Fracture Zone — Pond Ice & Sand
by Bear_Music

Comment by olbol:
Good photo. But do we draw distinction between shape and linear? I do, hence only 5.

Fracture Zone — Pond Ice & Sand
by Bear_Music

Comment by joycobb:
Beautiful!

The Sea Is The Mother Of Us All
by Bear_Music

Comment by phylsy7:
Not sure I believe that but nice photo

The Sea Is The Mother Of Us All
by Bear_Music

Comment by lkn4truth:
The composition needs a little work. The subject matter could have been better. The image quality is a little below average. Could have been a little more creative. - 4

The Sea Is The Mother Of Us All
by Bear_Music

Comment by duffloop:
Good point.

The Sea Is The Mother Of Us All
by Bear_Music

Comment by sir_bazz:
Back for comments. I'm sure your thinking you shouldn't have submitted this one. It's a very nice seascape but doesn't represent the theme anywhere near as well as you could've done. Damn our update button addictions. :)

The Sea Is The Mother Of Us All
by Bear_Music

Comment by sherpet:
Beauty is seen here in Mother Natures seascape.......

The Sea Is The Mother Of Us All
by Bear_Music

Comment by mandyturner:
The contrast is a little too strong for a seascape photo, IMO. I feel that your composition lacks interest. It just seems that there needs to be something to look at besides water and blue sky with no clouds.

The Sea Is The Mother Of Us All
by Bear_Music

Comment by dwterry:
The water is oversharpened. Water rarely looks so sharp... Here's how to avoid it next time:

1) Apply USM for the entire image
2) Click the History brush
3) By default, the history icon will be on the original (as opened) image, you can move it to any layer just before your last change by clicking on the square to the left of the change in the history pallete.
4) Set opacity for the history brush to 50% or less.
5) Then begin painting back the previous (or original) view in the areas of the image where you don't want the sharpening to be visible.

Hope this makes sense. Any questions, feel free to PM me.

The Sea Is The Mother Of Us All
by Bear_Music

Comment by ericpi:
Nice shot. I think this is the first time I've seen water with such a strong texture. Nice colors, too.