Smooth
by rurikkarl

Comment by HarveyG:
Lovely image, nice BW post.

Smooth
by rurikkarl

Comment by tanguera:
It may sound odd, but this is a very "masculine" image. Very bold tones and solid shapes, with just the softness of the water and mist for contrast. Very appealing.

Smooth
by rurikkarl

Comment by Silent-Shooter:
Hmmmmm. Sky and waterfall look correctly exposed and the rocks clearly underexposed... but what is the main subject of the photo?

Under attack...
by rurikkarl

Comment by posthumous:
God breathing life into a blob of ink...

A comic character throwing himself into the wind...

A Posthumous Blue Ribbon...

Under attack...
by rurikkarl

Comment by Melethia:
Quite strange, but enjoyably so.

Under attack...
by rurikkarl

Comment by Paul:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: A slightly bizarre image but an effective one. It very much has a crafted feel about it - it feels deliberate in a way that goes beyond 'staged' - as much of a planned moment as a planned photo. The composition is clinical in its precision and the capture has timing to match. The high contrast look suits the scene perfectly.

Critical stuff: I'm never a fan of crunchy foliage but I'm not sure diffusing it would've yielded an image with the same impact.

Overall: Demonstrates mastery - I'm looking forward to finding out who made this.

Under attack...
by rurikkarl

Comment by bmartuch:
Excellent contrast and nice B&W.

Under attack...
by rurikkarl

Comment by tanguera:
How bizarre and wonderful. Very sci-fi and surreal.

Tranquillity
by rurikkarl

Comment by GiorgioBaruffi:
beautiful photograph... i like landscapes and this is a great place to take photos...

Tranquillity
by rurikkarl

Comment by Hussar1812:
This landscape shot would have been much more interesting if you didn't break the cardinal rule of landscape photography and placed the horizon dead in the middle of the frame (it also looks a bit skewed). A bit more foreground and a little less sky would have turned this image from a 5 to a potential 7 or 8 for me.