Lava Surf
by orvaratli

Comment by Yomi:
Wonderful capture on this. Love the lighting, water, and rocks. Is that steam way off in the distance from the lava? This was my favorite shot of the week.

Lava Surf
by orvaratli

Comment by wilburhere:
this says less contrast than some others here. but wth. 10

Lava Surf
by orvaratli

Comment by jbushy:
nice layout

Lava Surf
by orvaratli

Comment by Mal37:
Beautiful. Almost otherworldly. A powerful sense of motion and beautiful muted colors.

Lava Surf
by orvaratli

Comment by smichener:
this is one of my favs. would just want to see a little more details in the shadows

Black Rock Coast
by orvaratli

Comment by karmat:
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

Wow, 7th out of almost 500. There is not a lot I can say to improve on this, so I will simply tell you what I think you did right, and what grabs people's attention.

First off, the colors are wonderful. The are cool and soothing, and the level of contrast and saturation is very near perfect. If it had been possible to boost the reddish hues in the background, that *might* have added something, but I'm not sure.

Also, the exposure is wonderful. The details in the rocks are still visible, but the nature of the water has a nice ethereal feeling to it. Likewise, the lighting (brightness and contrast) works very well.

This is a lovely landscape, and something I am sure you are very proud of.

Congrats!

Karma

Lava Surf
by orvaratli

Comment by hahn23:
Great image. My favorite in this challenge, so far. This is truly high contrast.... with no details lost in the highlights and not too many lost in the shadows. Great!

Lava Surf
by orvaratli

Comment by apixie:
beautiful photo....

Lava Surf
by orvaratli

Comment by 777STAN:
Excellent Landscape! :)

Lava Surf
by orvaratli

Comment by Truegsht:
Very nice! Most "eye" pleasing of challenge to me. 10