Lake Ruataniwha
by stonedben

Comment by macrothing:
7 - Looks like the details lost at this size are likely there wall sized and this would make an excellent 'wall sized', especially with the right framing. I like that this is different by being (seemingly) deliberately cold, isolated and 'lackluster'. After looking at this a while, the ponting/deck dominates more and leads the eye 'out' of the frame to the right, yet the distant sloping of the landscape and edge of the lake are not quite strong enough to counter-balance that bringing the balance/eye back to the left of frame, if that makes sense. Perhaps tweaking that 'somehow' may have made this even stronger, that coupled with perhaps a more refined crop on the left where there is 'half' a hill/mountain in the frame.

Lake Ruataniwha
by stonedben

Comment by ELLIPS:
Almost perfect (except a little blown area in the sky), serene mood and beautiful lines.
For some reason, I don't feel a wow, probably because the upper part of the sky is uninteresting.
This said, a good rating though.

Lake Ruataniwha
by stonedben

Comment by bmartuch:
Very serene feeling. Nice angle on the dock.

Lake Ruataniwha
by stonedben

Comment by Sam94720:
It seems a bit dark, but the composition is great. Very peaceful.

Lake Ruataniwha
by stonedben

Comment by Denise:
peaceful, great reflection

Lake Ruataniwha
by stonedben

Comment by MaryO:
Love the shapes in the composition, and the soft tones. Pretty place.

Lake Ruataniwha
by stonedben

Comment by hotpasta:
lovely place...great use of wide angle

Lake Ruataniwha
by stonedben

Comment by LadyK:
im sensing a high score here:) i really like the angle of the dock adn the reflection of the tree on the right-8

Peekaboo
by stonedben

Comment by timwest167:
Nice capture, but the stalk on the right spoils it a bit.

Peekaboo
by stonedben

Comment by boyd2000:
The branch across the face is unfortunate. Is this a baby bird?