Placid

very serene

u did fantastic job!

Amazing shot!

Oh Wow. Instant favourite. Stunning stunning image. Makes you realise how small we really are..

Wow, very well shot and unique self portrait … fantastic work!

Superb composition!!!, love the mood here.

Fantastic – I know what you mean about the difficulties of self-portraits, but I’ve never attempted anything so difficult! Congrats, and it is a beautiful pic :)

Wonderful color, composition, detail, light and place! Great shot! Congrats!

Amazing, the reflections and light are perfect.

Fantastic! The blue of your outfit contrast well with the orange glow & compliments the clouds. Whatever you did for lighting worked really well. It sounds like the shot was a lot more good planning than good luck. Beautifully done. Well done.

great awsome shot

It was worth it , it is fanatastic!!!!!!!!!! What a great self potrait…....well done!

This has to be one of the best photos I have yet seen on RB….or anywhere else for that matter. Great work!

Great work, great sunset but the work to get yourself in it is amazing.

Wonderful work. Great colours, and composition.

Absolutely Stunning !!! Well worth ALL the effort you went too !!!

I think this is absolutely fantastic. Wonderful to see and hear that so much thought and effort has gone into this one image. And it has worked out perfectly. Sensational scene!

Wow! – This is brilliant!

really nice! I love the composition.

You contrast so well against the scenery and I love the details in the clouds and reflections. Brilliant job!

Beautiful capture

LOVELY!

that is a kewl shot !! and a self portrait too…even better

Beautiful! Nice work.

Wow, you did an incredible job with the shot. Really brilliant!!!

This is wonderful. It is so serene and captivating. An instant caught so magically. Well done.

Good work. You’ve captured not only the scene but also some of your thoughts of it. Well done on the self portrait despite all the challenges!

Beautiful scenic..very captivating!

nice very nice pic great colours

Excellent!!!

Amazingly captured given the circumstances you described.

Just goes to show how far we can go with some dedication – Great stuff

Should have been nude perhaps? ... hahaha
Love the colors, this is truely awesome! a whole LOT of compliments on your work, hard work!

Amazing

Very Nice. I feel you have a Great talent. I like all you work.

Wow!

And double WOW!!!!!

I positively LOVE this! Absolutley incredible shot, and i hope all the effort you put into it really pays off. I think your outfit is perfect, it ties in the whole picture, and really matches the coulds overhead. Splendid piece! i hope you win your competition!

Outstanding image.
Fantastic work!

This is amazing! I love it. So peaceful.

truely beautiful capture

This is so tranquil….....beautiful colors!

I can’t add much to the above except – give us more X

this is amazing, what a beautiful photo! it rocks :)

original and gorgoues

wonderful capture, storm clouds suggest unsettledness while the model is peacfulness

a wonderful self-portrait – just perfect!!

Breath Taking Work! I love the colors in this and the peacefulness of the work. Great Job!

Your efforts paid off….beautifully executed!

By the way Claire, I think your outfit compliments the shot perfectly. The blue and white is at just the right place in the shot to match the sky. I just cant help coming back to view this, its exquisite.

Beautiful image

I actually saw the image first on dpc, very adorable.

All that hard work and frustration certainly paid off; this is beautiful. Serene, colorful and dramatic. Well Done!

Phew, you worked hard for this one Claire, but well worth the effort :))

Great shot. The stars aligned for you.

All the trouble you went to to get this shot definitely paid off! It’s brilliant!

bravo! such serenity, such calm and beauty.

very beautiful

such a great portrait

Beautiful and relaxed

It’s realy,realy amazing ,a lot of things to coordinate but what a great photography

Very nice, peacefull and quite. The cmposition worked out really well.

Outstanding work!

I love how your arms feel like a reflection of the hills…beautiful!

Beautiful photo

very nicely done! great effort and great result!

