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Sunrise over the lake | Monday Sep 07, 2009

You may recall this lake from this shot It looks like I shot it on the same day. However, I took this one on Sunday morning. Mysterioulsy, the tree stump in still waters has dissapeard!!!

UPDATE: Debbie Hartman over at the excellent Paddletramp blog made a sugestion about how I cropped my photo. She recommended I crop the upper 1/4 to elimante the sky. So I tried it, and it worked. its adds a story as to where the cloud came from and also accentuates the trees. I also appreciate the constructive criticism, for me, thats what the comments system was designed for, credit when its due and criticsm that should be noted and discussed. After all, thats why we blog so we can improve.

Thanks Debbie for the feedback, you took this Photographer out of a rut today.

Tags: lake sunrise water

Galleries: Landscape

Camera Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D
Aperture: F22
Exposure Time: 3 sec
Focal Length: 23.0 mm
ISO: 100
Exposure Bias: 0.5
Shooting Mode: Aperture priority
Flash: Flash did not fire, auto
Metering Mode: Multi-segment

Comments:

Really great shot, however where is the shopping cart? Fantastic colours

Posted by Nigel Hollingworth on September 07, 2009 at 07:03 PM EDT #

This is a very peaceful shot... and I do like it... but I am wondering what it would look like if the horizon of the shot was cropped more toward the top of the photo instead of dead middle. I am thinking you were trying to keep both the cloud and it's reflection... but I am not so sure the top cloud really adds to the scene. I know that the rule of thirds is meant to be broken in some cases... but I just keep thinking this image would be more powerful if the horizon wasn't right in the middle. I could be wrong... but I thought I would give my input and am nervous about saying it... but I would love to see more still water in front... and less sky.

Posted by Debbie Hartmann on September 08, 2009 at 12:15 AM EDT #

The crop works well. Beautiful shot.

Posted by Laurie on September 08, 2009 at 08:56 AM EDT #

Now I am not that keen on the edit. The cloud and horizon provided a balance and symmetry that is now gone? While I see what you are saying about the cloud reflection it doesn't quite seem right to me.

To emphasize the trees a little I would probably crop left and square it up, but that would maybe loose some of the sense of scale.

Just my 2c worth.

Posted by Nigel Hollingworth on September 09, 2009 at 02:11 PM EDT #