Atchafalaya Basin

[gary rouleau]

Just another beautiful day on planet earth.

Date: 4/21/07
Time: 5:35:16 AM
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Lens (mm): 41
ISO: 640
Aperture: 6.3
Shutter: 1/320
Exp. Comp.: +0.3
Flash Comp

[Paul Pagano]

Hi Gary, I like this a lot. The colors are exceptional. Dig the reflection too. Well done indeed.

[Harold Davis]

spectacular colors on this one!! i like it.

[Rich Ikerd]

Sweet colors Gary. A bit too dark along the edges for my taste (though what should I expect for silhouettes). You might try cropping a bit off each side to reduce the amount of the darker areas.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hi Gary,
You sure did have one heck of a sunrise! Looks like you did a pano crop. Did you have any more sky??? I re-cropped to show what was for me.....a distraction in the water as it was almost a mirror image.....but if you could add a little more back in the sky......that might change things again. Still........very nicely done and it sure makes it worth getting up at those early hours,
Roman

[Roger Clark]

Beautiful!!!!

Roger

[David Kennedy]

Gary,
Where's the love for the Panoramic Images forum? :D

I think Roman's suggestion helps to make the photograph feel more dynamic. The original presentation is almost too "balanced."

Cheers,
David

[Vincent Grafhorst]

I like the composition with the symmetry of the reflections. Overall a very dramatic photo, but IMO a bit over saturated.

[Bob Ettinger]

Great color and and makes getting up earliy worthwhile. I do agree with Roman and think his crop adds some additional drama to the image.

[Robert Amoruso]

Gary,

I like the composition and the colors though they are a bit over saturated. Roman's recrop is the way to go to improve the composition and remove the bright sky reflection in the bottom of the frame which draws the eye too much.