Beautiful. And as your description shows, great attention to detail as well. Everything really came together. Excellent work.

amazing…and I think your outfit fits the photo perfectly. I love how bright and cheery it is in contrast to the quiet of the sunrise! Its like you KNOW a great day is coming!

Stunning!!!!!!!!!!

you have to enjoy the process.. the reward is worth it… great shot. Maby a remote for ya camera could be a good investment.. I know I want one for mine!!!

Well worth the effort Claire. Impressive composition and an overall great image.

Wow.. perfect shot and composition. : )

I love this pic. I love how it looks like there are almost two suns setting. Kick arse pic!

Stunning, dramatic work. Wonderful colors.

This is just brilliant!! You definately don’t need to change your clothes or anything!!
........Wonderful work…....

Very clever Claire.. All that hard work paid off.. you have a wonderful eye for capture.. Congrats

flawless! perfectly lit with great idea & execution; BEAUTIFUL – a favourite

absolutely perfect, not more that one can say.

COmmitment right there…i would never have let my camera near any sights of water haha. Great job.

I like the way you actually spent some quality time in trying to capture this piece of work. It looks great.

beautiful!

Well done Claire. You got this just right and I think your costume works well.

Great work!! !At first I thought it was all photoshopped, so it’s even more amazing to know it’s the real thing. I think your outfit fits perfectly within the surounding.

Wow, this is amazing. Very challenging shot, and you pulled it of perfectly. Love the way the compostion all fits in together, and the colours are awesome.

Great self portrait – outside the “box” – well worth the hassle!

amazing clouds, composition and idea…i’ve also had my fair shair of setup the camera and run to pose…with my cam usually on a mini pod in wet sand

It worked out beautifully Claire

I really like it too… especially that you have to look in such a peace after running in the water… Great work… (and I know that it is work… ;) I sometimes had to run for a picture too… and not look as if I did… lol)

This is very breathtakingly serene and lovely.

Hey Claire, you rock bigtime. Not only is this an awesome sunset image, but you amazingly pulled off getting yourself looking totally zen, and perfectly placed in the composition. You`re method makes me smile as it`s just something I would have gotten off on… you have come up with an amazing picture here and a gallery full of quality images.

You also rock bigtime cause you commented on lots of my stuff. So you are a saint. A very talented saint. I`ll have more time this evening to check out your full portfolio!

Cheers, BB

Really good. the glow is awesome, but reading the story how to took it.. fantastic

one of my fav pictures Claire

THis is a brilliant shot.
ANd after reading the explanation I’m quite exhausted for you.
An awesome capture considering all the difficulties.

breathtaking image WOW

Very Nice

this photo is really nice

love this shot such a peacful state of mind – well done

Beautiful composition!!! Very well done!!!

This is a great shot, well done. It’s really nicely framed too and everything looks in proportion.I kinda like that your outfit doesn’t quite go…makes you more vivid.

Beautifully captured I love the color and reflection! Great Work!

Amazing work, Claire!

Well worth the hard work, Claire – Superb shot.

Simply brilliant – well worth the effort. The description was great too – I dont think it was lucky though, more down to perseverance, the vision to want to create it and the skill in combining all the elements so well

This is inspirational! All of your hard work certainly paid off. Thnak you for sharing your photo and your story.

wow what a beauty…..u did awsome job with self times….

Magical shot …..

This is fantastic great shot. Nice concept very well photographed.

Simply a stunning composition! Beautifully done!

Wow – this is amazing and so beautiful, definitely worth the effort! Love the symbolism behind this image!

Thanks for your interest in my work – much appreciated!

Lovely shot, very peaceful and relaxing

This is brilliant work. I like the color of your outfit, because it balances the clouds in the sky. Well worth all the work put into it, and I can see why you won! Isn’t it great when hard work and an image come together!!!! Hurray!

Sensational and sooo inspirational. The coloringand reflections are gorgeous. The body language of the woman is masterful. This capture is so clear, you feel as if you could jump right into this scene. Amazing!

