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Remarkably similar to photograph from current New York Times Magazine August 11.
Photo by Paolo Pellegrin. Look for series from Tripoli, Libya taken in 2002
link below to mag article
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/08/11/magazine/isis-middle-east-arab-spring-fractured-lands.html

Photo on his Magnum site:
http://pro.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=SearchResult&ALID=2K7O3RJZBP6Y

The remarkable thing is that the 2002 photo was published this week. This kind of similarity does not imply plagiarism.

Four classic POW themes in one: moving water, a woman's back, an umbrella and all in B&W. It only lacks a lone tree. Of the four, I enjoy the capture of the moving water the best - it really conveys the sense of what the day was like. And thank goodness the umbrella was not given the cliche spot color treatment.

I think that this image receives criticism due to a technical problem. The long exposure brings the 4th dimension into this image (and it is hard enough to try to map the 3-D to 2-D as it is). Certainly the treatment of the water falls and the stream bed is technically sound, but the rainfall and mist that are part of the live scene just can't be captured in a time exposure. In fact, they simply average out to a general dullness that one tries to eliminate in the post processing. At life-speed, mists move in the breezes and sometimes you get a crystal clear glimpse of distance and other times they coalesce and your vision is obscured. Even in a rain storm you will see much more detail of the distance with your own eyes than you can with a photographic long exposure. Just think of this effect in the extreme - a snowstorm - the time exposure will eventually look like a whiteout even in light snow.
That is why, in my opinion, this image requires the story in order to be fully appreciated. Of course with the story you can get the feeling of the moving moisture in the surroundings.
Of course that brings up the question - Just how much can the background story do to elevate the image?

Perhaps "Salmon King" for a title.

I love the blue - that's one you only see in the clean cool air

The lack of distinct shadows is a nice effect

Good imagination. You've captured the mountain in mountain biking

Can you stitch them together? The first photo evoked the quiet solitude of the morning for me whereas this one is just a nicely colored sunrise

I am fond of it in the dark. Remember the sun sets early and fast this time of year in Maine so most will see it like this.

I like the contrast of the human machine and the inanimate machine. In addition the logs on the truck are so huge they must be old growth redwoods from the pacific northwest which makes that truck all the more sinister.

Your description indicates that this is a sunset picture. (Unless the lobster men get up real early.) Any sunset on the Maine coast gets a couple more originality points as most spots on the coast only have sun rise over the water. The boat adds nice perspective to the scene but as I said what makes this picture work for me is the context of a sunset on the east coast. The west side of Acadia affords these views as do several other elusive and exclusive spots.

The ski resort or the skier would certainly be pleased with this shot. But my real comment is: It looks like he is trying a grab - doesn't that make this "new school"?

The wheel frames the rider nicely. But is that really "singletrack" that he is riding on?

Keep the moon! Night sky gazing is all about conjunctions and occultations and eclipses. The more elements in the picture the more mystical and astrologically significant it becomes. Without the moon its just an astrophysical phenomenon

Is it really the end of the day? The sun seems pretty high in the sky. I think the mists of Venice often make the buildings appear as silhouettes at almost any time of day.

This is an excellent photo. I agree it is not perfect with respect to sharpness - but the contrast of the lighting for the modern pyramid (which I believe allows light into an underground area) and the lighting on the older museum reminds me how all of France struggles with combining the ancienne and the nouvelle.

I think you have captured man-made beauty and natural beauty side by side. If I had the chance I would visit this place in all the seasons to contrast the changing vegetation with the static bridges.