Pool of Gold

For me an interesting photo. The gray granite and the shadow add a interesting contrast to the gold and green colors . I can see how the swirling textures in the bottom right can have a hypnotic effect. Wondering if some of the harsher upper left colors can be filtered down a bit. 

I like this a lot. Excellent warm and cool tones and abstractness in the water. I would be inclined to crop the right side to eliminate the triangular rock coming in right center. Quite a nice take from Yosemite. 

I like the swirls of golds and greens in the reflection.  I wonder how just an abstract of the reflection alone would look and appeal, but then I like too how the rock gives a sense of place.

Outstanding, Igor.  I've viewed this 5-6 times over the past few days but have never had time to comment.  IMHO, this is one of your finest images. The inclusion of the rock really makes this for me.  Without it, it would just be another reflection shot; pretty but uninspired.  The rock adds an element of surprise and contrast, cool vs warm type of thing. I've played with using different shutter speeds quite a bit on reflection shots and there always seems to be one chosen shutter speed that stands out, and I think you have definitely captured it here.  Did you take several (or numerous) different speeds or just pick a lucky one for this?  Either way, this is masterful.  This image is an example of a photograph truly becoming fine art; we all want to say photography is art, but all too often we fall short.  This image does not fall short.

Well thank you Bill.
I never know how images will be received here. As you know, the grand landscape gets the most views and comments so I am reluctant to post many of my intimates. Some are pretty personal in that you have to be open to appreciate them. I felt that this was such an image. This was shot at 1/100 sec so it pretty much froze the moment. It was actually shot as a horizontal with rocks on the other side as well but that wasn't the best composition. I thought the rock and the shadow on the right was a bit confusing. Would the viewer see it as a rock and shadow? In the end I just liked the composition. Thank you for the compliments. I am glad you like it.

Harley, 
Cropping out on a vertical to remove that triangle, I feel, would make the image unbalanced in a negative way. I actually burned in that triangle because it was too bright and I couldn't crop it off. That's just my take on it. 

BTW, what is going on in this gallery? The views and comments have gone down in numbers.

This is truly one of the most beautiful and striking images I have seen on NPN in a long (long) time. The first thing that comes to mind is the interplay of strong contrasts. There are two distinct sides ... the water on the left and the rock on the right ... and their differences couldn't be highlighted in a better fashion. I love the difference in texture, color and intensity of light. Another aspect of this photograph is the tension where the water and rock meet. The dark sections provide a lot of visual impact.

I love what you have done here Igor. Awesome stuff!

Extremely nice macro landscape, Igor!  I love the contrasts of colors and textures and including the rock was absolutely the right choice!  Good eye to see the possibilities and an excellent job of  bringing it all together to make this intimate masterpiece!  

Igor,

Way late on this, but wanted to let you know that I love and really enjoy this image.  I appreciate you tempered the color/saturation in the reflection.  I also think you chose very well with not only including the granite, but also in how much you included - Just right.

Beautifully captured and processed, in all respects.

Lon

Nice work on this one, Igor.  I like the reflection and the sense of place provided by the granite.  Only a few places have water like that with trees that color and granite like that.  As a result, it feels like an intimate abstract that retains a sense of place.  Very nicely done.

The dark shadow feels very dark to me.  I'm not suggesting it needs to change, but the more I looked at it, the more unnatural the shadow felt.  That's not necessarily a bad thing, just a comment on how one viewer might move through the stages of viewing this image.
ML