Thank you all. Especially Juan and Jon for making it a Favorite.

great object !! the 2 people there is two shining stars for the picture

This is really awesome.

Honestly, I cannot see anything to be critical about in this image. I have nothing but praise! Having the people in this shot to scale is great...it's much like the world of Dali. Truly an incredible shot!

An almost surrealistic picture...
To present it in B&W and to do a square crop were the perfect choices for this. In short: A great picture :-)

Different is good. The tones are amazing in that waterfall. I find this image extraordinary.

I've been out of town and came back to some great comments, many thanks to you all. Beamer, this is Upper Mesa Falls outside of Island Park, Idaho. Not sure where you live, but definitely check it out if you're ever in those parts. There is also the very stunning Lower Mesa Falls just down the road. Actually, the whole scenic byway they're located on is fantastic...let me know if you want a .kmz file for Google Earth. :-)

Again, thanks for the input everyone.
CR

While you did a great job with the long exposure, I have to agree with grahambo.

I feel like a bird soaring higher to view the beauty below...

Thank you Kenergy, much appreciated.

@LadyWings, thanks for your feedback as well. It's good to get input from a variety of angles, as well as photographs.

Preciosa fotografia. El equilibrio de la gama tonal y los suaves contrastes, potencian las sensaciones de calma y paz que se deduce del ambiente. Enhorabuena. Saludos

Wow! This is just beautiful!!!

Nice picture. It makes me wish the background on Vazaar was black instead to bring out the detail.

Really nice mood.

Just wonderful..... a peaceful place....

This feels so big. I like it a lot.

perfect... just perfect

the depth of field and focusing is impeccable.
i love the values and tone of this photo
also : the blur of the bee's wings is very interesting

Good shot - great light - nice reflections. The composition as a whole, however, is just a little static. I wish the angle were different so that a more dynamic shot had been produced. This one has so much going for it - a little too centered maybe. Thanks for sharing, Thomas. Nice work - as always!

Best,
Jon

je trouve cette photo très belle les reflections dans l'eau sont vraiment très intéressantes, je me demande juste si elle n'aurait pas plus de "poids" en noir et blanc...
a part ca bon travail la compo est géniale

@photoaholic: that's a great tip actually. I'll see how it looks in black and white. Thanks for the comment!

photoaholic is probably right about the B&W.

To me, the reflection isn't really a major part of the photo. It might do better under another category, like B&W.

A very strong shot, great sharpness and I like the light/weather here !

yumyum - nice one! i love the color!

Nice shot. I assumed they were lemons at first glance.

I would have like just a touch more DOF to give a critical sharpness to the subject, but it's just a small quibble.

Also, there are some distracting patterns at the top of the picture. This may be a characteristic of the lens you used. You may want to consider adding a little bit of blur in post production to the 2nd row of unfocused oranges and beyond. Just a little goes a long way and make sure the transition is very soft.

@grahambo: thanks for the great tip. That would help this image a lot, thank you!

Really great image. Would have been better to my eyes with a tad more depth of field but still a good effort. Nice one.

Nice and juicy shot:-)) I only would like to see some more DOF, there are too many unsharp, but I like the idea !

that is cute one!

Bee-oootiful! (sorry I couldn't resist). I love the blurry background and colors.

wow. you can actually see its feet! really good composition too.

Helene this is absolutely beautiful. the details on the body are just great. I LOVE IT!

This says sky, or water, or boats, but not minimalism.

nick :
"About "Minimalism"
Created by Paulforrester

Create an image where your subject is the strong point of the image, but only occupying a very small portion of the image space."

i think the boats are not so big in this shot...but thanks for the comment

I think the shot would "feel" more minimal if it didn't have the cloud across the top, but it is still topical. I like the cloud coming in from the right though.

If I could suggest one change, it would be to increase the sharpness on the boats and smooth out the sky.

i like the blue of the sky and the water. the color increases the compatibility with minimalism, but there might be too much going on to be really minimal.

Great composition, whether minimalist or not. Good job.

Sweet!

Just curious, why does the line get wavy at the right?

Thanks!
Because the road was a little shingly there. :)

Great hungarian roads :o)

Good shot, I like it.

It should be taken in Hungary, but this road run in the French alpine. :)

Very Nice picture!
I love it.

I really like this too.

On a technical note, I wish the top of the rail wasn't quite blown out, but it doesn't detract much because the photo isn't about the detail.

I also wonder how this would look in b&w.

I love the perspective and the colors too. This is a great picture.
I only regret the rail is not starting in the bottom right corner and I wonder why there is vignettting on the left but not on the right.

Wow... Nice shot and very good pp. It's dreamful, excellent !

Just a point : the horizon line is a bit tilting (0,90°). I surely don't want to bother you with this in such a good pic, but I suspect I have a 'level tool' (sorry I don't know the exact word) in my eyes and this is often the first default I see in a picture ;-)

MMeye, The landscape and horizon are not flat themselves...

Great pic and congrats on the feature :)