Amazing colors and concept

your work shows alot of talent,, your very good,, all of them,, great job

Stunning!:)

absolutely gorgeous

lovely pic in both creativity and technical areas…..where you scared of sharks?

It’s realy,realy amazing. Well done

Excellent capture. Tell a story about the person, the place and your personality. Excellent comp, color, and clarity. Quite a stunning image.

Amazing talent here!!!! Beautiful!!!

The composition, it sounds like you went through a lot to do it. Excellent colors, beautiful work.

and she can walk on water to

wow!

Great light and composition

Just perfect! You are a true artist!

Beautiful composition!

wow stunning shot!

This is so captivating…... Love ya claire…

Brilliant.

Placid indeed. Magnificent artwork.

Given all that you went through Claire this photo is INCREDIBLE. Well done!

Wow….my my….what a shot…...simply divine feeling…..i wish you could have given some great title to this pic.. well i can see many expressions & emotions in one pic….awesome photogenic skills…

Very nice composition and vivid colors.

Hello Claire..somehow I don’t think this is looking like this today..I believe you’ll be getting 1-2 ft of snow the next couple of days..LOL.. This is quite beautiful, peaceful and serene!

WOW

gorgeous shot well done

Stunning image.

Beautiful

Beautiful

Beautiful peaceful image…

Outstanding! All that work paid off.

This is GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

its all been said above…so i’ll just say stunning stunning stunning

Perfect serenity, the human element here really helped to define the piece. Top notch!

wel what can I sai but Stunning beautiful Wonderful dynamic fab pic

this is my breath..

Amazing image right here. Great shot.

Taylor

Beautiful.

fabulous shot !

Awesome!! I remember seeing this one posted on DPC!! Love it here too!

Wow, I just have to put my 2 cents in! What a fabulous job. A landscape shot with a person such as this is the cherry on the icing.

stunning shot!i love it!

Breath-taking

Well done.

so pretty

wow! what a powerful image, beautiful :-D When I looked at this picture I smiled :-D

Oh my goodness THIS IS BRILLIANT! Very inspiring. Good luck in everything else you do! x

I love this photo! I do remember seeing it on another site some time ago, and reading your description of shooting it. Can’t remember where. Great job!!

This is breathtaking!!!! Very inspiring!

stunning.

The attention to detail and trying to get this perfect has definitely paid off. Well done. This is an absolutely perfect shot, and I think the outfit works, as it highlights you as the focus of the shot, without detracting from the rest of the photo.
I loved this shot from the start, but after reading how you did it, I love it even more. Well done.

Beautiful work!

stunning shot a wow factor !

Timing was excellent and the capture is priceless!!

Well I am most impressed. :) And ya know what? Your shirt is
the perfect colour in my opinion. There is green in the grassline of the horizon,
(especially on the right side), and there are aqua/green flecks here and there in
the water in the FG. So, your shirt pulls that hue out of the photo in its surroundings.
Perfect. ;) The self timer..yes..I know what that’s like. Excellent work!
I have a water shot, (Conducting Nature’s orchestra) and I positioned everything
to where my fiance has a halo also..so I’m impressed that you did so well in that area
too. Brilliant work! You’re an amazing talent. :)

Amazing capture. So beautiful.

This capture is beautifully stunning! Great work.

this is absolutely awesome Claire.. Brilliant work, Merry Christmas!

lovely image. I love the color saturation in the sky and in the reflection in the water. Great job.

It is so serene! Love it

Stunning.

great capture i love very beautiful!!!!!

excellent capture stunning colors

Such a peaceful picture…excellent work here =)

excellent work !!!

I wish I had taken this

This is truly beautiful

Siic is that you?

This is amazing, great job!

