Hands of Despair
by RLS

Comment by Marklane:
Superb piece of BW art! Added to faves!

Cumberland Falls
by RLS

Comment by Jacko:
Nice shot. I like the placementof the falls. Good use of B&W. I assume the sky was overcast? Good luck. Jacko.

Cumberland Falls
by RLS

Comment by Ptman:
Great shot, would have liked to see this in colour.

Cumberland Falls
by RLS

Comment by connie:
This is fantastic! Great job.

Cumberland Falls
by RLS

Comment by mcrael:
Nice composition. Focus seems a tad soft in the middle - was there mist? I think I would prefer to see this beautiful scene in color.

Cumberland Falls
by RLS

Comment by Ruchart:
Stunning!

Cumberland Falls
by RLS

Comment by indigo997:
I know that it is tough to take good winter shots without snow, but the black and white here doesn't really help. I like the placement of the fall in the shot, but there's too much empty water space in the foreground. The lighting isn't bad, and I do like the diagonal of the rocks leading to the fall.

Cumberland Falls
by RLS

Comment by Bullwinkle:
Now this is a photographer with a mature vision. This says volumes differently than a blazing sunrise of multi colors. Give the gritty rough edges of those boulders, the wispy tree texture of the branches and the mercurial sun dappled water anyday thank you. Really well felt rock shadows. The perfect exposure for the power of the waterfall itself and my fav rav those absolutely gorgeous brook wavelets. Thank you for including the snippet of sky in the upper left. I think that the photo would feel to dark and cramped without it. That patch of light gives breathing space and life to the image. I am sure that you will receive many other compliments and encouragement. But I will wish you a redundant good luck anyways.

Cumberland Falls
by RLS

Comment by alanfreed:
I'm not sure that black & white does this justice... why not color?

Cumberland Falls
by RLS

Comment by joanns:
Excellent composition. Sheer perfection. Your b&w has wonderful contrast. There's not an element out of place. If an painter were to paint it, it would be exactly like this, I think.