Riding the Waves
by mocabela

Comment:
You nailed it. This image has everything going for it. Great look and feel.

Bornos, Natural Park
by Arancha

Comment:
A beautiful image and a great entry to this challenge. The reflections on the water are superb. The contrast range seems just right and is very Adamsish. The lightness of the trees is awkward though but I'm sure a result of the way you processed the image. This is the look I was going for in my entry as well. You achieved it much better than I, and your final score will show it. I give you an 8. Very well done.

Riverside Jam Session
by sfboatright

Comment:
I passed over this one a little too quickly in the voting. It's really an amazing image and perfectly captures a great moment. Congratulations on the ribbon!

Winter Tree
by Di

Comment:
A good choice in subject matter, but to be effective, you needed to have an interesting play of light and shadow. This is definitely achievable with treebark, but you need a low sun angle to bring out the contrast effects. This looks for all the world like it was shot on an overcast day - the light is so diffuse that there is no sense of depth or drama in the image at all. To most viewers, I'm sure this comes across as a very ho-hum image, and I imagine you are being plagued by a deafening silence when it comes to comments during voting.

The Scripps Pier - 39 years later
by LevT

Comment:
A beautiful example of rephotography. I like yours just as much as the original!

Bridge to the sky
by arpita

Comment:
Unreasonably effective. The angle seems a bit wrong though. I'd have liked to seen a straight portrait crop with the limbs vertical. Still, a stunning image.

Freshness in Dasies
by train

Comment:
Wow, I am absolutely blown away by the power and impact of this image. IMO, a stunning application of Adams' tonal system to a still life. Simply beautiful.

Pathway to Pikes Peak
by smellyfish1002

Comment:
Absolutely beautiful. Definitely has the look and feel of AA. Superb job on composition and processing.

Land between the lakes
by parrothead

Comment:
Wow. Beautiful. Excellent use of lines. A dof tour de force.

Faris' Pond
by vtruan

Comment:
Superb image. The deep dof gives it a feeling of majesty and scope. The last quarter moon is a huge bonus. Given the tree branches in the foreground, that's a quarter-million mile dof! I hope you don't get hammered on your decision to keep the color. My first 8 of the challenge. I'll be back later to adjust.