Drift Away
by neenee1999

Comment by ivale28:
Meets Challenge:2
Technical:0
Lighting:1
Content:1
Opinion/Wow Factor:0

Nature's Fire
by neenee1999

Comment by ldrider51:
I like this but I wonder what it would have looked like in portrait with the red tree just right or left of center.

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.