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    Default Early Morning on Lake Travers

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    This image was created back in August in Ontario's Algonquin Provincial Park on Lake Travers. After creating some sunrise images from the shoreline, I went out to explore in the canoe afterwards and while doing so turned around to see this lovely cloud-scape over the white pines along the shore.

    Nikon D800
    Nikon 18-35mm lens @ 18mm
    ISO 200
    f8 @ 1/25 sec.
    Polarizer
    Handheld from Canoe

    Look forward to comments.

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    Hi Andrew.

    That is an incredibly busy sky..! It sort of steals the scene really...which bugs me a little as my eye keeps getting drawn upwards. Nice and sharp, especially since its from a canoe..

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    Hi Andrew - I actually really like the cloud and would emphasize it more with a crop from the bottom along these lines. If it were mine I would back off the sharpening of the trees slightly.

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    I am just the opposite of Rachel as I want more reflection.....
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    Hi Andrew, lovely sky Inlike Rachael's crop and could also see a crop from the top also
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    Thanks folks for the comments and crop suggestions. I have several variations of this scene...some with more reflection and some with less...I chose this one to process first for the clean bottom edge as there was a break in the lily pads to allow only a watery bottom edge...will re-visit some of the alternate comps and try to post one later this week.

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    For me, the OP would be hard to improve on. There is enough water at the bottom to give a clean edge and to echo the lovely sky, and the sky is interesting enough to justify the room given to it.

    I would consider a gradient burn from the top to balance the darker FG a little.

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