Drift Away
by neenee1999

Comment by Quackers:
DNMC I have voted on the photo anyway, but just marked it down for the DNMC

Drift Away
by neenee1999

Comment by 777STAN:
That's "dancing around the edges" of meeting the challenge! (I should know! I'm good at that!) Mostly landscape with a token person in the boat, but it is some sweet landscape at that!

Drift Away
by neenee1999

Comment by kryptonian:
the portait should be the focus of the photograph - not the landscape.

Nature's Fire
by neenee1999

Comment by BethieB:
would like to see a little less crop at the top to get the full image of the reflection

Nature's Fire
by neenee1999

Comment by basssman7:
beautiful.

Drift Away
by neenee1999

Comment by JeffGold:
beautiful picture but i don't think it meets the challenge...

Nature's Fire
by neenee1999

Comment by L1:
This must be a breathtaking scene in person. I love the colors in your image, but I want to point out a few things that I don't think are working well and how you might improve them. Of course, I'm not an expert so you can ignore my babbling. ;)

The shoreline cuts your image into two distinct halves...two halves are much less dynamic than thirds, which is why there is a rule of thirds. Rules can always be broken, and sometimes they work when broken, but I think in this case it works against you. The tops of the trees are cut off in the top half, and my eyes keep seeking upwards to find them. The smaller tree in the center is, well...in the center, which kind of draws the eye in and then you stop looking at anything else because therey's nothing around it to lead your eyes to anywhere else. There is a tree trunk on the top left corner jutting out at an angle that appears to come from nowhere, and is a distraction without adding anything to the shot.

I'd go back to this location, move to where the little red tree is more on the left, and shoot wider. Play with different focal lengths and then with different crops back at home. I think you'll see a difference in how the image can move you. Good luck in the challenge! :)

Nature's Fire
by neenee1999

Comment by JuliBoc:
Beautiful colors and reflection. I wish I could see more of the top of this scene.

Nature's Fire
by neenee1999

Comment by dallasdux:
Good choice of composition and colors. The one thing I think that could really improve this image is a different (or additional crop). Take out the tree trunk on the left border and then horizontally trim some more of the lake. There is too much negative space or space where the relfection is too faint to really work for the photo in the bottom 10-20% of the image. It would make the photo a much more elongated image, but I think it would balance the land mass versus the lake. 5.

Drift Away
by neenee1999

Comment by cogerox:
The subject is a little too far away to connect with.