I managed to break myself away from the fishing long enough to get this image. If the fishing wasn't so much fun, I would have taken more. Very little post processing done. Removed some noise, lightened up the shadows, and multiplied the highlights for a little more detail.
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composition: 4 - main subject is too central, the left bank of the river adds nothing to the composition. Include less left and more right
Exposure: 5 - lighting is flat and the image appears to be under exposed, not enough contrast
impact: 5 - neutral
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Challenge Relevance : 4
Contrast / Colors :4
Creativity / Originality :5
Composition / Eye Appeal: 5 Not sure if its all the green or just if the Water area was brighter(bolder) could have moved this photo up a notch.
Still one of my favorites really love the Relaxing feeling you get from this shot, great job.
I like the action here (for a sport with little action), but I think it could be improved by positioning the man more to the left rather than in the center of the photo.