photo.net Elves , Nov 28, 2005; 02:40 p.m.
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Photograph by Martin Quinn
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, Nov 28, 2005; 02:40 p.m.
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Byron Lawrence 
, Nov 28, 2005; 03:46 p.m.
so I guess you guys won't buy into the aliens moved it idea?
really nice picture of a very intersting phenomenon
Ben Rubinstein - Manchester UK , Nov 28, 2005; 03:59 p.m.
one of the better pics I've seen of this phenomenon.
Geo Sun , Nov 28, 2005; 04:12 p.m.
Ryan Disney , Nov 28, 2005; 04:23 p.m.
My guess is that the rock got caught in a sheet of ice. I've seen it lake ice push huge boulders up the shore like toys.
Jack Blake , Nov 28, 2005; 04:30 p.m.
this is probably the best POW I've seen.. the fact that it's not "staged" just blows my mind. absolutely incredible!! wonderful comp, detail, color... wow. just WOW.
love it!
7/7
MJ Gilmartin , Nov 28, 2005; 05:17 p.m.
It's one of those pictures that makes you say "How did he do that?"
And as you look for visible signs of how this was done, it is intriguing.
But this picture stands up well in its own right without the "moving rock mystery. The lighting, the depth and composition are great.
George Huczek , Nov 28, 2005; 05:53 p.m.
Very interesting phenomenon. Splendid photo.
The neutral grad removes nearly all detail from the hills in the distance on the left side. That's a shame. I think this reduces the image impact. The hard edge of the ND grad could have been pulled up just a bit higher too, so as not to leave the distant ground level noticeably darker. With a bit of manipulation you may be able to bring up the brightness level of the ground in the background, but not much can be done for the lost detail in the hills.
Ocean Physics 
, Nov 28, 2005; 06:18 p.m.
It's well-done enough, but it's certainly one of the cliches of western U.S. landscape photography. I've seen at least a dozen versions by a dozen photographers, all taken at the same location, and they all pretty much look like this, whether in color or black and white. The first time you see it, it's interesting. After a few more times, not as much.
