This is a very moody photo and I think you captured “cold” wonderfully! With the subject being “Cold” I love the way you included all the supporting elements to tell that story. It starts with those great icicles. The blue tones support the feeling of coldness as well. I love they misty fog rising off the water as well. Other commenter’s mentioned the movies and that is one of the first things I thought of as well..looks like the scene from a movie.
The first thing that comes to mind as to why this photo didn’t score higher is the overall darkness of it. If you look at a histogram of this photo you will see that all of the tones are in the first 3/4ths of the histogram and none in the last 1/4th. I think a simple curves adjustment layer where you pulled those highlights over and applied a slight s-curve to the line would have easily bumped this up to a 6+ scoring photo. The ice is the central point of the photo (being at the 3rds and lighter than anything else) and would really pop against the dark background. You could also burn that rock in a little to lighten it up and get some textures showing.
Overall I really like this photo and I think with some simple adjustments it could be a really stunning capture that would have the “wow” factor.
Interesting find. There is some element of mystery here and a sci-fi feel. It makes me curious as to what monster is coming up out of the steam there. However it does look like a frame from a b-movie and does not wow me. It is interesting sure, but does not blow me away.
Wow - this is superb - muted calm soft sea paired with the crystal clarity of the detailed ice chunk and the smaller icicles each definitively & individually captured in striking contrast. I like the texture of the rising rock surrounded by the mists. There is something ancient and primeval about this image.
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