I’ll take that as a compliment since I agree with the statement. I think it may be true in many cases for many images. I’m not sure entirely what you meant, but one of the powers of photography is what we don’t show you and what we choose to photograph. So in that sense, what I’m showing you might have more beauty, impact, whatever, than was actually present at the time of capture. This was simply a roadside image - the water draining in to a drainage collection that ran under Highway 140 and in to the Merced River. Depending on how it goes, I may even show another, wider view. We’ll see.
Thanks for the comment and observations. Much appreciated.