The black houses
by otto22

Comment by tanguera:
This has got to be from the Icelandic team, LOL. Strange and beautiful. I'd have liked a tiny bit more brightness on the ground.

Caveman
by otto22

Comment by CNovack:
Voted earlier coming back to comment.

I guess it is because of the blanket, beard and the surrounding environment my first thought was that of a druid of old taking shelter in a cave by the loch. Love this picturesque take on the challenge. Beautiful scenery here at the mouth of the cave! Indeed looks like a scenic place to take shelter for the night. It is chilly by the looks of things so that nice warm spot by the fire is a great place to be. The man seems to be gazing off in the distance either enjoying the view or thinking or both.

Bird on Lupinus
by otto22

Comment by Pangurban:
Gorgeous colour in the flowers. A slight niggle is that there is so much going on that I think the bird gets a little lost. I wonder if you could have balanced a tighter crop with the need to keep the sense of blue?

Bird on Lupinus
by otto22

Comment by CNovack:
Voted earlier coming back to comment.

Fantastic capture of this bird in a field of blue flowers! Lighting, color, and detail are pretty spot on. I do have one suggestion on how to further strengthen the composition. The flowers in the forefront that are hazy blurred due to depth of field can be cropped out. That hazy blur in the forefront of the frame tends to distract from the overall scene. Cropping as much as you can out will keep the focus on the bird at rest in the field of Lupinus.

Sunset
by otto22

Comment by nam:
Eerily beautiful place.

Sunset
by otto22

Comment by Lydia:
7 from me... but I wish there were a subject... I know it's a landscape, but it needs just a bit more, I think. Something on one of the thirds to stop the eyes from searching and searching. Still... it's a seven. :D

Uttakleiv Beach
by otto22

Comment by sidpixel:
Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that contributes to the open challenge well

Another lovely landscape Otto. As you say, this is a lovely beach, enhanced by the rich reds of the sky and the softness of the long shutter speed. The foreground adds immense interest and balance to the scene, the rugged distant rocky landscape completes a lovely composition beautifully executed as we have come to expect from you. Well done Otto

Uttakleiv Beach
by otto22

Comment by tvsometime:
Good beachscape.

Mosaic ice
by otto22

Comment by Hipychik:
AMAZING!

Mosaic ice
by otto22

Comment by jomari:
Fabulous aurora, fabulous ice-laden sea. Top 3.