Sportsman’s Serenity
by Denise

Comment by tanguera:
Such soothing, beautiful tones.

Sportsman’s Serenity
by Denise

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Wonderful scene. Major nitpick, however. You have used far too much JPEG compression when you saved this, and I can see some compression artifacts in the sky around the tops of the hills. The 85k file size supports this as well. With a 300k limit, you could have used much less compression and your image would have had greater clarity. Compression kills detail. Always use as little as you can and still fit into the challenge specs. As it is, I will probably be the only one to notice that aspect and I do expect this to perform quite well.

Sportsman’s Serenity
by Denise

Comment by galatia_n:
Beautiful morning, calm water sun ray disperse thru the fog bring peace to me when I see this pic.

Sportsman’s Serenity
by Denise

Comment by giantmike:
The more I look at this, the more I admire its beauty.

Sportsman’s Serenity
by Denise

Comment by Dphoto:
Makes me want to go fishing. My favorite time of the day to be on the water.

Sportsman’s Serenity
by Denise

Comment by hesitant:
great atmosphere

Sportsman’s Serenity
by Denise

Comment by HarveyG:
Fabulous, minimalist image.

Sportsman’s Serenity
by Denise

Comment by BrennanOB:
Lovely soft pastels that would have done great in the pastel challenge. The way the dark trees on the left balances out the long flow of the far shore is perfect. The decision to put the main line on the upper third works really well. 8

Sportsman’s Serenity
by Denise

Comment by tjbel05:
serene

Sportsman’s Serenity
by Denise

Comment by vikas:
Beautiful capture, i like the fog rising from the lake and mountains!. Love the color palette! Since this was advanced editing I would have burned the blacks even more and made them pop. That would have also sharpened the trees and mountains in the back! 6