Theme- Sunrise at Smithers Lake

[WIlliam Maroldo]

SonyA700~Sony18-70mm@60mm~ISO640~F10~1/800sec~manual exposure~hand held~8-16-2009~Smithers Lake, Texas
CS4/Topaz Clean2
I have plenty of real colorful sunrise images:reds, purples, oranges, etc, yet the lens flare on this one seemed interesting.
comments and critique welcomed. regards~Bill

[denise ippolito]

Bill, Some people aren't fond of lens flares. I happen to like them,they create points of interest in the image. I might tone this one down a bit at the center of the flare. I like the orange tones and the horizon placement.

[Dave Mills]

Hi Bill,Good comp but agree with Denise about toning it down a bit.

[Cindy Cone]

I do like the composition and lines created by the flare, Bill, as well as the color tones here. I agree that a little less harshness of the flare might help.