Outstanding and inspirational, a masterpiece!

wow this is amazing great shot and timing

Full of emotion ! Clam before the Storm sort of thing

I am Soo glad your Hard Work Paid off for this Shot ! its really is fantastic !

wow ! i m not quite sure where to start. this photograph so original that you steal all the points for the idea itself. the colors are perfect – the cyan of the model’s top against the golden hue of the setting sun with bluish gray tones of the background – the muted transparency of the water to point out that it is just there without interfering with the main subject. the composition – specifically how there is just enough space between the reflections of the two hills for the subject to fit in – and the powerful dramatic sky contrasting against the serene mood set by the subject’s pose – almost as if the subject is caught up in a david-goliath battle against the stormy sky to keep it under control. ok, just absolutely amazing shot on so many levels. if i dont stop now, i m going to start spewing poetry. wish i had shot this

ive seen this picture in one of my yoga fitness books

Um….I sure hope not because I didn’t give anyone permission to print it….. :-/

wow, this is absolutely outstanding! none of my SP is near anything like this….the light is superb and everything about this is stunning!!

lovely self portrait….love the colors and details…great job

10 out of 10 and a gold star. Wonderful day’s work.

This is as good as it gets! Breathtaking!

A striking self portrait. Colours, composition, light it has everything

This is great! What a challenge that must have been.

amazing contrast just wonderful

and I think that your outfit adds just the right touch

Very nice piece of art ;-)

amazing ! stunning photo.

wow… just great

Damn. intense!

sheer brilliance! you have unbelievable talent!

Marvellous image!

Beautiful work, love the lighting and drama in the image. The framing is also spot on! good work!

fantastic! Color, lighting, composition, subject are all superb.

Wow! This is just amazing! It looks well worth all the trouble!
This is just beautiful!

I am deeply in love with this piece.
The way everything is positioned is brilliant, sheer brilliance.
It’s serene, profound and I cannot help but favorite it.
Great work!

An amazing outcome, so clever and well set up!

“It takes a lot of imagination to be a good photographer. You need less imagination to be a painter because you can invent things. But in photography everything is so ordinary; it takes a lot of looking before you learn to see the extraordinary.”
-David Bailey

Beautiful work! Love the composition and the mood the picture evokes! Well done!

Nice photo but looks cold hrrr ^^

Can I have the co-ordintates for this location please :) Beautiful, serene.

Well worth all of the trouble to get this….

This is the best self portrait EVER !!!!!
The description is so awesome that you shared how you got it !
I personally had to reset my camera each time to set the timer for each shot as well but my self portrait is nothing compared to this !

Fantastic

This is great aww lovely

Amazing Image!!! So Peaceful!

This is a fantastic photo, great work!

Wow this is so intense. perfect placement of the women.

It looks like i’m the only one who hasn’t commented on this fantastic shot. I can’t believe you composed it by yourself, well done. I think the amount of comments says it all.

Absolutely STUNNING!!!! Amazing work and creativity!!!!!!!!

Perfect shot. Just beautiful. Your accompanying story made me smile too. Your incredible patience and perserverance to capture this image certainly paid off. Must have been a funny sight though, quickly tiptoeing around in the water with the timer sounding but not wanting to rush, trying to get everything just right! Well done.

zen …...............

WOW I finally got to the bottom of the comments. Really stunning self portrait. I think I would die before I would balance my camera on three rocks over water. I am a worrier. :) Well Done and definately worth it. Congrats on the win.

This is one hell of an excellent photo, even more so as it’s a self.
Superb work Claire :-)

excellent image !!! 2 thumbs up !!!

incredible capture!!!!
everything about this is perfect

What an awesome self portrait.. Well done.

Amazing in every respect…..a real art work!!!!

This is excellent!

truly amazing!

What a beautiful shot! I am learning to develope patience for this type of photography, but it is difficult, lol.

