Not much editing done...this picture stood out from the others taken that day even with the low light. The log adds a sense of dessolation. Sharpened slightly.
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Not being a paying member I didn't vote on this challenge, so this is my first hard look at your image. My first impressions are that you've captured a very pleasant looking scene but it has that snapshot kind of look to it. Compositionally, the image is really strong. The placement of the log adds interest and the balance between the sky, land, and water is very nice. What is weak about this image is that it lacks any kind of depth, as the sky, water, and shore have the same saturation and brightness. In your notes you state that you did very little editing on this image. I'm not sure what photo-processing program you own but even using AutoBalance in Microsoft Photo Editor gives this image a tremendous boost. I can only imaging what could be achieved with Levels or Curves and using different adjustment layers for the sky and shore. I highly encourage you to revisit this image and play around some with post processing. This image has a lot of potential that hasn't been tapped and would serve well as a learning tool to sharpen your post processing skills.
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Love the mood of the dark sky. It would have been great if the lighting on the branch was better, to make it stand out almost in relief against the dark background.
Very good composition. I think you could have done more with the post processing. Picture has a lot of potential, but looks drab, lacking contrast between the stick, beach, bay, and sky.
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