Life Between a Rock And A Rapid Place
by TommyMoe21

Comment by JulietNN:
Hi from the CC CLub,

This is a gorgeous image. I am shocked the grass stayed still long enough for you to shoot!!!

I am surprised at the placement of this, waterscapes do so well and this is different from the normal shot. But then again, right now we seem to be a in flux of waterscapes similar to this.

I do like the fact that your entire water is not the usual creamy, misty smooth water, yours actually has some character.

Your POV and DOF is great, wouldn't change it at all, but I think that maybe as the grass is so so green and everything else is very grey with just a hint of green in the rocks is hurting you. The grey is dominating whilst the green is such a blast of green, it doesn't seem real. Not sure if any of that made sense, sorry. Basically, I think you need to bring a little more colour into it to balance out the green.

Your sharpness is strong and to the point, your details are great, I would just tweak around with the colours a little.

I can see this hanging in a Spa somewhere, I really do like it

Life Between a Rock And A Rapid Place
by TommyMoe21

Comment by MaryO:
Like the use of selective desat to add extra emphasis. Amazing places some plants find to live!

Life Between a Rock And A Rapid Place
by TommyMoe21

Comment by bjoern:
Appealing composition.

Life Between a Rock And A Rapid Place
by TommyMoe21

Comment by hotpasta:
wow, the fact that the grass stayed so still is amazing...excellent 8

Life Between a Rock And A Rapid Place
by TommyMoe21

Comment by Sirashley:
Absolutely love this shot! The movement in the water is perfect as well 10

A Tower In The Forest
by TommyMoe21

Comment by Ecce_Signum:
Greetings from Andi via the Critique Club

First Impression: Well, its been said in enough comments so won't go on too much about the challenge description that was sadly overlooked misread. As a shot its clean and simple yet quite a compelling scene, I think it would have done quite a bit better in a free study or correctly themed challenge.

Composition: Excellent composition with the basalt sitting nicely in the rule of thirds. The mix of sky and grassland adds to the overall size of the tower.

Subject: Great subject, I've just come back from holiday and a trip to the Staffa, the basalt Island in the inner hebredes - not a patch on this shot.

Technical: Spot on technically though maybe a little more detail in the woodland would help a little? My monitor is well calibrated but just a touch dark.

Final thoughts: I really like the overall scene and colours, its a great landscape and different from the norm here (thats a good thing btw). Yup, I need to finish on the fact that its a dnmc from me. Feel free to pm me if you want any clarification Tom.

A Tower In The Forest
by TommyMoe21

Comment by gjonss:
What an amazing basalt formation! Where is this? New Zealand? Nicely balanced shot with strong colours. Looks like a dinosaur is about to appear any second....

A Tower In The Forest
by TommyMoe21

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Great pic, but I don't understand how it meets the challenge description. Lots of stuff in this challenge that does not. Maybe it's me that's missing something...

A Tower In The Forest
by TommyMoe21

Comment by PeterAnthony:
Nice composition, a stunning mountain!

A Tower In The Forest
by TommyMoe21

Comment by srdanz:
We are not alone...