Rain Coming
by e301

Comment:
Pure light. Exquisite.

Rites of Manhood
by Brad

Comment:
Sheesh, Brad; with a title like "Rites of Manhood" what did you EXPECT? jejejeĆ¢„Ā¢...

Beat me by 6 places, I guess I gotta go for unnuendo to move up?

Robt.

Glowing
by kevinswope

Comment:
Haunting image, wonderful tonalities. Seems to be a jaggy selection along the upper left part of the pepper...

Iguassu: raw power of water
by LevT

Comment:
Immensely powerful. Might benefit from a slight (slight) bump in contrast in the dark areas.

*-/ Sleepy Hollow \-*
by tkalect

Comment:
I love this picture. I just wish it were rotated to vertical, ccw maybe 1.5, 2.0 degrees.

WTG, dude!

Robt.

lumière de soirée
by Ecce_Signum

Comment:
Afternoon light, indeed. Striking image, made less striking by the murky treatment of the sky/landscape separation and an overalls ense of blocky softness. The massive black frame is not helping at all IMO, either.

Monsoon Over Mission
by f-32

Comment:
Wonderful picture, losing imapct because the dark tones aren't fully expressed. In other words, it ;lacks contrast in the middle range, and this makes the pure, detailed white of the glowing dome appear out of range, even though it's actually not.

Autumn
by Koriyama

Comment:
It's odd. The water's wonderful, the right side and distant areas are terrific, but the left side foliage is flat and lackluster. It's SO close...

This is going to be close........duck! ! !
by Sailingduck

Comment:
Oh, HOW I wish attention had been paid in post-processing to a richer expression of tonal values in this image. The whole is about a half stop too light, and the foreground even more washed out, perhaps a full stop. Also, it's leaning half a degree to the right, and that disturbs slightly. Wonderful capture!

Tribute in Lights, 9.11.04
by JMS

Comment:
You have leveled the waterline, but the verticals are off. In a shot like this, unelss you are shooting at true right angle to the shoreline, it will NOT be horizontal, as the image recedes slightly. Squaring the verticals would have worked better IMO. But a lovely capture in all other regards. The separation of black building components against almost-black sky is perfect.