I love the rocks, the waves, the blues, the purples, the smoothness of the sand... everything. This is excellent.

I feel like I'm in a dream looking at this scene... simply lovely :)

Very ethereal shot. The one critique would be that it could use a bit of unsharp-masking to peak the sharpness a bit. Other than that minor tweak, just about perfect.

hah this image just reminded me of am image i just saw: http://www.timecatcher.com/DATA/PHOTO/1047.jpg ;-)

Joel, that's a beautiful pic you linked there. The effect is made by doing a short timed exposure. Mine was just under two seconds of exposure time, which creates that cool blur.

its good, but personally i like the pics with shorter exposure better because their sharp... :) thanks ne'way

excellent ! smooth water on the front, sharp waves behind, excellent.

Wow, you've captured some sublime layering here. You could have called it Twilight Cake. :-) The waves, rocks, sky, sand and colors are just perfect. Total harmony. Nice work!

Very nice cooling colours, yet the intensity of the moment id still retained. If it were my shot I would probably clone out the small shell at the bottom as its a bit distracting, but nothing major. Great photo.

It's interesting when people vote you down when your critique is spot on. The main focus of this shot is the large rock in the middle and it's somewhat soft. A little unsharp masking will increase the rock's apparent sharpness and keep the eye from being distracted by the rock's softness.

Genocide: I wrestled with the should I keep the rock question and finally decided to not clone it out. If you want a copy with the rock out of the way pm me.

bdwilcox: the unsharp mask is a good idea... I think it's the missing link from my pics being spectacular in clarity. I appreciate your remark. As for people voting you down... I see you have plus twos on both comments, so I'm not sure what you mean. I appreciate the advice all the same.

I hate to always critique but I feel that it could help with the sharpness a tad. All lenses become less sharp at smaller apertures (i.e. f/20, which you shot this at) because of diffraction. With the D90, you can use Lo.1 (ISO100) instead of ISO200 (one stop difference) and use f/14 (one stop difference between f/20) and that will keep the same shutter speed but will make the image just that much more sharp. I reason I hate to say this is because it's really one of my favorite images here and I am still lens skilled that you but I think that will help with the sharpness more than unsharp mask in Photoshop.

Nice work. I like it. Thank for sharing :D

Paul.CK, that is some amazing info... I am still very new to shooting DSLR. I started in October but quickly went to using full Manual mode. Automation is for sissies... ;^) I haven't been sure of using the Lo.1 setting because it's other side (HO.3) was so totally disastrous. I had a 6X ND filter and the f-stop cranked at 200... so next time I do this sort of thing I'll try the settings you suggest. The advice is much appreciated.

altruist: any pics with whatever Long or short exposure time can be as much sharp if the camera is used correctly!

Yeah, do it to me............Nicely Refreshing!!!

I feel like it's Easter - Lovin the nice pastel colors :-)

This is my favorite picture on IFL so far.

The LO.1 is essentially ISO100 but since the D90's native base ISO is 200, they call it LO.1 because it isn't actually for real ISO100 but through voodoo and magic it is the equivalent; meaning you have to use slower shutter speeds etc and can do as I said above. Generally, anything above f/16 is a bad idea for sharpness.

i love this picture, its just has a very surreal feel to it, the only thing i would have changed is having the central rock a little off center, regardless its a wonderful shot

This picture is truly magnificent! Great job on capturing your subject! The exposure time i would've made it shorter, but that's the artist's decision and it was a good one! Once again, great work, keep it up!

Very peaceful. I love the shot. keep up the good creative work.

Wow, this is a great shot!
Love it!

Keep up the great work man.

I LOVE this shot.

The levels and smoothness is captivating, love it.

ur good

Matt, those colors keep me coming back. Don't sweat the sharpness nitpicks -- this shot delivers on a much more important front!

Gorgeous shout Matt -- added to my rotation at the day job!