Reflections in Granite

Wow, this is fantastic, Doug.  I love this. Great colors and textures, beautiful reflection.  Superb image.

Absolutely gorgeous on so many levels, Doug. Those waterlines are captivating. Print it BIG!

Doug, I really like this image! Great subject, excellent comp, wonderful light and the reflections take it up another notch. Beautiful work! 

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

This is a pretty amazing image. Part of it is the light and composition but a lot of it is due to the quality of camera and lens. The detail and richness of color and tone value is amazing. I like the entire image but particularly the rocks and island. I can see a small crop off the bottom, which would bring the island closer to bottom of frame. A really fine image. Thanks for sharing.

Doug, I'm really liking this. It has an otherworldly look to it. The texture in the water is perfect, and I like how the horizontal gray lines contrast with the mostly vertical lines in the rock.

The only thing I recommend is to clone that small black spot sticking out of the water near shore, left of center. It's really pulling my eye for such a small object.

This one does so much better the larger it gets; the thumbnail doesn't do it justice. That's a great use of the water marks on the granite, and I really like the water texture.

Thank you for your comments.  Craig-the duck may not be happy about it but ridding is easy ;-).    Igor-I can see a tighter crop which accentuates those islands.

This is a really nice image Doug.  Wonderfully textured and very warm in color.  The linear coloration in the lower third of the image is a nice contrast to the rock formation and its reflection.  Well seen.

Really enjoyed this image, Doug...nice isolation  with the lens...very interesting erosion patterns and fractures in the stoneworks...also like all the trees doing so well and nicely separated on their perches.

Beautiful quasi abstract you found.  The colors seem a bit subdued, but give a sense of serenity compared to a punchier version.  I'm considering your lens, but also thinking about a 150 -600 sigma or tamron.  Had back luck with a tamron version due to lack of sharpness.  I can see how isolating scenes like this would make one of these lenses a big advantage.  Any experience with longer lenses?  Lots of crop versions possible, hard to decide where to to crop.  Very nice.

Really great eye to capture this excellent comp. The subtle coloring and the horizontal patterns in the rock send this over the top.

Wonderful imagery Doug.  the water line is a fabulous accent as you've described and I especially love that the patterns are repeated between the rock in the water and the shoreline; very cool.

My only thought or suggestion would be to somehow deal with the dark shadow on the right.  But I don't see a viable crop since cutting in to the rocks in the water would be detrimental to the overall image.    so I think this works beautifully as presented. Great processing too.

Lon

Doug, I think this very cool, indeed. The horizontal lines in contrast to the rounded forms of the rock is quite pleasing, and creates an interesting dynamic.

Lon wrote:

My only thought or suggestion would be to somehow deal with the dark shadow on the right.

I was thinking the same thing. As Lon also mentioned, cropping would be detrimental to the compositional balance.

This is a fine image, and make a great print.
--P 

Lon and Preston, I think selecting that area and brightening it a smidge may work over a crop.
Harry, I had the Tamron 150-600 before the Nikon 200-500.  It was as sharp in the center as the Nikon with a little more contrast (or the contrast made it seem sharper), but a tiny bit less sharp on the edges.  I have read that the Tamron G2 is improved, and the Sigma Sport is the sharpest but at a heavier weight and cost premium.

Super nice composition, Doug!  The "bathtub" rings really make this image unique in many ways. Lots to like about this image. Well done.
On a related note, I appreciated your comment about the Nikon vs Tamron telephoto lens. In the market for that focal range and having a difficult time deciding. Like the reviews on the Fresnal lens Nikon 300 f4. May not be all the reach, but could add a 1.4 tele extender. I recently rented the Tamron 150-600. Maybe it was just me learning a new lens, but some of the softness was unacceptable. Of course, I had a difficult time trying to manually focus the massive thing.
Cheers!