The Rock
by mgarsteck

Comment by bohemka:
Sensational photo and I'll give you high marks. But I will take you to task for this: NUMPTY, why did you not save this for the free study this month? It's incredible. The detail and even the bird that cooperated, incredible. And you've blown it in a "shapes" challenge? You know this will get slaughtered in a shapes challenge, because it is not an actual shape. A rock is not a shape. It is a shape, certainly, but not rock-shaped. There is no rock shape.

I've never taken a photo this good, but if I had, and I entered it, I would have called it the tendrils of the tide or something; something that made me relate to the shapes in front of me. But as it is it's just a crazy awesome photo, with little to relate to a shape. I just hope you took another from a slightly different angle so you can use it in the November free study.

I give you 20 for the outlandishly good photo and a huge -13 for trying to squeeze this one into this challenge.

Would have been a flat 10 had it anything to do with the challenge.

And +2 for my rant: 9

10 if it's in the free study.

The Rock
by mgarsteck

Comment by tanguera:
This is just too fabulous. The clarity and detail is breathtaking.

The Rock
by mgarsteck

Comment by Cory:
What's that in the sky? It's a bird, no it's a plane, no-- It really is a bird! :)

Excellent textures, and quite a wonderful landscape, but I'm not sure if this really works for "shapes".. I'm not going to vote on it, so don't worry, I'm not going to hurt your score..

I also dislike the footprint, but other than that I think this is a wonderful image, really very nice to examine.

The Rock
by mgarsteck

Comment by franktheyank:
fantastic! 10

The Rock
by mgarsteck

Comment by Aleema:
i dont see the shape, but the picture is beautiful, these are always the tough pictures to rate,

Stevie J
by mgarsteck

Comment by LandzEnca:
Very nice light setup. I hope to read about it later. The expression on the kid's face is wonderful, specially the eyes. I wished you gave more space above the head on the center and right photos. Overall, a very nice series.

Stevie J
by mgarsteck

Comment by Jutilda:
Well now if cutie pie were to be defined with images, these would be they. My goodness, she's darling!!!

The Rock
by mgarsteck

Comment by curtpetguy:
lovely image

Stevie J
by mgarsteck

Comment by Neat:
Too sweet. 10

Stevie J
by mgarsteck

Comment by David Ey:
This will place very high....10