I didnt get to this one in my voting but I would have given a 7 or 8 for this. The blues are great and the clouds are nicely reflected in the water. The lights on the shore add to the feeling of zen as they seem to imply a sparseness and simplicity of the people living on the shore. If I had to be picky I'd say remove the "log' in the water.
Gorgeous color here. The still water and balance between it and the sky definitely speaks of zen to me as well. I like how the curves of the branch are similar to the curve of the shoreline though more perpendicular to it. There seems to be a bit of sharpening? distortions around the branch but maybe that's just compression goobers from uploading. I would suggest cropping out that last piece of stick at the bottom. I find it drawing me out of the image and I don't think its inclusion adds anything special to the photo. Very well done I gave a 7
Although the water in this one is very calm, and the stick is a great subject that does not interrupt the calmness of the water, what I found to be distracting to the overall calmness here were the trees and their reflections. It just drew the eyes into it too much, distracting from the overall serenity. Great job from the 'Great Job Baggie'!
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