Hi Ken .... It's a very striking image - hits you right between the eyes with that gorgeous golden color. But the photo never moves past that. It's too dark on the top, bottom, and right sides, and is out of balance in part because of the darkness and the heaviness. This scene is probably filled with rich and subtle detail, but none of that is in evidence. There is probably a much finer, richer, and more interesting photo hidden by the murkiness. In addition, the bird with it's head in the water appears awkward ... this is a scene worthy of numerous exposures to help find the magic moment when the birds are in a more harmonious position. How many other frames did you shoot? Did you bracket exposures?
Finally, your work deserves a better presentation than that Zappa quote provides. A nice, simple, neutral background with a simple border or frame around the photo is all that's needed. Your work is generally good enough that it suffers from the embellishments of the current presentation. Almost everything on the page takes something away from your photographs. Shel "You meet the nicest people with a Pentax" > Kenneth Waller wrote: > > > > > Check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html > > > > All comments solicited
