Sandstone and Lava
by puzzled

Comment by Grandad:
most unusual landscape, fits the challange well, let down just a little by the sky, great colour, and well framed.

Sandstone and Lava
by puzzled

Comment by talmy:
I love this landscape and would like to see more! Square composition looks great.

Sandstone and Lava
by puzzled

Comment by sfalice:
Oh, very good! Reminds me of some sandstone formations on Hwy I south of San Francisco. Wherever you took this, it's a fine interpretation. These are hard to do.

Sandstone and Lava
by puzzled

Comment by MaryO:
Very funky-looking landscape. Almost looks like some kind of skeletal monster head over on the left, and one in the center/bottom too, now that I look more closely. Looks like it could be a really fun place to experiment with angles and crops.

Wedding blues
by puzzled

Comment by SandyP:
Wow! Usually, I'm drawn to the drama of black and white photos, but with these, I think I actually prefer this one. It reminds me of that new technique I've found so striking in photos where you blend black and white and color or sepia layers because of the grays, blacks and muted earth tones. It's GORGEOUS!!!! You are so talented!

Majken
by puzzled

Comment by SandyP:
Ohmygosh Amy! Cute is an understatement! But the classic way you have photographed her: WOW!!!! The wedding dress behind her looks like a curtin draped behind her. It's stunning! If I were her mom, I would want this in a 3'x4' canvas to hang over the fireplace!

Rain dream
by puzzled

Comment by SandyP:
Ooooh. .how pretty! Reminds me kind of a Monet painting with the dreamy blur of colors! I love this!

Rain dream
by puzzled

Comment by sigrun_th:
beautiful, surprised it didn´t score higher

Rain dream
by puzzled

Comment by posthumous:
I think I want even more of the bank cropped out. It's hard to know until you see it, but right now the presence of the bank keeps reminding me this is upside-down, upsetting the dream effect. Or maybe you could process it so the bank blends in with its reflection better. That might be a job for an advanced challenge. I'll give you a 7 for creativity.

Rain dream
by puzzled

Comment by Rebecca:
This is gorgeous. Excellent decision to include that sliver of shoreline at the bottom - it makes it looks like the trees are standing on a ledge where everything suddenly goes into an impressionist fog.