Hot Magma
by GUTomek

Comment by sidpixel:
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

A unique shot assumed to meet the challenge.

There can't be many of these shots made last year! A fascinating view of something that most of us never have and probably never will see in our lifetimes. The amazing patterns that the flow has cooled into are quite compelling. I like the splash of red of the hot magma against the drab grey of the rest of the image, I also like your placement of it on one of the thirds hotspots it works well.

The only thing I would like to comment on is that the corners are a little soft. This is presumably your maximum aperture, if so, I think stopping down to f8 would have given you sharper detail throughout even at the same ISO setting.

A very good and interesting submission which did well for you in probably the toughest challenge of the year, well done, Sid

Hot Magma
by GUTomek

Comment by mariuca:
Dante's inferno

Hot Magma
by GUTomek

Comment by Catherine_B:
Love the texture and the contrast with the magma hole. Nice capture!

Hot Magma
by GUTomek

Comment by streetpigeon:
The forms seem to be writhing at the lip of hell. Graphically powerful.

Hot Magma
by GUTomek

Comment by RyanW:
lovely textures.
I also can't stop smiling, because whenever I see/hear "hot magma" I can only hear Mike Myers voice as Dr Evil talking with "finger quotes"

Hot Magma
by GUTomek

Comment by obscurity:
Wow, this is very fascinating. I've always had a huge interest in volcanoes and such. One of my favorite images in this challenge

Hot Magma
by GUTomek

Comment by tate:
WOw - I've never seen anything quite like this. The colors are great along with the composition. Certainly a good example of how a photographer can get the most out of a subject. The only thing I would like is just a smidge more sharpness. 8

Enchanted Cascades
by GUTomek

Comment by jomari:
Beautiful and serene.

Enchanted Cascades
by GUTomek

Comment by nam:
Gorgeous mountain scene - great colors and clarity and I love the composition with that curving shoreline leading us around to the light area. Top 10% for me. Already voted, back to comment.

Enchanted Cascades
by GUTomek

Comment by HarveyG:
Gorgeous scape. Must be heartbreaking to reduce this to 800px.