The Santa Maria Revisited
by timfythetoo

Comment:
Hi from the Critique Club!

What a great image!

This image has an unreal quality to it, it's almost too perfect:)) Those wonderful glass like reflections are almost as though you slipped a mirror below the boat, as the water is so smooth and flawless.

The lighting too, gives an unreal feeling; it's as if you picked up the boat and put it in a studio, so that you could have complete control of the lighting and colour:)) There is a gorgeous balance to the intensity of the lighting - with the brightest light being on the boat in the middle of the image, and then it gradually fades in intensity as you move away from the middle, at both the top and bottom of the composition. The lighting on the upper masts and sails looks as though it has been painted in oils;)

The whole image creates a feeling of calm and serenity, and as others have said, it's practically flawless, so there is little more I can add;)

Legacy
by dahkota

Comment:
Love it!

Late Afternoon
by banmorn

Comment:
Abolutely gorgeous! Clean, crisp, emotive and a wonderful B&W. 10

what lurks in the unknown shadows?
by nlghttrain

Comment:
Not sure if this is strictly a shadow, but I like it!

Lumiere et Ombre
by rubienne

Comment:
Good grief..That rare event, a cat shot I like;)

the swirl
by tate

Comment:
Rikki???

intermittent
by redmoon

Comment:
Lovely...dramatic and graphic, the man gives it scale.8

Playful!
by davidus428

Comment:
Nice..I just wish there was a more defined shadow.

The Dance of the Shadows
by talikf

Comment:
Cool and dramatic!

\\\\
by insteps

Comment:
Nicely observed! Nice textures and shapes.7