Posted by Howard Cihak on November 20, 2011 at 9:22 AM
Taken one fall morning.
Posted by Dan Walters on November 20, 2011 at 9:25 PM
Like the colors reflected in the water. Could be a tad sharper near the top of the image.
Posted by Joshua Hardin on November 20, 2011 at 10:03 PM
The top and right sides appear to have an unsharp loss of depth of field to me too. However, in an abstract comp like this one it's not altogether unpleasant. The patterns of the lily pads and reflections in the water are interesting. I do feel there is a lot going on with this image though, maybe too much. Perhaps a simplified, zoomed comp or a crop of just a few of the lily pads might be an interesting approach to try with a scene like this as well.
Posted by Jeff Hackett on November 21, 2011 at 9:50 AM
I love intimate scenes like this, nice job! Seems just a tad crunchy.
Posted by Adam Schallau on November 21, 2011 at 7:36 PM
I also see the out-of-focus (oof) area near the top of the image. I don't mind oof areas, but prefer to see them more out of focus. I like to look for what I call "the image in the image", have you considered cropping away the right side of the image to create a portrait orientation? The left side of the photo is much stronger and more interesting.
Posted by Howard Cihak on December 4, 2011 at 7:47 PM
Thanks for your thoughts, everyone. Adam, I'm going to play around with that idea and see what comes of it.
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