Wonderful drama in this wild, natural place. Here the strong composition, (the horizon splitting the image in two), the beautiful, low angle sunlight, the reflection and the moving clouds all give this photograph its magic.
The very slow shutter speed has recorded the clouds’ movement, giving great depth and drawing us in across the lake. The colours are warm, the focussing is perfect. We have here all the ingredients for a winner, there is so much technically correct. The photographer must have visualised this photograph before making it work, managing to create that little extra mood.
What’s wrong? Well, nothing strictly speaking is wrong. I feel this photo could have been improved though with a lighter foreground, particularly to the left. A little more detail in those dark foreground rocks would have answered back at the mountain opposite.
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