When Rock meets Water
by Lydia

Comment:
I find that the person is the subject of this image, and not anything Geology related. By the composition and processing, the rocks are hard to see any detail, and are really just a convienient background for the person in the shot.

fossil record NSCM -002 Paleozic Era
by rodgers_le

Comment:
An interesting piece, however, the overall composition and crop you ahve chosen does not really appeal

terraqueous
by Ecce_Signum

Comment:
I find the rocks here a little too bright and the detail washed out, which means they do not stand out strongly as the true subject. The view does lack a subject to draw attention, as nothing clearly stands out from the rest of the image.

One Kilometre Underground - Visible Gold
by Strikeslip

Comment:
The overall darkness of this photo means it is very hard to see any of the details, and this affects the score.

Boiling soup of the earth
by IreneM

Comment:
An interesting image you have composed here. The colours are very subtle which work really well. I do feel though that the right side of the photo needed more light, as this is where the main subjects are, and yet much of them is dark and the details hard to see. Some light coming from that side to brighten them up would have helped.

Quartz
by tbangert

Comment:
I find rocks, especailly quartz, hard to photograph, as it is difficult to capture the subtle colour differences, the edges and shapes, well on camera. A great er depth of field to ensure all of the rock is sharp in focus was required, as these photos need to be exceptionally sharp to work. Teh white border detracts for me, and the crop is too close all around the rock. The lighting also is very difficult, with the right side too dark to show off the detail there

Silver on blue
by Mbarge

Comment:
A greater depth of field would have helped here. At the moment, half of the image is dark and out of focus, whereas with a great depth of field, the details along the rocks to the water could then have made for an interesting shot.

stone face
by JMoreira

Comment:
Shooting from directly above, with the light behind, for me does not show off the rocks in the most interesting way. Shooting so that we can see the different shapes, and the light resulting in different shades would have worked better. The placement of the rocks also does not seem to really appeal

Vivid Blue
by Blaksoldier

Comment:
The overall darkness of the image does not appeal, nor dopes the bright sky. The light conditions make it hard to expose correctly to show the detail. Also, for me, a bridge does not really meet the Geology challenge

Peacock Ore
by jbrowning

Comment:
Unfortunately, due to the presentation, focus and composition of the photo, what appears to be a realy interesting rock with plenty of great colours comes across as a random mix of colour, with no real focal point to draw attention