Ballerina
by Ecce_Signum

Comment:
Good for you...not an easy capture!!!

Try looking at it another way
by markwiley

Comment:
This is what I had in mind for this challenge...should have scored better!!!

Painted Still
by DCrest01

Comment:
Go girl!!!! Waaaa whooo

The Pup
by markwiley

Comment:
See you don't need me...lol cute dog....

Satin on White
by chalice

Comment:
What is this??? It's beautiful!!!

Autumn Bouquet
by glad2badad

Comment:
Whaaaa whoooo there you are again.

trapped in a sense
by tate

Comment:
Glad you made it to the front page....this was my top pick from the bunch...

Rub-a-dub-dub
by markwiley

Comment:
Holy crud...excellent "execution"...lol Seriously...good work

i l l u m i n a t e
by glad2badad

Comment:
Hi Barry...I love these mountains...and you do this shot soooo well.

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower
by ArnaMarie

Comment:
Arna, What your picture is lacking is luminosity/luster/lighting...your leaves were probably very vibrant when you saw this. Are you shooting in RAW/JPEG? That could be a major difference...with RAW you can play with light and color better.

IMO you need some good Dodge & Burn and I'd add a Soft Focus. It would make your colors really pop.

I agree that possible with some "step photography" (that's where you take a few steps left or right) to get the rocks and water to look as good as possible, getting rid of the tree/log. It looks like you could have gone to the right and gotten in that little opening between the rocks and away from the log...therefore making a channel/line for your eyes to enter the picture and travel through the water and into the trees. And personally I'd of sharpened this more (before the soft focus...by way of High Pass Filter (applied lightly).

This all being said doesn't mean that it's not a good picture. When I started here I just tried to "beat my score"....and did ALOT of tutorials on youtube!!! Good luck...not bad for your 6 entry...FS's are the toughest by far!!! Enter more of the weekly challenges...they are more "focused" for subject.