Dream Lake

[jenniferfraser]

Thanks for the helpful suggestions. I straightened and reduced the foreground - couldn't sacrifice the ripple but I think it improved the overall composition.
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Shot with NIkon D90 with 16-85mm VR

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[Brittany Allison]

It's beautiful!!!! But I agree that it might be a little right side heavy.

[KansaiGreenie]

Hi Jennifer,

Wow! Nice image. I love RMNP. I envy you that you were there.

Originally Posted by jenniferfraser

... I wonder if it is too heavy with details on the right and empty on the left side. What do you think?

Not really. That doesn't bother me because the negative space of the water on the lower-left is balanced by the negative space of the sky in the upper-right and the mountain on the left is balanced by the trees on the right.

If this were my image, I would do two things to improve it. First, I would straighten the horizon line. It is leaning to the right. Second, I would crop out the foreground. I would crop out about 25% of the bottom of the image, starting just below the end of the tree on the right side. Of course, you would lose the ripple on the water and most of the nice reflection of the tree on the water, but I think that it would help focus the image on (what to my mind is) the subject of the image: the interesting shaped tree in the background.

Of course, these are just my ideas. Either way, this is a nice image.

Well done.

KG

[kstiltne]

I agree...the suggested crop would make this shot much more appealing. As it is, the aspect ratio seems a little odd for a landscape shot, and I don't think the bottom of the picture really adds much...give it a try.

[KansaiGreenie]

Good job! I think that is a lot better image!

KG