Lingering Light/Effects

A neat image Wayne!  IMHO great light, color and I really like your composition with the beaver lodge in the BG.  I do not see a thing I would change.  I assume a tripod was used?  Do you have more of this scene.  To me it begs to be explored with camera in hand.  Thanks for sharing.  Like your info too.

I like this a lot. It is an understated, undramatic scene, but the lighting and subject really resonate for me. I do find the intense reds on the trunk to be distracting from the flow of image, but very minor. Beautiful.

My thoughts about the the red leave are the same as Harley's, but als very minor to me. Very nice picture, showing the impact of a creature capable of altering its environment to its own advantage.

I think this may be one of favorite images from you, Wayne.  Has a very quiet impact that is not easy to do.  It certainly shows how beavers are a lot like humans. We both consume the things that we require at an unsustainable rate.  Fortunately for the beaver,there is always another stream to dam and another patch of hardwoods to contribute to the cause. We may not be that fortunate.  I can see toning dowm the red leaf on the stump slightly and perhaps cloning some of the brighter  loose bits in the pond.  Both minor improvments to a wonderful image.  Kudos my friend.

This is all about the light Wayne.  I love the foreground light on the grasses and the subdued background scene.  Lovely all around.

Hi Wayne,

This image creates emotions of reflection in myself. Not only is this image truly beautiful, but your vision tells a story of this area. The capture you have created, all of us photographers create, display a window to the world of the beauty of nature. The light here is so sweet, and the interplay of the background shadows with the light warms the soul.

Wayne, What a beautiful image you captured here. The composition works really nice and it has such a wonderful feel. A quiet and peaceful mood with beautiful light. Very nice work! 

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Hi Wayne     Well composed showing  how  nature  is affected by  its inhabitants.  the light and  colors are  beautifully displayed


Albert  Darmo
Canada

This is one of your best images that I have seen recently. It's well put together and the post processing is of a high caliber. I do agree that the red leaf is somewhat of a distraction. To me this image, among many things, is the relationship between the large stump and the one further back. I would have stepped just a tad to the left to create space between the two and emphasize that relationship. That's just a thought which I'm not sure of. Otherwise I can't think of anything else. Perhaps some people would find that snag on the right to be a bit of a draw.

Beautiful light and storytelling here, Wayne! I love the light on the foreground grasses.
I could see a crop of the left side, as that doesn't hold much interest for me. I like a crop with nothing but grass in the foreground, eliminating the sky reflection.

Beautiful light on the grasses and the old stump, especially the backlit autumn leaf caught in the top of the stump.  Your image tells a wonderful story, Wayne, in a truly remarkable way.  An outstanding image in my opinion.

This is magical Wayne.  Perfect composition and exposure; great shadow detail too.  Large version is a real beauty.