Watching Sunrise from the Edge of the Pacific
by chalice

Comment:
Very good, no question about it. 9.

The Foothills of Kentucky
by cynthiann

Comment:
Decent black and white, I would've darkened the grassy areas and fintuned the water so it would stand out more. This blends in to much. 6

sunset at chain of rocks
by flipspics

Comment:
Very nice, the color looks a bit artificial, which is ironic because sometimes mother nature gives us beautifull light like this that looks artificial. A minor color tweek would punch it more in the right direction. 8

Awesome Autumn
by docjonny

Comment:
The composition is very pleasant, and you get the senseation of wanting to be there. Had the sky been darker and the mountain more "refined" in the post process it woulde've matched the color and quality of the water, and that would've been a 10. This is more an 8 to me.

I would've darkened the sky with curves and then used the blue curves channel and tweaked it to match the water. Then I would use two seperate curves channels on the mountain. One of them in screen blending mode, the other multiply. Invert the mask and brush with 5 - 10 % opacity brush where you want to enhance high lights (that screen) and shadows (multiply). The mountain should also be green, and this is more chilled, therefore not giving a good seperation between sky and water. Another curves layer where you play with the green channel would certainly green it up. When you use color channels on curves you might have to compensate with the other two channels. Often red and green go the same way, but the blue the opposite.

Predawn Serenity
by Cory

Comment:
This has an hdr look on it that looks overly done. The sky whirls to much for mye taste. 5

Wintry Showers
by Kroburg

Comment:
No one can say this is not a nice photo, but it doesn't appeal to me in any way, The composition also looks a bit compromised which harms the lake a little bit. But I'm not from there so I don't know how you could've improved it. 8

November Blues
by wildiris

Comment:
It lacks a little bit wow, but overall a very good submission to this challenge. 9

Bridge over the Big Sioux River
by Jules1x

Comment:
This is a bit flat in terms of color and contrast. I also think the white balance is a bit off. It looks chilly, but I think this could benefit from a warmer look. No harm in using cloudy white balance even tho it's not cloudy. 6

SunSet
by Mrpio3

Comment:
I kinda like it, decent executed from a difficult scenery with the sun blasting in like that. 6

Evening Reflections
by beatabg

Comment:
Overall very balanced shot, in every way. The wow is not here tho, so it's a 9 from me