Taken at 8:06am on January 1, 2005 (it was 110th picture I took that morning). The rest of the year was down hill from there (photographically speaking).
If you compare this shot with your "heron" shot at the same location, looking at composition only, you can see, I am sure, how much stronger the other one is. Here you have a surprsingly static composition considering the grace of allt he component elements. It's dividing into 3 horizontal bands, none of the alone especially powerful or compellin.
You have other issues as well, especially with sharpening, which has haloed the poles, and also with not having the image aligned vertically (the lighthouse is falling over, and there's no real horizon to worry about, so...)
On the plus side, the merging of sky and water is fantastic, positively ephemeral. As with the other, I'd love to play with this one if you sent me the original. It's the best way I have of showing what I mean, which is why I do so much of my "commenting" in the forums where evryone can study the work being done.
A tad oversharpened for mine but otherwise this is lovely, really pleasing. The softness in the colours is great, and the clouds and their reflection make this shot. 7/10
Stunning! Ilove how the mist blurs the horizon, yet the reflection in the water is nothing short of a mirror. It looks slightly tilted, but other than that it is a perfect work of art in my opinion.
It might just be my eyes but I think the horizon looks a bit off - could do with a slight rotation anti-clockwise maybe? Also there are halos around the posts in the water which looks like the result of oversharpening.
This is a gorgeous scene of tranquility. The way that the landscape tapers off to the remnants of the dock is elegant and appealing. The only this that detracts from this photo is the appearance of a tilted horizon - it looks like the right side is lower than the left.
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