vince_smith2

I thought the photo was interesting when I first viewed it, but that was it. Then I noticed what appears to be the face of a reclining figure in the rock formation. Not what appears to be a nose directly under the sun. Those are crossed fingers on the figure I'm seeing. The face is at a 45 degree angle on the side of the formation to the left of the sun and it's facing to the right. The reason I bring it up is not to share my unusual imagination, but to mention how seeing that figure transformed the photo for me. It made it mystical. I'm not the type of person who calls things "mystical" often, but I can't think of a better way to describe it. Seeing the reclining figure in the rocks enhanced the other elements in the photo for me. The small foreground tree under the light and the lit path became larger symbols of the journey of life and/or rebirth. I have an interpretation for the trees on the ridge in the distance. I'll leave that up to your imagination. The dark space that I initially thought needed to be cropped now provides the perfect shroud for the reclining figure, and the sunset ties it all together.

I'm curious if anyone else sees what I'm describing (not just the reclining figure, but the effect on the entire photo when imagining that there is a reclining figure in the scene). Also, has anyone experienced this phenomena with another photo- a dramatic change in the way you see the photo from the way you saw it on first viewing. I'm not talking about accidently overlooking an important element, but instead seeing the same elements in a very different way.

This image makes me claustrophobic and agoraphobic at the same time. It also gets my imagination going about the different stories that could be behind it. My only suggestion is to add a simple border so that the arrows, text, etc. from the website don't become part of the image.

Excellent work

This picture stands out (in a good way) from all of the colorful pictures of beautiful subjects that you see here. The presentation works well for the subject. It was a special, loved object worthy of a fancy portrait, even being held by a child in a picture, but not now.

I wouldn't change much. Perhaps you could add some empty space above subject to reduce its significance.