the flying dutchman
by mrbig65

Comment by RyanW:
if you had kept some clean lines on the land in behind and bled the overexposure into some coloured land/sea i'd appreciate this more, as is, it just looks overexposed and washed out.

the flying dutchman
by mrbig65

Comment by Sebi:
title makes the pic work, the over exposedness isn't too bad in the ghost situation either. that little speck of dirt to the right is super distracting and ruining the shot, in an expert editing challenge it would be no problem to clone that out. The little bit of land ads a bit of substance to the photo but it still lacks a narrative, It may have been more successful if the boat was just floating in a white abyss in a ghostly realm or something, as is the photo looks a lot like just an overexposed boat on a lake, but I see what you were going for.

the sving
by mrbig65

Comment by PennyStreet:
"Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing. Ever a child can do."

winter wonderland
by mrbig65

Comment by Mark-A:
I like this but those halos are so distracting :( Also I might have edited the sky to try and reduce the detail and contrasts in it, for me it just makes an otherwise serene shot a bit cluttered.

Gorgeous scene though

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winter wonderland
by mrbig65

Comment by JamesDowning:
Not sure about the processing, it's not bad, but I don't tend to like glow like that between the ridges. Might have worked better if the glow radius was much larger, so it spread out the gradient more.

the sving
by mrbig65

Comment by Neat:
Cute, but don't you mean 'swing'...hehe

Paint by numbers
by mrbig65

Comment by Purple_Girl:
I appreciate the kind of shot you've tried to achieve here (and it's not easy to get such a close macro of bugs!) but there seems to be quite a lot of quality lost. It's very smooth in places and noisy in others. Shame, as the exposure, composition and colours look Ok.

the log
by mrbig65

Comment by PenelopeK:
Looks like a totem pole on its side. Amazingly still water.

the log
by mrbig65

Comment by tvsometime:
Like some ancient cryptic writings.. Good eye.

Paint by numbers
by mrbig65

Comment by nam:
Looks as if you got good detail but used too strong a noise removal filter. I would rather see it used selectively or even have a little noise to having this satiny look, but that's personal preference.