[stevesutt89]

I have a theory on why i like this shot so much....it may be completely wrong, but i'll give it a go anyway.

When you look at the sky, there are two gaps in the clouds that kind of make two lines (or vectors) which converge at the flock of birds. These lines are reflected in the water so that the whole image has a kind of "X" on it. What makes this so good is that no matter where you start looking at this image your eyes will always be drawn along the vectors to the birds, the main point of interest. Or, if starting at the birds, they will be drawn outwards to the rest of the image.

The other thing i think that the lines in the clouds do is to help to add perspective. Its kind of like train tracks disappearing into the distance, and this gives a feeling of depth. Which brings me to my comment on landscapes in general: If you have some sort of object in the foreground which draws the viewers eyes into the image, a landscape picture may be greatly enhanced.

Now there was an article about that somewhere on this site...where was it...?

This is not the one i was thinking of, but here's one about "how to use converging lines to enhance your landscape photography.
Ahhh, and the one I was looking for..."How to get foregrounds right in photography"