Quick post for those who participated:

Bramela - Being from Southern California I am always fond of the surf. Great capture, i can almost anticipate the ocean spray on my face

Tamia - Grainy or not, I like the grain it gives the photo some personality.

Tsukiouji - Wonderful shot, I would love to know more about your setup for this assuming this was a staged shot?

jmschrei - now living in the midwest this is a scene I can really relate to since I now live in a rural area out side of the twin cities.

All images presented in the thread were evocative and the subject was well representative. But for me the winner is:

Tsukiouji



Great job everyone!

[ramseybuckeye]

Tsukiouji : Brilliant!!
Good job MrApollinax

[Tsukiouji]

ramseybuckeye, thank you!

Tsukiouji - Wonderful shot, I would love to know more about your setup for this assuming this was a staged shot?

Thank you and I'm glad you like it!

Indeed, it was staged. There were: an Helios-44-2 58/2 lens giving ~115mm equivalent focus length @5.6, an shower head pointed upwards by assistant, and remotely triggered flash unit at one o'clock speaking military terms that was pointed directly into water (that bright spot on the photo below is a flash's reflection in the glazed bathroom tile), followed by 90° clockwise rotation and cropping.

[jmschrei]

Congratulations on a brilliant shot Tsukiouji, and thanks for the behind the scenes peek!

[Tamia]

Congratulations Tsukiouji on a brilliant shot. Thanks for letting us know how you did it. Thanks to MrApollinax for judging and your comments, too.

[Tsukiouji]

jmschrei, Tamia, thank you for kind words.