Fear Of Letting Go
by jagar

Comment:
The Buddha would have related....

Twice the Cyprus
by kawesttex

Comment:
A closer crop would have really made this work. The trees on the side take away from the mystical feeling in the middle. Still a good photo.

A tree standing the cradle of the civil war.
by mgarsteck

Comment:
Incredible lighting and/or post processing. So many interesting places to rest one's eyes. There is a lot going on, lighting-wise, in this photo but it all comes together very well as a whole. Hope you post your post processing in comments. I assume HDR with lots of dodge and burn.

Time is an Ocean
by brumer0

Comment:
This is my favorite in the challenge. It tells a story but I am not sure what. Excellent use of color without over processing. Wonderful composition.

Cloudy - "Hey sunshine I haven’t seen you in a long time. Why don’t you show your face..."
by sarampo

Comment:
You must waited for this shot and taken many before and after. Great capture and good processing. Great foreground and striking background. Very successful image.

A Place of Quiet.... By a Lake of Sacred Water
by odriew

Comment:
Great use of subtlety Nicely understated.

The Cool, Cool River
by orvaratli

Comment:
great wide angle shot. Good processing.

God Bless the Absentee
by Trumpeteer4

Comment:
Wonderful image. Great lighting and processing. great job of controlling the exposure and preserving the shadow details in a photo that could have been high contrast. Excellent.

Our Place By The Sea
by Nuzzer

Comment:
This just cheapens DPC and encourages others to cheat. It is a real bad message for new comers. I have to say that if most people on this forum had the chance to shoot that same scene they would do it as well, or much better. So, what have you proven? The setting is spectacular, but I honestly do not see that you have done anything more than capture it as a snap shot and gotten to the front page by cheating.

The editing is actual quite poor with a sloppy selection between land and sea. I encourage others to look closer.

I challenge you to have some balls and DQ yourself.

Disturbed Smoothness
by androgeus

Comment:
contrast?