this one should have won!

the lass in the middle with the spotted bikini and the tum needs to invest in a new suit...... there is a serious case of 'fallout' here............. lol

I have to agree with Kiwi, this does not, regardless of your reply, give the impression of being shot from ground level. did you mow the grass short in front of the camera, or were you propped on your elbows, I think the latter is the case personally.

lots of 'gray' and cream, but not so much 'white'

Fair comment, but I have seen your work, and I think you can do better than this. This is just a 'snap' that fits the theme, it is not a contest worthy image. Unfortunately, and I am not directing this at you author, but there is so much of this in the contests now, it is getting tedious. The contests are photo contests, not just contests to get a 'snap' which happens to match the theme description.

there is nothing in the rules which say you can't do that.............. photographing flowers is copying / recording gods work!!

ahh!......

great capture, and bang on theme. well done.

I am sure I have seen this image before...........

some kind of facepack?

all that is missing is the headlights on the car, which should be on as it is in a tunnel.

No probs author, I will look into the star trail thing. Thanx.

The sbs is almost simply putting the stages of your work into photo form. In this case, maybe a screen shot or two of the images in the program and some blurb. Your description here should help us though......

author, this is a great image. would you be able to put an sbs, so we can see how you achieved it. I for one, have never played with stacking images like this, I think it would be a good one for us to see.....

good effort, a little too orange for me, and is also a little flat.

sorry, what does this have to do with lonely?.................yes, the guy is alone, but that is different.

lonely or alone...................there is a difference.

nice work. good lighting, maybe just a tad too light, but still nicely done.

quiet, peaceful, tranquil............ all descriptions that fit this place............but lonely........no, not imo....

and it sure as hell beats writing 'nice' on every image entered!!

...........that is cos there are so many images in this contest worthy of the comment!!.............I really do not accept that the authors of these images seriously believe that they are worthy of the same sort of reverement that the image from, lets say 'Phsyco', attracts. I am sure that is what the intention of this contest was.

author............can you honestly see this image going down in history as unforgettable. it is meant to be a shot which will stay in your mind for years and remind you of the film each time you see it, or each time you hear of it, the image will come into your mind......sorry, but imo, this will not do it.

author............can you honestly see this image going down in history as unforgettable.

author............can you honestly see this image going down in history as unforgettable.

author............can you honestly see this image going down in history as unforgettable.

author............can you honestly see this image going down in history as unforgettable.

author............can you honestly see this image going down in history as unforgettable.

more about the foot than about the water.

very nice, but, imo, it is more about the sun and the reflection than about the water.

I agree..............if you have an issue with a shot, then you need to clarify what needs to be fixed............as you say, hdr is a complicated procedure...........there are many different facets that have to be taken into consideration

I agree............just a little too much dark negative under her, and maybe behind.......crop under first.

six chairs, looks like a picnic, someone took the pic............hardly lonely!

have to agree with friski............ if he were that lonely, surely he would be moving in a slow non caring fashion, not bounding down the street like a spring lamb

empty...........!

I just knew this was your work my friend.......

I agree with friski............empty is different to lonely. although, it could be said that a lonely heart is an empty heart.

the look on his face says he is not lonely...........he just wants to get in to the house.

empty............!

nice pic, but does not portray 'lonely'................ quiet, yes, solitude, yes.............but lonely.........imo, no.

I agree............there is a difference!

somehow, I do not see this as being a picture that is going to go down in cinematic history......

excellent shooting............ but, why is she appearing to get through a door which is already open..............

Autor, yes I have, as it happens..........

somehow, I do not see this as being a picture that is going to go down in cinematic history......and it does not really denote horror!!

somehow, I do not see this as being a picture that is going to go down in cinematic history......

somehow, I do not see this as being a picture that is going to go down in cinematic history......

somehow, I do not see this as being a picture that is going to go down in cinematic history......

somehow, I do not see this as being a picture that is going to go down in cinematic history......

yep, have to agree with you there Capt'............

have you ever been in a Galway pub at closing time.............

not really what I would class as an upview shot. looking at the content, I would say you were somewhere around waist height of this girl.