My mate in the sea; North Island; New Zealand

WOW!!!

Wow is right. This is so surreal...like she's about to disappear into the water. I sorta wish I could see her face a bit better, but I'm not sure. I love the lighting.

What about a tighter crop?

Very well balanced! and very exciting situation to experience.

Definitely the best photo in the folder :-)

Yes very intriguing.

I love the calm seawater in front and the grey cloudy sky. But "your mate" adds mystery feelings to the photo. Simply beautiful.

Kelly, your compositions are fantastic. Please show us more!

Wonderful image! The island/mountain on the horizon is extremely distracting. Hate to be so picky but with an image this compelling and so simply composed the tiniest detractor is magnified. Like the tiny round hole in the dark cloud just right of centre on the edge of the top frame. See...picky! Of course it is always easier to be picky about someone else's spectacular work! Well done. 6 and 7 by the way.

 

Hi, a great seascape and very original.

 

Cheers mate.

Very interesting composition, balanced with a touch of mistery. Good work.

 

Regards

What a beautiful expanse of country! There is a sense of wildness here that I have rarely seen anywhere. The model would be incongruous if she were not also a bit wild-looking.

 

I like the mountain in the distance, by the way.

 

I wish that you would upload more photos, Kelly. I envy your skill and knowledge of photography and computers.

 

--Lannie

Great image, color, effects, tones and imagination, all together. cong.

Perfect picture. I really like it :D excellent

Kelly, really nice work. I like the contrast between her skin color and the seascape. This could have been even better with a more ominous sky with fuller, darker clouds.

Kelley,

 

Nice work.

 

I follow your regular postings to the forums. It's really nice to see your work for a change. You should post more of it. Thanks for sharing.

 

Best,

Bill

I like the reverse composition where the inlet comes from top left to bottom right, and how her body, from foot to head, supplies the complementary composition. I think I might have preferred it in black and white, but it is an intriguing image nonetheless.