Reflections on James River

Well, it's not actually the James River, but rather small backwater pool along its banks. There was SNOW here today - not much, and it melted by noon, but it was great to see.

Canon 20d
ISO 100
1/13s @ f/18.0
EF-S 10-22 @ 10mm

Beautiful image Tim. I love the hint of leaves.

Tim very cool image, the leaves against the dark tree reflection add a little twist to the comp. Nice in b&w also.

very nice Tim.

I really like this Tim. Strong competing graphic lines in the branches reflections set against the mottled tones of the reflected clouds, excellent! While the submerged leafs add another dimension, I'd almost prefer this without them.

Would you mind taking them out for me ....

Tim, this has shot has a wintery look to it. The shot is so clear in the water, that without the leaves and foreground tree it would be hard to tell it is a reflection. Nice work!

This is really beautiful, Tim. I've been trying to get my brain going on some winter moods, and I think this has a lot of appeal. I love the way the big lower branch contours the tops of the smaller trees, and the leaves are a really nice touch. Great shot!

Tim, nice reflection shot. Love the graphic lines created by the tree limbs. Without the leaves it would be hard to tell that it's a reflection. Did you convert this to b&w or is it out of the camera? Either way I like it.

Beautiful, Tim. I have a little creek near my house. I was walking beside it the other evening, and saw a scene much like this. I was waiting for the element to come together(light, sky, still water) and you've certainly inspired me to do so. Great post.

Thanks, everyone, for the comments!

David - this was a B&W conversion (I've forgotten already the method I used - probably the sliders in ACR) and not a B&W photo from the camera. You have a seemingly infinite number of conversion possibilities when you start with a color image, but none if you start with a B&W image.