I really like the light. If it was cropped out, the image would have less impact, imho.

When I posted this on my photoblog, I also got a comment about the flares of light at the top... and I think the best advice--which I handily forgot to heed before posting this here--was to crop out the two smaller blobs of light at the very top, but leave the larger one. I think it needs the light, but I think the answer is between leaving it as is and cropping it out entirely.

Leave it alone, it's very nice the way it is!! My only comment is that it's a little soft overall.

That was my thought when I first saw it - crop out the top light and leave the rounder one and then I would maybe crop out the very bottom fish too. Nice!

well, if i were to crop something, i would crop the bottom fish... I love the light where it is :)

I really love this photo, it shows this is certainly the work of a specialist!
But... it isn't really 'nude', don't you think?

Would go well in "High key", sad to say she is not nude...

Oh, BTW, very nice image, great tones, well done.

Thanks for the comments, sorry for the topics. sexy <> nude.

Beautiful flower. The lighting on the right is a little harsh and causing you to lose some detail.

This is a very interesting subject, but I agree with blossompp3 that the highlights on the right are a little blown. The detail you have captured on the main section of the flower are very nicely exposed and have pleasing tones.

I really like the texture of this photo, can't add anything else that hasn't already been said! Great job!

What an interesting plant. A shade of some sort for the sun on the right would have been helpful as the others have said. What kind of plant is it? I have never seen that before!

Thanks AD. It's actually a baby banana plant/tree, and those are baby bananas ;)

a very good processing and compo! i like the tones!

cool one!

Thanks for the info Jason. The new photoshop does a pretty good job stitching, that I have noticed. I have the same camera and lens and have found the lens distortion at 18mm sometimes a bit tough for PS to handle but it's a good lens. Thanks mate!

HuubL - yeah definitely very similar. Good shot.

Scott - Yeah I agree. If I were to shoot it again I think I'd use the 18-70mm and zoom in a little more. It'd take more images, but there would be less distortion.

Thanks all again.

stunning shot. great composition with the two trees and i like the wonderful nature, you'd captured.
brilliant!

nice panoramic shot !
in HDR?
godd job!!

Thanks everyone And killsamz, its actually not HDR. Just a regular shot :)

looks like the himalayas... where is it?

Yes Lars, this is the Zanskar river, north India state of Jammu & Kashmir

I like the point of view, and how the conditions of the day are returned. Greetings.

nice (the light, the compo, the minimal style, the symbolism). ml

I absolutely second that. Awesome shot!

I like this one, but I think I would have preferred a somewhat lower perspective, closer to the footsteeps and looking up to the horizon. (Of course I wasn't there so I can't tell if that really would have been better. :))

I disagree with the above. The topic is Beach not person. I think the mystery surrounding the person works well. I like it as is. Wonderful work.

I actually agree with Sher on this one. Although I do wonder what a straight b/w would like. Wonderful idea!

Una fotografía con encanto. El viraje a sepia-rosaceo, un gran acierto. Encuadre, contraste, profundidad de campo y saturación muy buenos; solamente y coincido con Jeff en que se podría haber aclararado la silueta de la figura humana y definirla más. ¡Enhorabuena!

Cool !!! I'm happy it has been featured.

I really don't see much to improve here. One thing could be the shadows. I'd probably light that guy up just a little bit so that a little more detail is visible, but it would be really a fine tweak. I'm not sure what that thing is that hangs there on the third bar, but when I think about it, the photo would lose something if that would have been removed.
Really, that's a great shot!