Shore Break
by rider808

Comment:
A stunning image, I love the way you have captured the wave in mid curve. Lovely colours and sharpness. I have to be honest and say 'harsh environment' is not the first thing that springs to mind when I see this...but outstanding photo is

Sunset at Joshua Tree NP
by mirdonamy

Comment:
Excellent shot of a barren piece of land. really glad that you did not go for the obvious and make it an image of just scrubland as this shows one things harsh environment is anothers bearable environment. The nuted colours accentuate the dust and heat well

“A Harsh Reality”
by Dirt_Diver

Comment:
I really like this shot in terms of the challenge (even if as I suspect it is set up) great visual interpretation of how even small changes can have a huge impact on a living things environment. Very clever

coal mine
by charliebaker

Comment:
A little blown out

No Peek
by colorcarnival

Comment:
Ahhh well thats the way it goes isnt it....The shots we love can bomb and the ones for which we have no expectations end up finishing 23rd with a 6+

Very nice study and a great B&W conversion. Outstanding detail on the body which creates a great textured feel to the shot

Nice one

i see you
by roz

Comment:
Roz

I thought this might be one of yours, as ever a macro of stunning vividness and sharpness. Great picture

Emergence
by SandyP

Comment:
Yaaaaaaaaaaay

Well I wont comment on the picture itself as I did that during the challenge. What I will say though is

1. Congratulations on the blue and the high score
2. Your shots are fantastic, so for you to set a PB you have to realise that you have an image here which would grace any wall, publication or gallery

Simply brilliant

J

ETA - Oh my word, did you see the average score from all commentators!!!!! When you look at the number of comments you got during the challenge that is just incredible :)

Message edited by author 2008-03-17 02:49:17.

Smog and Fog of San Francisco
by signal2noise

Comment:
Wow, definitely my favourite in this challenge. It takes a hell of a photographer to make smog look beautiful but you have managed it. Beautiful gradiated colours

Emergence
by SandyP

Comment:
One of my three favourites in the challenge. Brilliant capture, especially having your subject looking directly at the camera in the way it is. Amazing range of greens and the sharpmess on both the eyes above the water and the body beneath it (which does not suffer from any refraction issues) is outstanding

Bumping to 9

Peaked
by Imagineer

Comment:
A simply stunning photograph and certainly one of my three favourites in the challenge. There is both a wonderful sense of serenity and power in the image and the crispness of the focus and the colours are sublime.

Bumping to 9