Broken Stem
by Jutilda

Comment:
ah, so it WAS in fact a transparency... you pulled off the watery effect so well that I assumed it was being reflected in water! The illusion (created with transparency) was convincing enough that it didn't even look transparent. Funny how that works, I encountered the same problem with my submission.

The lights of Reykjavík
by json

Comment:
my favorite of the aurora pictures I've seen so far - this actually uses the lights as a compositional element rather than simply taking a picture of the lights themselves and having the rest of the picture basically be 'extra.'

The Open Road
by adamweb

Comment:
I'm afraid there's no way I can see this as a landscape.

My Happy Place
by LoudDog

Comment:
looks like Utah!
for a landscape shot, I generally feel that the viewer should have a longer line of sight - there should be objects visible in the distance visible. landscapes should not have a "closed in" feeling - they should be open and expansive.

November Sky
by Geee

Comment:
moody and ominous. I hope this gets the high marks it deserves.

Early Autumn In Zion
by jcwoods1

Comment:
Zion is an amazing place. I like the color bands in this picture - blue at the top, then red and green, and yellow at the bottom. This photo would be helped if it had some leading lines to emphasize the depth and draw the eye.

Farewell Green Leaves
by SDW

Comment:
The rich blue of the sky is refreshing. The trees and their reflection look strangely flat. Maybe this could not be fixed without advanced editing...but I really wish there were more detail and highlight/shadow contrast in the foliage.

far ahead
by zara-opal

Comment:
wow, what an open place. I wish you could have gotten the river to feature more prominently.

Lone mountain
by unneva

Comment:
I like the starkness. Did you try any different crops? I feel like this is just a bit too static.

Towpath Sunrise
by ZorbaTheGeek

Comment:
beautiful scene and good exposure, but composition leaves something to be desired... there are no really strong lines or shapes, nothing to draw or grab the eye, just a few splashes of color with nothing to anchor them or bring them to life. nonetheless, being there at the right time to see this and knowing how to expose correctly puts you solidly in the "above average" category... (6)