The Tide of Life
by hihosilver

Comment by silverfoxx:
if you look at it longer you can see the waves moving towards you! well, at least I see:) how much I wish I was there right now!

Gateway to Eternity
by hihosilver

Comment by roz:
WOW .......... absolutely beautiful ......

Gateway to Eternity
by hihosilver

Comment by dallasdux:
Excellent framing of the sky. 10.

Silhouettes of Light
by hihosilver

Comment by Artifacts:
This is my favorite image of yours so far. The orientation of the sunset with the tree on the right, which itself helps frame the extended pier below, gives the composition wonderful balance. The sky color and clouds are stunning.

The tree is a bit oversharpened, you can see a small amount of white haloing in the branches. I'd recommend correcting that for show. Could be my monitor is dark, but it looks like the pier on the right side in particular is a bit lost in the shadows. You might consider dodging the pier to bring out more light from behind it to add better definition to the pier itself.

This is great image worthy of a gallery showing. I'd be proud to have it in my sunrise/sunset collections.

Red Star Dawning
by hihosilver

Comment by Artifacts:
Congratuations on the top 20 finish in a very tough challenge. Positioning the sun behind the pier to highlight its silhouette is the strength of the composition... especially with the yellow, gold and red sunset colors.

The reflection of the sun in the water in front adds to its overall appeal. Normally contrails in the sky like that would give an image like this an unnatural, artificial look but commenters liked them a lot. I'd have probably cropped them out. Shows what I know. lol!

Gateway to Eternity
by hihosilver

Comment by Artifacts:
The strengths of this composition are its framing, time of day capture and high technical quality. You did well to capture the sun without overexposure. The waves in this position adds greatly to the tranquil appeal of the scene. The clouds have nice tonality making it good for a B&W challenge. Kudos to you.

Gateway to Eternity
by hihosilver

Comment by sherpet:
Perfect, perfect, perfect.....

Gateway to Eternity
by hihosilver

Comment by bassbone:
the use of the cave to frame the picture is very well done - the sky is so warm and soft - nice job

Gateway to Eternity
by hihosilver

Comment by MaryO:
Lovely framing; looks peaceful.

Gateway to Eternity
by hihosilver

Comment by rosiehall:
love this shot because the natural framing, the way the sun is illuminating the cloud formation and waves, the bird flying on the horizon. Very atmospheric