Have I just unwittingly discovered the mystery of peculiarly low scores? I returned to this photo as a result of a mention in one of the forum threads, and could 'remember' giving this a 7; I certainly thought 7, but for some reason I have pressed the 4 button..... Apologies, and remain content in the knowledge that your score should really have been .001 (ok, I haven't done the arithmetic) higher!
I don't think I would have scored the photo as high without the buoys. They definitely add to the composition here even though they are somewhat ambiguous. I don't think they hurt the overall effect. Again, Great work!
Really like the toning her and those flowers are a great touch. What a concept :)
About those floating thingys, I barely saw them when I scrolled down to see the rest of the image ;) So yeah, I'd agree to clone them out if you ever decided on a re-edit.
Had you removed the floatie things, this would take on a blandness I think. They're needed here. Of course, I could be wrong. You get awesome scores - I do not. :-)
Completely awesome. Totally surreal! I love the extreme, sharp details in the rock and the flowers, and how everything just sort of fades into misty fuzziness. A phenomenal image!
I like the concept quite a bit. I think that maybe, just maybe, if you went a touch closer and didn't include the two rocks (are they rocks) or logs at the top, it might work better. They draw too much attention away from the places that need attention in this image. ~7