Red on the water
by terrentius

Comment by FranziskaLang:
A Comment From The Critique Club

Hi!

I'm always happy to get to write a review for a fellow D100 user, especially if it's for such a stunningly beautiful photo as yours. It has a really calming influence and the light dappling the water reminds me of happy summer days, and carefree living, playing by the water as a kid.

You managed to capture a wonderful combination of dappled light reflection on the water, the still water that lets you see clearly to the bottom, and the floating leaf that breaks the water surface in just a couple of places.

The whole photo (except for the floating leaf) consists mainly of muted shades of brown, these enhance and complement the orange/red of the leaf very well and really let it stand out, but also connect the background with it because the background consists mainly of leaves, too.

Using the ROT for the position of the leaf in the photo works well here. The sticks in the water, especially the one towards the bottom of the photo lead the eye to the leaf, then along the spine of the leaf towards the corner of the photo. This way, everything is looked at.

The sharpness and lack of reflections is amazing, especially looking at the long exposure. The water must have been really really still.

There's really nothing I would change about this photo, I love it just as it is. Congrats on your wonderful entry, and I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work on DPC :)

I just read through the comments you got after finishing this review and noticed that many people didn't like the light reflections, or thought that they were too much. I personally really like them and think they add to the photo. Other than that, the commenters all very much liked your entry and that shows in your final score, too. A good choice for the color challenge.

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments about this review.

Franziska.

Message edited by author 2003-04-18 13:09:05.

Red on the water
by terrentius

Comment by terrentius:
Thanks all for the comment. When I review this shot after reading all the comments, I agree that the reflection on water is a bit distracting. At the first place, I thought the reflection could add some mood to the photo. But may be that's too much. I should use a polarizer to tune down the reflection a bit. But I still wanna retain some of the reflection coz that's one of the reason I choose this photo. Thanks again for your votesss~ See you all in next chanllenge~ :D

Red on the water
by terrentius

Comment by SteveS:
Very, very nice. I wonder if cropping out the vertical branch would tighten the shot. However, this is a keeper.

Red on the water
by terrentius

Comment by wewillexplore:
Seen a similar shot in a forum post on desaturation or something - cool color, but looks SO familiar...hard to be impartial. I don't like the reflections that much.

Red on the water
by terrentius

Comment by BigHusker001:
The white spotty areas are distracting in this photo. Otherwise, a nice photo.

Red on the water
by terrentius

Comment by tecent642:
very nice. i ejoyed this. looks very peaceful. 10 all the way

Red on the water
by terrentius

Comment by frisca:
I really like the idea of this picture, and what you've got in the shot, but is there something all over your lens?

Red on the water
by terrentius

Comment by NicNic101:
Great shot! This is a great one!

Red on the water
by terrentius

Comment by kiwiness:
Love the red/brown tones here. The clearness of the water does so much to this image.

Red on the water
by terrentius

Comment by Fiver:
The highlights deistract. Maybe if you could tone those down a little, but otherwise a great pic. (9)