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Good landscape capture. The reflections are very interesting. The colors and lighting paint a serene mood. The softness in the image also gives it a dreamlike appeal. I am sure that the photo was not intended as angle shot, but the reflections give it a left to right dominance.
It appears to be a bit over processed. The lighting in the background reaches the foreground toward the middle of the frame. The sky in this image has no real color. It is very neutral and bland. I like the reflections in the water a lot. It's not often that you find this type of dominating shadow cast in landscapes.
Technically, it is well done. If you were after a soft dreamlike imagery. This type of photo creates a lot of reactions. You certainly are willing to put it on the line.
sorry, but my initial reaction is that this is just too over-processed for my taste. it's fine as a piece of artwork, but as a photograph, it doesn't really reach me. i can't say if it's the blown out sky or how close to centered the horizon is, or if it's just the overall softness. i'm sure it was a wonderful moment to experience, and that your processing is right in line with what you envisioned creating when you snapped it, but, all the same, it doesn't flip me (probably the same way my blurry taxis don't appeal to my wife). but, i'm just one opinion, and, as long as you like it, nothing else really matters.
I think you were going for an impressionist image, but for some reason it just does not work for me, I wish I could see this same photo in sharp detail.
Wow! I love it! Please PM me afterwards and let me know what you did for post-processing... I would love to know! Great job!!! I only wish there was some color in the sky... but that so minor.
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