1st - This picture, 'Ruins' reminds me of the cover of the '4 symbols' album. I like the textures and tonal quality, and the almost monchrome treatment. Seeking subjects with rich texture and tonal quality is one of the reasons black-and-white photography is effective. I suspect that this might be a stitched panorama; the file is certainly very big. I haven't been able to spot the joins though.
2nd is 'Pipes'. The strong diagonal and tilted camera angle is a technique that was used a lot in the 30s by photographers like Rodchenko who wanted to create a completely new, modern way at looking at things and their subject was often industry and modern machinery. This was a revolutionary way of seeing the world, both visually and politically.
3rd is 'World Creation'. Why is it called this? Is it an appreciation of the industrial revolution and the world dominating dynamism of Victorian industry? Mebbe. It needs a tripod to work more effectively, as blurring the water wheel has also caused a little camera shake. If you are interested in water, Scotland and industrial harnessing of water's power, then have a look at the BBC series, The Making of Scotland's Landscape with the geologist Iain Stewart. You won't look at the landscape in the same way again.
Highly commended is 'Stairway to Heaven' - the second Led Zeppelin reference, and 'Start of Fall'. These both show a traditional picturesque reaction to a visit to a beauty spot in autumn; the stairway showing strong composition, and the falls showing the force of the water, which has been the source of inspiration for artists since the early 1800s. It also looks like whisky, which can only be a good thing.
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