Morning in The Big Woods

I like this one alot better Bill, great color, great reflection, beautiful lighting. I also like the hint of mist/fog coming off the water! Nice capture

Lovely shot -- the reflection and fog add mystery. The reflection is quieter than the reflected scene -- a good thing.The color reminds me of tea and far away places -- the image has an oriental feeling that I like. this is one I will come back to.....

This may be my favorite fall shot of this season. Great color, light, and leading line direction. This is amazing just as it is. I thought a tighter crop (hacking off a bit of the right and bottom) would create a even more initimate scene, but i'm not sure. Bill you should be real proud of this shot, it's a stunner !

Your previous post was certainly good. This one, however, is outstanding. Outstanding light, color, reflection, mood, and overall comp.

Awesome. Love everything about this one, William.

Man, you've been making some killer images from here. This is gorgeous.

Wow, what a beauty! I love the depth created by the receding trunks and the color is epic of course.

Oh, this is just beautiful Bill, love everything about it.
John

wow, this is beautiful. Love the light, colors, and a great comp. Would love to see it bigger.

One of my fav fall shots.

WOW! The light is outstanding! The comp works very nicely with the reflections. Love everything about it.

Awesome shot! I think the mist rising off the water is just right. I think that's actually the thing I like best about this photograph. The reflections are very nice as well.

This is again amazing photograph, Bill! WOW! Love the clarity, colors, woods, fog, composition... all. Great keeper.

Wounderful image Bill. Beautiful light and the fog really sets it off.

Bruce

Hi Bill

I absolutely love this shot. Great colors, great framing and excellent comp that guides my eyes to all the right places. Bravo!

Mike

Gorgeous shot Bill. You've been having a great autumn! So peaceful and soothing. Super work.

I would also like to echo the comment that this is probably one of my favorite fall shots. Stunning! Great balance and composition!

So beautiful!

Like everyone, I love this. What not to like?

Wonderful trees superb reflections tons of atmosphere and splendid autumn colour. Yeah I hate it.

The composition, light and color are fantastic!

This is gorgeous. Those cypress trees are something I've got to see for myself someday.

Fine example of fall color in a cypress swamp.

Lovely colours & reflection. The layer of fog on the surface of water makes this image even more special.
Absolutely fantastic image. One of the best fall images I've seen this season.

Gorgeous colors, fog and a reflection - not much left to wish for in this one, Bill!

Man, that is really one of the best Cypress shots in a long while. I had no idea they got this colorful, and the light and mist are perfect!

Wow, I certainly didn't expect this kind of response! Thanks to everyone for having a look, and especially to those that took a moment to leave a comment. Coming from such a talented group of photographers as those that post here, it certainly warms my heart.

I loved the quality of light in both this image and the previous one, and think they represent some of my best work over the past three years. These wetlands (I can't bring myself to call them swamps anymore) are really a joy to experience and photograph. My hope is that I have communicated the beauty of that experience here. Thanks again!

Stunning! Light, colors and composition are sublime!

This is drop dead gorgeous, Bill. Congrats

Stunning...this has to be my fav. of this season. Could hear the cash register ringing.

Amazing. Looks perfect to me. The space to the left/right really enhances the dramatic tone set by the massive trees. And that water surface is to die for. Truly a winner!

Fantastic work Bill! Color, mist, reflection-all perfect.

Stunning shot Bill! Outstanding light, fog, reflection, color... I'm all over it.

Beautiful capture. The color and reflection are amazing, wonderfully composed...

Fantastic image making of a neat ecosystem. I would consider lightening the extreme top left corner as the dark spot draw some attention away.

Good photography!

Joe.

Bill: Major -meter spike for me on this one. Great color in the cypress trees and the fog just puts this over the top. 4+ fabulous.>=))>

Oh, my, my! I thought your last was one of the best cypress swamp images I have seen. Well, this is better. Holy cow, that color is fantastic! The comp is great, reflections are great, and the mist, great. A very fine image.

Chris

Beautiful image. Well composed with great depth accentuated by the light and fog. Super color and detail as well.

Superb! Here's an exercize for you--look at crops of just the left half, and then just the right half. Notice that one of the crops (it's so obvious no need to even say!) is a significantly stronger comp. It obviously wont stop this from getting tons of raving reviews, but IMHO that fine point is what makes the difference between a "great shot" and one that deserves to be on the cover.

Exquisitely beautiful work.

Those trees look incredible! Beautiful color and shapes here. I love it.

Thanks again to all that have posted a comment or suggestion!

Stan - the right side of the image is no doubt the stronger half and I appreciate your thoughts on cropping. However, I think what drew me into this scene, besides the magnificent light, was the grouping of these trees. As I framed the composition, I was concerned about not chopping off any trunks or major branches on the sides. It would be difficult to crop this in half without losing parts of one of the trunks, since all but the two on the far left intersect, and might possibly upset the overall balance. I do think cropping the left quarter (the two trees on the far left) might be an improvement, and will give it a try. I'm afraid that it might not leave the remaining tree enough breathing room though...

one of the best from the area.

awesome color and mood -- nicely done!

I don't have anything to add that hasn't already been said. This is simply stunning. Comp and colors are awesome, and the reflection is just killer. Great work.

I thought your last one was the bomb, but this one is even better; it defines gorgeous.

Bill,

This is beautiful! Colors are perfect the tree placement is perfect, I only wish it were mine!

Hey Bill, this is one of the finest shots I have ever seen you do and I have seen a bunch of really good ones from you. I can not wait to see this one in print!

I like the level of fog, this is just stunning!

50! and you deserve it, Bill. Absolutely stunning image.

Oh I have overlooked this - congrats on the EP and the image. Well deserved and fantastic work!

Just outstanding! Many congrats on the EP!

Congrats on the WP Bill. This is a fantastic image.

Mel-

Thank you all for your kind words about this image. It is a bit of a surprise that it was selected as a weekly pick because I see so much other beautiful work from the best nature photographers on the planet. I am truly honored, and thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Bill, you know I've been pre-occupied of late but I felt compelled to add my congratulations for another beautiful image. It seems that beautiful shots are all that come out of your camera!

Congratulations on the EP! Couldn't happen to a nicer man.

Love this Bill! Just the right amount of fog IMO. What a moment you captured.

Pam

Excellent capture Bill! Glad I took a break to come by and see what the fuss was about...

Wonderful reflection and colors.

Regards,
Marc

Bill,

I missed this one the first time around. Amazing image! I love the three dimensional feel and the incredible colors. Gorgeous reflection too. Well deserving of the EP!

This is beautiful Bill, the light mist/fog adds some magic.
Lovely color, great comp & contrast..
Very nice

Very surprising scene William, all of this is beautiful, would´t change a thing. Trees conic forms are incredible.

Amazing view

This is fantastic - the color and detail in the leaves is lovely. Beautiful work.

Wow this is gorgeous!! I LOVE it!!

Fantastic reflections. Love this compo and the color is stunning.

this comp is extremely strong with the lines leading all the way back into those trees. This image has so much depth also, and the colors are just stunning. Nice reflection to boot. What a great shot. Cheers