Listen to the wind
by puzzled

Comment by bragur:
What a beautiful shot! Great choice of shutter speed and I'm happy you chose b&w although I'm sure the colour version is great ;)

Yellow truck
by puzzled

Comment by ltlmschrisss:
I feel like the focus is more on the light house than the truck.

Yellow truck
by puzzled

Comment by Trumpeteer4:
Neat! A little to busy at the bottom but the lines add interest...

The sea
by puzzled

Comment by sevilduvarci:
nice color composition.

Listen to the wind
by puzzled

Comment by muckpond:
greetings from the critique club!

first of all, i would love to see the color version of this...even though i'm a gigantic fan of black and white.

i think this was a perfect entry for this challenge because it's incredibly difficult to capture "wind" without it being overtly obvious and contrived. the movement of the reeds/grass in the foreground is just soft enough that it gives the impression of movement without the distraction of a lot of blur.

the tones here are excellent -- good contrastinessâ„¢ and use of the full range of blacks and whites. the only part of the image that i would change might be the blown out cloudbank, as it draws the viewer's attention there and is pretty "in yo' face." a little burning would draw it back into the rest of the image and restore the balance.

overall great job. beat my entry all to heck. :)

Yellow truck
by puzzled

Comment by cislander:
Yellow truck should be the subject but it's not in focus so the lighthouse takes over. 5

Listen to the wind
by puzzled

Comment by Melethia:
Definitely works in B&W - the tones are rich and quite perfect in my opinion. A wonderful depiction of "zen" and a wonderful photograph! Congrats on the top ten, too - but that's just a side bonus - the shot and your processing of it is the real winner.

Waterlines
by puzzled

Comment by tinky2:
I simply love this one. I gave it a 10 during the challenge.

Dandelions
by puzzled

Comment by tinky2:
I like it. It has kind of a surreal feel to it.

Dalarna.jpg
by puzzled

Comment by tinky2:
Gorgeous. The reflections are terrific, as is the sky. Love the deep greens. I have got to visit Sweden - my great grandparents were from Sweden - it looks beautiful.