Fall in Vermont + Repost

Craig,

A quiet and beautiful autumn image.  I like the calmness of the lake with some subtle ripples adding positive interest.  The lake is surrounded by lovely fall color and the light is beautiful as well.  There's a lot to take in, including a great cloud arrangement, but it all comes together beautifully.

I like the inclusion of the rock in the LL; my only small wish that there was a little more room on the left so it's not so cramped. But that is a very minor point.

Processing is spot on as well. Great work!

Lon

Craig, this is a lovely, peaceful scene that the glowing fall colors across the lake and their reflections accent very well.  The touch of foreground grass, as well as the rocks and reeds add a fine sense of depth that does a great job of putting the viewer right there.

Pretty fall scene. Lots of elements that come together quite nicely. 

This is a beautiful scene, Craig.  It has such a peaceful quality to it.  The arrangement of all of the different elements in your composition work very well.  Very nice work!

Beautiful fall scene, Craig.  That's one thing I miss about back East.  I think I would brighten the shadows on the sedges and foreground slightly.  Very nice.

Thank you all for the comments!

Lon, I agree about wanting a bit more space around that rock. The frame was a little tight to begin with, then I also had to level the horizon, so that cropped even more out of that corner. Next time I'll have to back up a little.

Gary, I think you're right. I'll take a look at the dark fg.

Such a beautiful shot. The clouds and their reflection are the topping on the cake. The FG to my eye looks fine in the larger version.

A very beautiful place recorded with some nice colors. The weakest is the llc which feels too dark and the rock seems crowded.  It's hard to suggest stepping back for the image because there may be even more dark plants over there. 

In looking back at my files, I had a frame from about 2 minutes earlier, with the camera slightly to the left of this view, and including more foreground and more room around the lower left rock. I prefer the shaded background mountains and overall light of the original post more, but like the framing and brighter foreground of the repost better. I'm interested to hear what others say.

The composition in the repost just feels a lot more balanced. And the llc is lighter which fits the mood of the image much better IMO.  I suspect that the far shore can be adjusted to be brighter and as colorful as the original if you wanted that, although I like it as it is.