An absolutely freezing effect. This turns my blood cold. Perhaps this sounds a bit strange, but the atmosphere evoked here reminds me of something from a really wierd, bizarre, and almost nightmarish dream. And I'm always searching for images that remind me of atmospheres from my dreams. Awesome, powerful, and intense capture. :)
I like how there isn't a sharp defined horizon, how the reflections are blurred, while the subjects are sharp (maybe too sharp?), and how the coldness of the colours make me feel calm while watching this photo. Now, as for the subjects, I think there are too many and too scattered away, but the good thing is that they are too small. And the best thing is that there's a big piece of something there on the right, so that it doesn't let my attention go completely off.
Nice peaceful scene that displays well in B/W. Slightly oversharpened, but other than that I like the layout and overall feel of this photo. Well done. Good luck in the challenge.
All on scale of 0-2
Lighting: 1.5
Composition: 2
Focus: 1.5
Creativity: 1
"Wow Factor": 2
Total: 7
Lovely simple photo. Just an FYI, you've got an odd line on the left - not intentional, I presume.
I really love what you tried to do here. The minimalist landscape is wonderful. The image seems very rough and very pixelated, though, where the dark detail is. Kind of wrecked what could have been a beautiful photo. Not sure why it did this. Did you have a tele zoom on when you took it? Sometimes the higher zooms make it really rough when you get the picture back. Without the pixelization I would have given this one an 8. I will give it a 6 for its beauty and simplicity.