Autumn reflections

This is nice Albert.  I like the way the leaves with definite shape give way to the reflections of the trees with irregular shape.  The color also cascades from deep orange to yellow from BG to foreground.  Nice comp.

Nice scene, Albert.  I think the reflected orange leaves make a great backgound for the lighter floating leaves, but I don't think the the sky and bare treetops at the bottom of the frame work as well.  I like the more uniform look of the top 3/4 of the picture better.  For my taste, a sqare, or a horizontal 4x5 comp of the top of this looks "cleaner."  Cover up the bottom, and see what you think.

Love this Albert!  Nice how the leaves make a trail, front to back, through the water.  Very nice.

Hmmm ... I have to respectfully differ with Wayne's comments and crop suggestion.  In my opinion the more intricate reflections at the bottom add significant interest to the image.  I like the composition as presented.  But, as an alternative, I'd actually suggest pretty much the opposite of what Wayne suggested, to crop this to a square format by cropping from the top to eliminate the less distinctly separated leaves in the upper part of the image as well as the area in the upper right corner where there are only a few leaves.  I think this would result in a nicely balanced square composition.

Albert,

What a wonderful comgination of the floating leaves and bg, abstract reflections.

I would add to the cropping discussion here.  In fact, this came to my mind when i first viewed this before any comments were posted.  Actually what made me think crops was simply because I'm forced to do vertical scrolling in the extra large view on my measly 23" monitor.  Good news is that  you have good detail top to bottom which gives you flexibility here.  

I see 3 independent options.  This is a wonderful autumn scene as presented.  Only suggestion is maybe a slight boost in saturation -  personal taste of course.  But I also see a horizontal crop of the top, AND of the bottom.  This creates 2 unique images with their own very nice qualities.  The upper crop actually improves what detail we can see, including the reflection details.  The bottom crop would have a much more abstract look to it with the distorted branch reflections.

These are great choices to have Albert!

Lon

...to crop this to a square format by cropping from the top to eliminate the less distinctly separated leaves in the upper part of the image as well as the area in the upper right corner where there are only a few leaves.  I think this would result in a nicely balanced square composition.

This was my thought, exactly. The reflected branches and leaves at the bottom of the image are what really grab me. I also agree with Lon's suggestion to increase the yellow saturation just a bit. If you decied on the quare crop, you migh also look at darkening the greys and blacks there just a bit.

As Lon said, it's nice to have choices.

--P

I lov this one Albert.  When I first viewed it I thought a crop from the bottom would suit this, but the more I enjoyed it, the more I like it just the way it is.  Really nice.

Very nice shot Albert.  I really like the way the leaves lead my eye through the shot.  A very nice rendition of a shot I might not ever take because I would not understand its potential. 

Have to say I like this as is. The flow of the leaves from foreground to background really works for me and pulls me into the reflections.

I like this as is, but I could see the crop suggestions working also, Albert. I think those abstract reflections bring so much more to this scene. Great eye to spot this.

Ed