, that if you are going to take that road, then you must really apply the same feel (or processing) to the whole image. I'm not a great admirer of this sort of image, although I do love a good abstract. This kind of falls between the cracks for me, it's neither one nor the other. That said, you do some truly great stuff, Ron.

looks a bit over-saturated, but it still loooks good ;-) great shot

super work, looks like it come straight out of a glossy lifestyle magazine!

This picture is framed perfectly. I love the lighting and the color. PERFECT!

Fantastic Hi-Key commercial look! Other than the rest of the glass...it's perfect:)

I agree about the whole glass being there, but what a classy shot! Something very 80's about it too :-)

Nice shot,High-key,minimalism. A photo for a magazine.

Very pure color. Wonderful sky. The picture is beautiful whith or without the 2 small people.

The colours really set the scene here. I think the scene could have been improved if the person or people were stood on a higher part of the rock - they are tucked away a little and so lose a touch of impact in the scene.

thanks zenith9, i agree with your comment, but i had a problem..., I made it with a 70-300 objective, I didn't new those people, you know what i mean?, ;-).
thanks for the comment again.

Not sure about this one! When I look at it in my browser and see it only up to just above the people's heads, it actually then *does* look like a minimalist image. And you then have three bands of colour -- the two in the sky and the water, with the dark rock on the right acting *then* as the focal point. I would really like sort of image. :~)

since we now know that it is a candid capture, I can say nicely done.

I agree the colors are fantastic!

I agree with all of the above. It's really 'moving', the water, which makes it nice to look at!

Very nice movement through the scene.

great colors

Still one of my absolute favourites of yours. Period.

That is a beautiful reflection, I like the fact you cannot see the horizon. I would try one thing though, to clone out some of the watermarks in the lower half. I think that would make the image even cleaner.

wonderful sense of space

Great shot. It's like out of a dream.

thanks.
zenith9, you're right, for sure. withal the fact that i was too lazy to tinker away at the watersurface, it was quite intentional to keep the picture at least somewhat real with these little gunks around. not an entirely succesful intention, if i consider angrybuddha's comment. controversaly, i've the same feeling about it, that's why i submitted it to a topic called "dreamscapes" on jpgmag.com; if you like it, you can vote on it here: jpgmag.com/photos/129775 (excuse me for the self-promo).

Wow. Just came across this one. What a fine image! The absent horizon makes this image exceptional.

One of your best. Excellent work!

This reminds me of Jerry Uelsmann photographs, an inspiring photographer from my younger days.

Thanks, Tony. I'll have to google him

beautiful detail and shadows, really atmospheric image, almost like a fantisy landscape

wow.. this is so rich with things to look at..

Simply brilliant! I can't find anything to criticize in here.

Was this real mist or just water with a really, really slow speed? It's not the first time I see this kind of shot and I've always wondered...

nattfodd, the ten stop filter reduces the shutter speed by a factor of 1000 (1024 to be precise). If I remember right this exposure was around 65 seconds in afternoon light - the normal exposure would have been about 1/15 - 1/20 second. Any water slapping up the beach takes on a very misty look.

@zenith9: that's great, I've hit this problem many times and usually just have resolved to wait sunset...

Thanks a lot for this tip, I will try to get one of those filters!

Doesn't look like water though, does it...? It looks...like mist. So there's your criticism. Extremely atmospheric it is, and a super image, water however, it is not. Always had a little problem with this representation of water, I'm afraid. Just voicing my opinion, you can't have it all your own way...lol!

I love it! I'd have it printed and hang it on a wall! Truely a great image...