The Dancing Stump
by chalice

Comment by posthumous:
the stump has interesting negative space. the rest is just drama.

Watching Sunrise from the Edge of the Pacific
by chalice

Comment by Melethia:
Lovely reflections on the water. Nicely composed, too.

The Dancing Stump
by chalice

Comment by jomari:
What a wonderful, bizarrely headless, stump. I love the tones and dramatic sky, too.

Watching Sunrise from the Edge of the Pacific
by chalice

Comment by giantmike:
Great job capturing some wonderful colors.

The Dancing Stump
by chalice

Comment by LN13:
Beautiful. Worthy of a high score in a free study.

No vote. I don't vote on challenges that I enter.

taking the curves
by chalice

Comment by Trotterjay:
Actually a pretty darned good photo in all aspects for me. I'm surprised it didn't score higher. Nice composition, biker in good spot, and you met this challenge excellently.

Watching Sunrise from the Edge of the Pacific
by chalice

Comment by BJokerud:
Very good, no question about it. 9.

The Dancing Stump
by chalice

Comment by Cory:
Details: Use the surrounding space of your subject to create the wow of the photograph.

Yeah, this is a good one. Fantastic moment here.

Processing is too contrasty for me, and I'd like it just a bit wider with more sky. (alternatively, just cloning out that small branch/rock at the bottom would have helped a great deal I suspect)

The Dancing Stump
by chalice

Comment by giantmike:
I really like this perspective and the subject. Can be something great. But I'm not a fan of how the processing shows too harsh of contrast and various halo effects.

taking the curves
by chalice

Comment by acg83:
I find it hard to get the composition of this kind of photo hard. I'm never sure where the S should start.

The left hand side of the photo is a little distracting as the interest is the rider and where he is heading (ultimately up to the right).

Good depth of field and exposure.