the light and shadow are wonderful in this shot. Not sure if I get dream out of it. given the title I wonder if a shot taken in the first person would have worked better? where the feel is as though I am seeing this from the beach as opposed from above and on the water.
As you title suggests, there somehow should be a person in this shot. Your photo has a nice abastractiveness to it. Lovely blue colour - too bad the sand is not more oringy to give contrast to the blue. Love how it sparkles, but it could be more in focus (the whole image is a bit pixelated).
I like the enhanced blue of the water. I think it would be more effective if there was someone sitting alone on the beach and the beach was not quite so dark.
At first I thought this was an arial shot from space, the intensity of the colors is amazing! The sun playing off the water is wonderful but it makes me wonder, is this supposed to be a dream or a nightmare, for many it could go either way, nice capture! The only thing that gets to me is the dark line across the top, that is where I feel the nightmare element starts to come into play, what is waiting in the dark?
Hmmmm. Would that fall under dream or nightmare? I guess that depends on whether I have a high speed internet connection. ;) Oh. And I love the color of the water. Very nicely done.