I wish to thank all those who voted for this photograph and commented on it.
Thank you Zeuszen for your deep comment: I immediately went to see your portfolio and I can actually see there are many similarities in our way of photographing.
For those who thought this was the moon: actually it was the sun behind a quite thick gaze.
To those who scored this picture with a "1": it would be nice to know the reasons why, I never get offended for a 1 :-)
Sheer delight.
The black and white gives much emphasis to the markedly strong compositional aspect, while, at the same time, providing a good range of tonal gradation. This is especially enjoyable in the layers of haze filtering the sunlight.
The close and progressive association of pronounced contrast (the water's edge) with such light and subtle finery as evident in the line of trees is very well rendered and, as such, a rare thing indeed.
Due to the moment (! - and the timeliness of the shot), everything is in flux, except the pin point sun. Despite its minute size, it provides a pronounced anchor to a style of composition, many viewers may not be prepared to embrace without it.
-On a personal note, it is precisely the compositional vision illustrated here, I recognize as something I have come to consider as an integral part of my own work. I say this, because I feel as if I am approaching this image with an odd sense of familiarity and a kindred bias.
Because of this, I want to add a few negatives ;-)
• The lower part (body of water) could, IMO, loose a few mm to soften the format and suggest the sun's position lower than it is in the current crop.
• The horizon, if the fields are the measure, has a slight clockwise tilt.
Awesome scene yet erie. Well composed. Not sure what is to the left and right of the frame constraints but I think this would have looked better in a landscape arrangement vs portrait. 9
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