Early Light + repost

Killer scene and color. I find the reflection and mist a wonderful abstract, maybe better than the top trees. Did you get a shot of that as the entire comp? Clear days are good for something!

Love the colour and comp... Might try a slight level to the left...seems to flow down on the right...

Beautiful colors Nick, I'm especially drawn to the reflection here. The red highlights look blown on my monitor, did you happen to shoot some more exposures for blending?

Gorgeous shot Nick, as soon as I opened the page it jumped right out at me. Beautiful light, color and comp, beautiful work.
John

A real beaut. Love the reflections.

I'm guessing that it's the fog that is making the water appear milky. It's an interesting addition to the brilliant fall color. The reflections have a look of their own. I might want to increase the blacks a tad but that's a personal choice. Well shot & processed.

A lovely morning fall scenic with a nice mirrored reflection in the pond.

Like the others I am drawn to the reflection in the water. The abstract quality there is amazing and perfect. Don't get me wrong, the colors here and comp are very nice, but it's the bottom that really holds my interest. Great work.

Very nice, calm scene. The colors and the reflection on the water is so beautiful. I also have a feeling of a slight tilt.

Thanks guys for your comments on this so far! Always appreciated.
Harry, Yes I do have a couple of shots of the reflections here. A later post probably. Thanks!
Zack, I agree about the reds, and you are right. This is the only exposure I have of this comp. After shooting this one I changed the comp thinking it looked better, but now I like this one better. I guess we keep learning as I should have made a couple of other exposures of this before changing... .
Bob, Yes, there was a light layer of fog across the water giving the milky look which I too thought looked pretty cool. I do like the reflections in this. Thanks, Nick
edit: Gary and Shantikara, I see you both mentioned a slight tilt so it might be a good idea to rotate this a bit for appearance. I thought it was level but sometimes a little rotation can still make it look better. I appreciate your thoughts! Nick

Beautiful light and colors here Nick. This is nice as is, but I also wouldn't mind seeing more of the reflection. It does appear to have a tilt. Great scene.

You and your light are amazing, Nick. Really like this this one a lot!

Wonderful cool and warm colors, and love the white trunks, both on land and in the water. I might try cropping on the right side a little...it's dark and not much going on except for the red tree in the URC. That's just minor..overall this is a beautiful image.

I like your composition here, Nick. The early morning light really helps to bring out the color too. It does look like the red channel is a bit washed out. If you can back off on the saturation a smidge there and recover some of the details this will be great.

EDIT: I just saw the other comments about the red channel - I guess that confirmed it wasn't just me. You might try to use the Color Range tool from the "Select" menu bar in Photoshop and use the dropper to select the red channel to make a selection and then maybe use that selection to create a mask on either a hue / saturation layer or a vibrance layer and dial back the saturation a little. Hopefully that will help bring back some of the detail.

Now, that is something I'd like to see. I love what we have out here, but wow, what a nice array of colors. Love the misty, milky blue water too. The snags really add to the scene, especially in the reflection. Excellent!

Chris

Wonderful Nick! It's like several great photos in one. I really like the white trunks without trees, they add a lot. I too really like that milky reflection and look forward to future posts if you have an isolated abstract of it.

Some really great colors Nick and the reflection adds so much to the photo. I've been back to look at this image several times and this is what I think. The white trunks are what really stand out. With that I would probably crop the right side only because there are a lot fewer white trunks throwing off the balance of the image. Beautiful fall image!

I love the light and composition. Great work!

Classic autumn scene. Calm and beautiful.

Thanks so much to all of you for your thoughts! Some good sugestions and tips as well...Thanks! Nick
Brian, Thanks too for the extra photoshop advice. I'll give that a try as soon as I can and see how it works out. Much appreciated!

Nick, the unique reflection makes your image exceptional for me. Wonderful color palette, and the bare trees make for an interesting structure to my eye.

Peter

Amazing color and the misty reflections in the soft light.

Thanks so much to all of you for your comments!This is with a little ccw rotation done. I also tried Brian's suggestion on the red channel...Not sure if I did it right but here is a version that I did trying to get a little more detail in the red. Might be hard to see in this small file if I really did anything.
Brian, I appreciate your help. Nick

Beautiful image, love the cool tones and mist in the bottom part

It looks like you were able to bring some more detail out in the reds in the repost. I'm glad I could help!!

Nice work! I love everything about this except for the negative space in the LRC. Have you thought about cropping the right side off? Regardless, this is a nice image.

Thanks Chris, Brian & Kory!
Kory, A couple of others mentioned that crop as well...so that is something I will certainly consider! Glad you enjoyed it. Nick

Just excellent Nick! The repost is a little better as far as the reds go. Those reds are hard to keep under control sometimes! Great light and scene!

Gorgeous light and overall autumn scene, Nick. Colors and lighting are everything in this capture.

Nicely done. A great place for fall photography but I was a bit bummed by the low water levels in the lakes this year.

Awesome colors and can really feel the chill in the air. There does seem to be a minor list. More distracting in the reflected tree trunks than in the shoreline. Overall nicely done.

Thank you much... Joe, Paul, Phil and Dan!
Phil, Yes, I know what you mean about the low water levels. I was pretty disappointed too. Hopefully they will get some rain and lots of snow this winter...Thanks guys! Nick

Several nice elements... the fog, the colors, the reflections and comp. Lovely scenic.

WOW.
Amazing color, light and reflection

This is super pretty, Nick! The reds look better in the repost. I think id personally zap some of the blue in the trees too--this is really a warm shot and the blue just clashes for me. Nice!

Thanks Patricia, Paul and Stan! Really hadn't even thought about the blue in this Stan, guess I actually like it. I might try your suggestion just to see what a different look that would give.... Thanks All! Nick

Sorry I'm late to this beauty! I like the repost a little better, but both have a great impact on viewing. The reflection makes this sing!

Thank you Morris! Nick