I think it looks very good!

Very dramatic photo, very good postwork!

What's wrong with digital; and cloning ... does your class still use film? Anyway, don't listen to them LOL This is fabulous .. beautiful work; (all of it!) .. and one of the best out there. So there! :P Have a great day...

Looks great to me, although it looks a little like a render - as HDR images tend to do. Enjoyed your tutorial, by the way.

wowww, wonderful postwork on this landscape beach and excellent color and lighting ! As always a beautiful picture :)

Almost looks like it's not of this world, very dramatic & effective capture & postwork Stuart

It's really lovely, Kai!

Do not listen to anyone some of the best work I have ever seen has been post worked, you can get the most amazing images via postwork, love it and pretty please more. Angela

Mate stuff the others in your class. I've done waaayyy too long in chemical darkrooms working for others and their stiff meanings of life. What you've done here is work A WELL TAKEN SHOT into something that you have imagined, THATS ART. I challenge ANY film photographer, and that includes the likes of Adams etc, to say they have not ever altered a print whether it be in camera, under an enlarger or in chemicals. So WHAT IS the difference? I understand the feelings of the stubborn traditionalist and it does take a lot of skill to produce fine art film photography but they should understand that it takes the same type of artistic skill to produce this type of work. The only real difference I see is that you don't get sick on the smell of chemicals in a digital darkroom and your legs and feet don't get as tired. Fantastic work, I would have that hanging on my wall no problem. By the way, just how did you get the water to look like that ? :-)

next to impossible. awesome! remarkable revelations by Hwk23. a real must to read.

A really great photo and well done postwork!

OK, as a musician the first thing I thought of when I saw the title was that irritating disco song "Electric Slide"... Thank goodness this picture does nothing to bring out that melody in my brain! The dark clouds (especially the black ones) and the choppy sea really give a sense of foreboding to this creation. You know, like something really bad is about to happen -- whether it be a violent storm, a sea monster, or maybe even Bush being elected for another term... Sorry, guess my imagination is working overtime today. Then too, good art should spark the imagination, and yours truly does. Excellent post!

Wow, great! Is it the end-of-days? :-)))

Very beautiful artwork!

This is very cool. I tried your tutorial, but am not much of a techno-whiz, and had trouble with some of it. I couldn't get the programs to work together. This image inspires me to try again! Awesome effects.

Great colours and mood. your postwork is very nice.. and look unreal... Hugs

LOL Its Electric? I now have that stupid song in my head. I keep hearing, 'Boogie woogie woogie'. Sigh....Thanx a lot ,Ktk! LOL. ;^P Gorgeous shot here, I must say...and I love the postwork. I have to agree wholeheartedly with Hawk23. And I'll add that you have taken an image, and made it your own, with your postwork. That's something very difficult to achieve with straight B&W photography. But he's right. Adams used to manipulate his images in the darkrrom. He took multiple images of the same shot, at different exposures. The he put them together in the darkroom. So there ya go....The traditionalists like to leave out that wee piece of info. ;^P Anyway, great work and I will try my hardest to see that tut today. I just haven't had the chance. Take care and hope you have a wonderful day.-M :^)

cool water fx's

Stunning work! Super representation of contrasts. Super!

You are really good in use technique of HDR and Tonemapping. Personally i prefer your pure Photography, maybe i have seen to much of this technique in the german Part of the Fotocommunity.

An amazing image churned up and alive love it!!

That is awesomly wicked beatuful...

Don't stop! Love the postwork and it really makes for a stunning shot! AND.... I bet it was fun too!!!! LOL :P

Zowie! That water and sky are something else, don't hold back with the PW!

~It's fantastic~ :-)

magnificant!!!

Well I think this is stunning. The whole scene looks so surreal. I would second for hanging this on my wall in a frame, but then I would with just about any of your photos Kai. You have an amazing talent with the camera and afterwards too. Don't stop!! xx

Your postwork gives it a surreal look that is nonetheless quite pleasing, very nice!

oh this is a beauty!! Excellent work, my friend! 8;o)

Beautiful work...