I truly love the contrast: the motion of the water and the stillness of the girl. It's like she is the only stable living point in the world, stable as the rocks. On the other hand, she looks sooo innocent. Adorable story very well performed.
I'm sure many ppl are looking at this image (as well as the color version) due to the fact that you are the inspiration for the latest challenge.
I just wanted to say that I think the reason the black+white version is really effective on an image like this is that (while the color version is beautiful) the colorless version allows the eye to really experience the movement and concept without any distractions. Really effective on DPC because the first glance almost fools the eye into thinking it is moving or being pulled in. That initial view is captivating and forces the hand to click on a high score - haha - No need to tell you how good the image is - the score says it all =)
Well done Ben!!! I knew I'd be seeing your name on the front page soon... it was just a matter of time. Please pass along a huge congrats to Abigail as well.
To me, this is a lovely example of B&W, and the water power is tremendous - very well done, a deserved ribbon!!
Comparing with the colour, the dress is so much better, more visible, a completely different mood, and the only possible thing which in my view could perhaps make a difference, would be to lighten the hair some, so that we could see a bit more texture. My apologies if you can, but my CRT monitor can't show me any. The water looks so powerful, as it has texture - I think a longer exposure would show it more as smoke, which would destroy the power - most effective just as is.
I must admit that if I were going for a shot of the scene with no figure, I would love the colour shot, as they are lovely subtle colours - I don't seem to be able to capture such myself, though I live just on the coast - sigh!
My eyes immediately went to this image in thumbnail when I woke up an hour past roll-over last week and began to scope out my competition. At the time I had 20 votes and an 8.667 and I had the feeling that yours was ahead of mine...and so it was, and deservedly so!! Magnificant capture that perfectly meets the challenge. I'm so pleased to take the red behind this blue ribbon winner. Congratulations on your first ribbon and a WHOPPER of a PB!! Adding to fav's.
WHO gives an image like this a score of 3 or 4? Really. I want to know. And if they do, I'd really like for them to leave a comment so I can learn from their obviously-superior photography skills.
Really. Please tell me what makes this a 3 or a 4. *sigh*
I'll just NEVER figure out DPC voters.
Anyway, my ten still stands for this beautiful image that deserves the blue. :)
Congratulations, Ben, on a well deserved blue ribbon! This was beautifully conceived and technically proficient as well. Kudos to your young model, too.
Definitely a Wow image when I first saw it. Drops the jaw just like an "8"-ish image should. As I mentioned during vote - the leading lines suck the viewer right in here.
Gasp! What a breathtaking photo. Fine art at its very best. And look at that SCORE! Sheeeeeesh. But don't stop now. . .if you can turn out photos like this, I want to see MORE! :) MEGA CONGRATULATIONS!!
Huge congratulations Ben, on a very deserving photo. There's nothing I can say about it that hasn't already been said in the other comments except go (ex)JOKERS!
So you're tellin' me that you couldn't have held out on this image for the DPCO?? :-p Not a bad shot to forever have on your profile. When you were talking about how high a score you were probably going to get, I thought this one might be yours. It had blue all over it.
I didn't vote in the challenge and now I'm sorry that I didn't - this would have been a 10 from me. Excellent choice to use B&W. I sure hope you make a big print of this and display it on a prominent place. Congrats on the ribbon.
This is very beautiful. I feel like the soft water is flowing right at me. Gorgeous lighting and great sky. Congrats on the blue ribbon and your new personal best!
Now this is art. This photo has such an impact at first sight. I love it. I can't believe anyone would give this anything less than an 8 really. But that's just my opinion. I think this is a very well deserved 1st place, and I can't say much about this photo other than it's going into my favorites. Very well done and congratulations.
I lost my balance when this popped up on the screen. Very nice composition. I wish the model were better separated from the rock . But that's just a nit pic. My choice for the yellow. Congrats.
A truly masterful shot - if this places anywhere below 4th place it will be under-rated. You have captured a sense of mystery and fearsomeness in this shot. I am amazed at how her hair and arms remain crisp with the slow shutter speed that has created the water effect. The movement in the water has the effect of sucking the viewer into the picture - pulling and drawing into itself, while she seems so delicate and fragile in contrast. Lovely, bold move to go B+W in an otherwise colourful, over-saturated challenge.
It really has a moving water feeling to it, and looks like it's all draining between the rocks. I wonder how you got the time exposure in the foreground but have a fairly sharp wave break in the background.
I read this story and there is no girl...except the princess and she wasn't looking to find out what fear was. That being said, I love this shot too much to let a little thing like that get in the way.
As all Grimms' tales are dark & forboding, so is this shot. You have captured a fantasy-like feeling with the long exposure and the b&w presentation. I saw this and I said "Wow!" Only 3 shots got that response from me.
My only thing is that it is tough to distinguish her head from the rock, but that is minor.
Beautiful and very atmospheric. As much as I like the use of long exposure, I think maybe using regular exposure and not smoothing over the water would've maybe shown the 'fear' better, if the water looked rougher. This looks wonderful too though :)
Wow !! like it. though it
was a little boy who went
forth to learn what fear was.
This is still within the challenge
and you made it you own so good
job.
Super, at first glance one of my favorites of all time. I'll nitpic and wish her hair had a little more separation from the midground rock but not a big deal. Lovely!
Saw this Grimm title while working up my own idea and thought it would be an excellent creative choice, but went with another story ultimately - you produced a really nice take on it here, I like this long(ish) exposure, gives a sense of the water pulling on her, gives you a sense of the exhilaration/fear. The wide perspective suits it too, gets across the potential to overwhelm.
"The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was"
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