Sorry Sharon, I cannot understand "chaeting" :(
But if you mean "disturbing", no, there is no problem at all with me. The result is just beautiful this way, so congratulations to you, and I really do not care if you had to use Photoshop to achieve it.
I've always regarded postprocessing as the final and personal touch that everyone can give to one's production, exactly like photographers did before in the darkroom.

Oh Martine, my apologies! That was a typo! What I meant to say was 'cheating'.

I agree 100%. The effect only becomes a problem when it's too heavy, or not justified. It works perfecly, here (and I like your other pictures, too...)

philippe, thanks so much! I do at times try to push things, but hopefully not too far :)
Cheers to you!

a cool selfportrait. i like the motion and the typo works well with your face. nicely done!

Excellent,-Looks like a scene out of a David Lynch movie...-atmosphere !!

Thanks so much Jim...what a wonderful compliment as David Lynch is a favourite of mine :)

Otra preciosa fotografía donde las sombras, y solo ellas, nos hablan de vida, movimiento...
Enhorabuena. Saludos

Très belle photo, j'aime l'ambiance...

great subject, you can crop a bit the bottom to have an horizon less centered.

The B&W makes this quite a different beach photo :) I like the diagonal band of the breaking waves.

It reminds me of a beach photo-shoot made in the 50's (or earlier).

Love the color combo...especially the retro turquiose blue!

Thanks so much hampshire!

I love this photograph a lot. I thing that you use an "orton effect" and that make a very good feel in this. Bravo ;)

Thanks very much Eric. Yes, I did use a blurred effect in post processing, but it was helpful that there was already movement in the shot :)
Cheers!

Coincido con Eric, pero creo que ademas del tratamiento empleado y el movimiento, juega a favor de la composición el angulo de toma. Creo que usted a sabido utilizar los elementos para conseguir una muy buena composición a mi manera de entender. Enhorabuena y saludos.

I love this photo... because of the deep black and the white spots..

loveitloveitloveit

thankyouthankyouthankyou

Excellent framing of a wonderful subject!

Congrats on this feature...love the treatment...and love the hearts. Good eye.

Thanks so much! I am especially pleased as this was one of the first shots I took when I got my holga!