Fab

Fabulous work…love it!

love the composition!! great balance

This is gorgeous!

its so incredibly beautiful, it almost looks fake :) The outfit you are wearing is perfect -in my opinion, it’s the contrast of your ‘real clothes’ to the surrealness of the rest of the photo. It is like you placed yourself in a world of make-believe. It is really stunning.

sofia

WOW! It’s the only word I can come up with.

like everyone else’s comments, i think its really great. the colors, the pose, the surrounding imagery – wonderful wonderful work :)

So zen…

Excellent shot.

FAntastic photo!!!!!!!!!!!!

True artistry and great workmanship!!!

Brilliantly exposed with a terrific composition.

hmm, pretty good. the posture looks kind of very obvious and fake, for all the effort you did. good job.

What a memorable image!?
I particularly love the clouds, the light, contrast & the fact there’s no hint of your stepping onto the stone on the water surface. Magic!
As a meditator, your theatrical arm gestures bring a touch of playful celebration of such beauty in nature. :)

Clever and creative idea Claire, and well worth the wet feet eh?
—Andy—

Fantastic, stunning yet serene!

truly magical..

Thats a beauty mq

Wow… leaves me speechless… a brilliant shot, filled with an amazing peace

You really have some of the nicest photography on this site!!

you legend !

Beautiful capture.. well done!!! I admire your work.

Beautiful, peaceful…wonderful shot!

Amazing work. You are very dedicated to have pulled this off.

This is a stunning self portrait! and you did this for a challange?! who ever won must have had to be really good in order for you to come second! LOVE love it!

This is a stunning self portrait! and you did this for a challange?! who ever won must have had to be really good in order for you to come second! LOVE love it!

This is a stunning self portrait! and you did this for a challange?! who ever won must have had to be really good in order for you to come second! LOVE love it!

oops sorry comment overkill- computer mal- can you please delete the other 2 comments? sorry

Don’t really have words for how good this is! thanks for the effort, sounds like it really took some trying!

I came upon this photo on the RB featured page. First of all I must say, that I really love it (and I’m not alone withe my opinion :)
Did you know that this has been featured by RB a long time ago (I started at page 221) ?

it is actually on page 218 of featured art by RB

amazing color and light… great exposure over the whole frame.

It’s all been said – amazing image!!!

This is just stunning! the colours, the composition, the mood….i love it :)

Absolutely fantastic Claire, wonderfully composed image!!!

Beautiful composition…just lovely

Very very nice

Beautiful shot

very very beautiful, catching the sun perfectly!!

Your hard work shows!

Long way to the bottom of the comments….excellent work. Well worth the time it took to set it up. I trust the camera got home safe!

Debra

beautiful and serene – very relaxing!

Cool.

Very impressive!

Very impressive!

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THIS MAN HAS STOLEN YOUR ART CLAIRE!! I KNEW IT WAS YOURS AS SOON AS I SAW IT!! HERE IS THE LINK TO HIS PORTFOLIO TO SEE IF THERE IS MORE!!!!!!!!

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WHAT AN F-ING ASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW! This is so beautiful.

stunning, superb, every expletive you can think of …. WOWY!

Worth all the hard work Claire! It’s beautiful just the way it is, matching outfit or no. haha

Impressive!

What a way to relax !!
well done

Stunning result Claire, I would be truly proud of this one:-)

This sensational shot stands out and demands to be admired for it’s sheer beauty and blissful feel. After reading your description of the effort it took to capture this masterpiece, I am all the more floored by your achievement! Perfection in photography. I actually really love the look/colors of your outfit, they match the color scheme beautifully without blending in. The colors actually help to give the image an additional pop. Congratulations!!!

Wow this is stunning

Oh, how I would LOVE a big poster of this amazing photograph!!!

this is simple beautiful

I’m speechless with a heart full of smiles. :)

Wow – what a story!
That makes this image all that more special!
Well done, Claire!

Amazing image.

I love your story. The results are worth all the effort, it is a beautiful self portrait.

All the effort has certainly been worthwhile, its a brilliant image

Holy crap this is awesome!

amazing picture

Brillant

Perfection. :)

Amazinggggggg love it!!!!!