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Old 08-22-2010, 09:42 AM
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First you can remove the distractions. Crop the left, top and right part of the photo so that the branches dissapear. They don't have any role in the photo.

Next you can straighten the horizon since it's titled on the right. (if you don't know how, read my tutorial)

Finally you can boost the saturation a bit. You'll then have a perfectly fine shot!
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Hi Danny,

Wow! Nice image! Wonderful sky and great reflections.

I'm going to agree with sican and say that the foliage on the edge of the frame are distractions and don't really add anything to the image. If it were me, I would crop out the tree on the right and clone out the stray branches on the left, but that is just my personal preference.

The horizon looks OK to me. If it is off, it is just slightly off so I wouldn't worry about that.

As for the colors, I think is up to your own personal taste. Some people like rich, vibrant colors and other people don't. If this were my image, I would make the colors stronger, but that's up to you.

This is a very nice image. I look forward to seeing what other images you can make with your new camera.

I hope that helps.

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