Might have been better off coming in closer for some reflections rather than taking on the whole "pond". The sky and dead tree in the skyline take away from it substantially IMO. Sorry. Good luck.
4...Seem like a title only reference to me. Technically speaking, to me it seems a bu\it overexposed. A different time of day might have added some atmosphere to the scene....early morning...mid evening. This appears to be that harsh mid day sort of light that flattens everything out.
This image is nice with pleasant colours and good framing. I feel it would be better to clone out those sensor dusts as they do distract from the image. I do particularly like the contrast of the dead tree though. 5
This lacks atmosphere or a connection to the "golden" aspect of the story. Just a country pond. Color is good but the composition is uncommitted. Like a passing glance with lots of trees and not much pond. Could have been better as a landscape centering on the pond's breadth and depth with watery reflections of gold and red. Even a simple cropping out the upper 60% of the shot could come closer to title's idea. 4
I an one of a few that have taken on the” Comment on every vote challenge”. I will post the score I gave you then try to explain my reasons for said vote. Hopefully nothing below will be taken personally, and maybe we can both learn from it..
What a lovely pond, I only get to see things like this through others eyes as I live in the desert.
In this case unfortunately the best score I can give is a 4, allow me to explain. When I suggested this topic I was hoping for inspiration from the content of the novel rather then the title. Now granted I have not read this book but I did see the movie years ago. If I recall correctly it was less about a pond and more about the relationship of a troubled family.
The image shows new photographer mistakes, “heck I have made them myself“, the trees in the background are a bit strange. My suggestion is to post this picture on forums after the challenge has finished in voting, there are several people here that will be more eager to help you get where you want to go in photography.
I see that you have aligned the image based on a false horizon. The river may be running diagonally in your frame, and you mistook it for a horizon. But water is flat, and so all reflections must be perfectly vertical, which isn't the case for your your image.
It is a quite lovely pond at that! The overall scene lacks some contrast though, maybe shooting early morning or late afternoon would give it more of a "golden" look.
This really could use some dramatic clouds with a sunrise or sunset, or at least just a better time of day's light. The vague link to literature, and a deeper story with it is my main gripe though. 4
Can see the inspiration but the image itself seems limited. It looks like is documenting a place rather then creating an atmosphere. The foreground is too busy and IMO is lacking a subject. 4
The photo has harsh light. There doesn't seem to be a subject to focus on.
I think this photo could have worked better had you chosen a different angle? Or applied some different processing (if you used any?).
A pretty scene but I think sunrise or sunset would have had more impact with the more interesting light. Your composition eye is working fine, the balance is there.5.
This looks oversharpened to me, and the colors are too ripe, even the sky. I will give you a point for the rather random composition. It adds some energy. 3
This, for me, is just a snapshot taken with no concern for the quality of the light, and then not processed to advantage at all. Plus the pond's not golden at all. You really need the golden-hour light to make this one work for you.
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