fire in the sky - smoke on the water
by Stagolee

Comment:
Interesting and different, a kind of minimalistic firework, works well with the reflection and the curved horizon

Village
by wei1108

Comment:
Low rated, sorry.
The upper half is decent, though the sky is a bit blah and the centered horizon not attractive. Some clouds are visible, a gradient filter or even a selective burning could help a lot there.

The main issue is the foreground, IMO: flat, without any line of other point of interest, it is really blocking the eye.
A black and white with a lower horizon and a more contrasted sky could probably provide a much better image.

Divisions
by Tez

Comment:
A welcome different approach of this kind of shot (water, rocks, long exposure). The composition is simple but superb, well helped by a perfect exposure and beautiful tones

Guarded
by Charlene

Comment:
Beautiful B&W

Lost Horizon
by hahn23

Comment:
Asia really ? Evokes more East Europe than Asia for me.
Some strange blue pixels here and there, the result of an incomplete selection ?
The composition is good, would work better with a sharp foreground though.

Welcoming Guests
by IndigoButterfly

Comment:
Nice use of two colors, the composition is just decent, without originality, and the light is a bit off IMO.

Time for myself
by Rino63

Comment:
Clever, original, well done
Happy Christmas !

Eat, drink and be merry with family and friends
by quiet_observation

Comment:
I like a lot the tones and the very B&W grainy background, a bit less the crop on left side. 7 for the moment.
Happy Christmas !

2 stars and the Washington Monument
by jbirkman

Comment:
Powerful image, very well done (particularly the exposure), even if the connection with the stars is thin.

Star Fruit
by goinskiing

Comment:
Good lighting and composition, could be sharper with more DOF.