I love this shot. At first I found the head to be distracting but the more I looked at it, the more I felt it wouldn't be as interesting without it. It's a beautiful capture and optical illusion.
Other than the head coming over the edge, this photo is so reminiscent of a water color painting. Just a fantastic shot and IMO is a top 10 image for the competition. 10.
This is beautiful. The leaves give a much needed splash of colour around the photo to allow your eye to wander over the photo and take everything in. The bold lines caused by the shadow are geometrically pleasing and the reflection of the tree is wonderful.
Beautiful and painterly. I think I'd only crop off some of the darkness at the bottom and rotate ever so slightly to line up the edge that he's peering over, so that it's level. Great entry. :)
Very nice. I might "straighten" up the line of the shadow by tilting a degree or two counter clockwise and possibly crop out a smidge off of the bottom.