Velvet Tide
by ccraft

Comment by justine:
Pretty, maybe a little more water and a little less rocks on the bottom. Hope you do well in the challenge.

Velvet Tide
by ccraft

Comment by jpochard:
I just love the smoothness, tones and composition of this piece. This is more of photography as an art and is my favorite so far.

Velvet Tide
by ccraft

Comment by arbil14:
good focus and composition...

Velvet Tide
by ccraft

Comment by e301:
Like the idea, as suggested by your title, of a created texture - the look of that blurred water, as opposed to the reality of it. Combines well with the hard stoniness you've captured in the stones. Has a magic, fantasy landscape feel. Would like a touch more depth to it, maybe - something to hold the eye, which is lacking here - you let the gaze wander out of frame too easily with this.

Velvet Tide
by ccraft

Comment by Jeileen:
Wow - definitely a difficult shot to pull off - I would have like to have seen the rocks of the foreground to be more in focus and the colors of the rocks to be more vivid.....7

Velvet Tide
by ccraft

Comment by karmat:
That is gorgeous. I like the contrast between the smoothness of the water, and the "bumpiness" of the rocks.

Let go and shout "Woopee!"
by ccraft

Comment by AFViper:
I like the action, and sense of joy in the photo. Goes with the challenge very well, although in a different way than I was originally thinking. The idea was great, but the photo could use a more interesting composition. The subject is too centered (rule of thirds). There are also some details lost in the black suit, the areas in shadow have no details. But, if you exposed for the suit you would've blown out the background, so in that scene there wasn't much you could do. Overall I like the photo, keep up the good work.

Let go and shout "Woopee!"
by ccraft

Comment by sfalice:
On 3rd glance, I still like this frivolous "letting go" image. Thanks for a happy entry. Either you got it on the 1st "take" or your model was in good physical condition and in good humor. Nicely done. 7

Let go and shout "Woopee!"
by ccraft

Comment by GoldBerry:
what a great photo! Nice color, composition and capture overall. It's my fave so far. 9

Let go and shout "Woopee!"
by ccraft

Comment by RedHotKK:
Caught the essence of the theme very well.