Springtime
by Ozzie

Comment:
Proportionally, that is too much road & building and not enough mountains and sky. Makes me want to step to the left by 100 feet and see what lies beyond. There are elements of the sky and clouds and mountains which suggest wonderful landscape. I just don't fell the historic barn is detailed enough or close enough to see details. That is quite a roof. In my part of the country, that roof would collapse under the snow load.

Roots and Lighthouse, Point Fermin
by Melethia

Comment:
Excellent tree root study. Well exposed with great detail in the shadows. The sky beyond is lost (blown out). Not sure about including the structures in this scene. While the DOF plane is deep, I'm not sure what you want us to see. The house and buildings behind draw my eye away from the nature scene.

Storm Clouds
by illini75

Comment:
Some cloning artifacts in the upper right and upper middle. Not sure what is going on there. I love the top of the beach vegetation. The sand detail is okay. I think the sky is a distraction because of the blur. Whether it is an issue of not enough DOF depth, or not, it takes away the joy in this image for me. There appear to be several areas of blown out highlights in the upper half of the image.

Circa 1943
by MinsoPhoto

Comment:
Pretty good b&w portrait. Well done!

rock and tree
by pearlseyes

Comment:
Good detail throughout. I like the slight sepia tone. Good job on the sky with interesting clouds.
The structure of the clouds could have been bumped a bit. Overall, the image is a bit flat (due to the overcast sky, I'm sure). This image would have benefitted from a wider tonal range which would have been represented by highlight and shadow interplay.

As the End Draws Near
by neenee1999

Comment:
Wonderful crepuscular rays. The acute angle to the sun did create silhouetted trees, far shore and beach. The water horizon shows some lens barrel distortion or fisheye effect. I might have fixed that for an AA challenge. The glow on the water is nice. The scene is nicely framed by the trees.

No Rose No Driftwood
by pixelpig

Comment:
Excellent conversion to b&w. You nailed the focus and detail on the flower. That said, the wood grain is OOF. The lack of deep DOF creates a distraction. I admire the control of exposure, especially on the flower which has superb detail in the shadows and no blown out highlights.

Hell's Lake
by salmiakki

Comment:
Dramatic sky. Wonderful scene. Pretty good control of detail in the shadows. Some detail lost in the tree reflection in the water, but it's not unnatural. I fully understand why you are presenting a portrait orientation image. The viewer is looking into a canyon/waterway. Feels a little tightly cropped from side to side. Overall, a beautiful image which I expect will be a top 10.

Lumber Mill, Whitehorse Mountain
by Brent_S

Comment:
Great sky.... wonderful clouds and dramatic sky conversion to monochrome. I like the toning here.... possibly some Selenium toning. The view to the mountains seems a bit hazy. Could be the time of day and the acute to the sun. Some detail lost in the shadows of the forest and the lodgepole pine stack. The manmade structure on the left is not a plus. I do like the layers (foreground, wood pile, forest, mountains, sky).

Petitcodiac River
by MarioPierre

Comment:
Beautiful sun rays out there. They are the strongest part of the scene. Because of the acute angle to the sun, much of detail on the shady side of the rocks and trees is lost, as in blocked up shadows. The detail in the foreground shows good clarity. Grounds the scene well.