Rainforest Canyon

Beautifully done "As is" Marc

Quite frankly, I never saw any personal attacks or anything off-topic about the discussion above. I thought it was neat how people expressed their thoughts on the art, like it or not.

Marc, some of the statements Josh is referring to have been deleted.

John, I think that is a very clear characterization of the differences between Marc's work and, let's say, more classical landscape photography. You mentioned that the classical style is more interesting to you because you appreciate the opportunity to look for nuance and perhaps project your own way of seeing in to the image. That makes sense to me given your previous commentary on pnet. You also mentioned that you find it interesting to learn about how/why others see in the way they do. My own approach to landscape photography is to place more emphasis on the photographer than on my own relationship with or reaction to an image. I am interested mostly in what the photographer wants to show us (why they chose to push us more in one direction than the other, for instance) and on their technical, compositional, artistic and physical approach. But I certainly do want to see a mystery as well. To me, images that are visually simple and also create a sense of mystery about what is around the next corner are very good. This is what I like to look at. If I think about the images that are most memorable to me, they vary a lot. Some are technically appealing, some appeal because of composition, some because of artistic approach, etc. There are none that I can think of that are of the open-ended type you describe. Maybe I'm just too lazy to want to really work for it. Could be. In any case, thank you for your last post. It gave me something very interesting to think about this weekend. Cheers, JJ

what I like:

• air perspective. it is really nice here - goes from hard green to really soft and light. and in layers
• the waterfall. without it the image wouldn't work at all.
• the shadows - they have all the details
• uniqueness

what I do not like:

• too much water. It doesn't add. The greyish color is heavy, it pulls image to the ground, not letting it fly with misty green
• but you cannot just cut it as it will look short. what's further on the top - why couldn't you turn camera 1/5th to the top?

Wow, what a stunning photo. The falling water and the water in the foreground makes the scene come alive.
Also, the light filtering in and nestling softly on the canyon walls adds to the beauty of the photo. It's such a peaceful scene.
I rarely travel. My hat off to the photographers who take these beautiful photos and share it with others. What a beautiful creator God is. Thank you Mark for this great photo, you have an eye for detail.

Well composed and well processed.  Love it.  Best Regards,

I like photos!!

Just a dreamy perfect photo. Well worth the wait and many return trips to capture such a perfect shot. Well done William.

Congratulations Mark on your Photo of the Week selection!  Wonderful image with a great mood, etc. 

In my mind this photo takes you to a place you want to be. Has beauty, mystery and is adjusted to fit the mood. The foreground water effect is somewhat of a letdown visually, yet adds more interest to the deeper regions....