in the water
by eirasi

Comment by angelface:
Excellent cropping.

in the water
by eirasi

Comment by alwaysRED:
it's good...the blue in the reflection and the ladder sets it off nicely and adds to the depth of the green...good job

in the water
by eirasi

Comment by seebrown:
great shot .. very nice colours .. but perhaps a different crop ... try taking the top 10% off

in the water
by eirasi

Comment by Dangerous_blues:
One of my 10's....I very cool shot.

in the water
by eirasi

Comment by IreneM:
Very, very good. Love the detailed reflection.

in the water
by eirasi

Comment by h2:
too dark, had cropped at bottom in same way as at top

in the water
by eirasi

Comment by TheHummer:
For me if you had included a little more of the boat above water to bring some symetry this would have workrf better.

in the water
by eirasi

Comment by sherpet:
Love the reflection, and I also love the image.....Great cropping and also a great composition.

no words needed
by eirasi

Comment by no__1__here:
Very nice

Without my head
by eirasi

Comment by Lustre:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Technical elements
Technically there is very little wrong with this photo - good sharpness, good colour, good control of a difficult exposure.

Composition
I really like the composition of this shot - only partially including the person (yourself) and having them walk into the frame, away from the camera, works really well. The geometric lines of the panelling and in particular the rivets really provide an interesting, yet non distracting, background.

Border / Title
The border is the ideal colour (black) and even though it's really large I wouldn't specifically say that it is too big for this shot. The title is good.

Personal / Emotional qualities
I'm not sure if not including the head was the original plan or just something you realised once you had taken the first shot. It's ok, but I'm not sure what it's trying to convey emotionally. Personally speaking I would have liked the shot just as much if the head had been included.

Summary
It's a very good shot, and the shadow really dominates as the key element in the photo - which is perfect for the challenge. It is really difficult to say how to improve this shot - there is nothing really wrong with it at all. Good work!