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Message: <blockquote data-quote="crycocyon" data-source="post: 160030" data-attributes="member: 13076">I'll echo that the colors are good. I like the placement of the horizon. What I would hope for is more light from the sun reflecting off the water. If you waited a bit longer as the sun comes out from behind the clouds, there should be a lot more light coming off the water. There are basically six elements in the image and the two posts are actually well positioned because they form a type of lower frame for the image. Their distance from the horizon is also acceptable. The buoy is also reasonably placed and lower on the image. The sun itself is at 2/3rds position which is good. The only problem I have is with the flying bird. I realize it is difficult to capture a bird a particular way, but it would have been nice to see it other than straight on so that we get more of the shape of the wings. Also it is a bit blurred probably because of the lower light and slower shutter speed. If you are shooting near infinity you could shoot wide open. Exposure is good. I'd say even placement of the bird near the sun and the fact it is flying toward the left, toward the sun, is also good. But I just think overall for this image and the elements to have more impact, you just need a longer lens. It is almost conveying an impression of you just being too far away from the "moment". I think the longer lens would also take out everything else and just leave the bird and the sun over the water. That is the main theme here and I agree that everything else is extraneous and the poles themselves break up the attention in the image a bit. Since they are lower down it isn't too bad. Overall I would give this a 6/10.</blockquote>

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