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Critique Style Requested: Initial Reaction

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Does your eye linger anywhere on this image?

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Image Description

Mid winter just above the water level near the river.

Technical Details

Nikon Z 7 II
Nikkor Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 120mm
1/30 sec F/11 ISO 1000

Specific Feedback

I processed this in Lightroom to make the colors just a bit more vibrant than they were under the dull overcast day in the early morning. Is there too much color? or does the processing look good.

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Paul, this is a really a nice, isolated object image. The leaf is exactly where my eyes go and linger. The color contrasts nicely with the rocks. and it is perfectly placed in the center and there appears to equal distance on either side, left or right, so nice balance of the image horizontally.

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Thank you.

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A very nice composition, Paul. I don’t know if you cropped this, but moving the leaf a tad further right in the frame would get rid of that leaf edge peeking into the upper right corner.

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Regarding the composition, I agree with Todd and Dennis.

I find the title very beautiful—a riddle or an invitation to reflect.

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Thank you.

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Thanks. I can’t remember if I cropped it or not. This is one I am going to print so I’ll look it over again.