Upside down cyclists crop

Image Critiques Weekly Challenge
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I tried the crop offered by several people. I definitely see the advantages for the cyclists being the center but I also liked the balanced of the mud in the bottom and the top. So I am not completely sold on the change.

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Critique Style Requested: Standard

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Description

I hope this picture qualifies for this week’s challenge as the cyclists are reflected in nature. I was shooting early one morning in my favorite pond and I this group of cyclists were standing to rest and their reflection was just so beautiful and symetric I had to capture it. I loved how it fit with the round shapes in the water and ground.

Specific Feedback

I feel like the picture is too green but I couldn’t get the color to change. I tried to play with the green saturation and calibration but it didn’t help much. So help with that will be great but any other feedback will be happily welcome.

Technical Details

Sony a7c, 70-200 lens, iso 80, f/10, 1/40 seconds. Did a little crop and some adjustments in brightness and darkness in lightroom.

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Tamar: What a cool find and IMO a fine capture. I’m not really seeing the green you reference. As an avid cyclist myself I very much enjoy the subject. Nicely done. >=))>

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Tamar, this is good fun, where the rippled distortion of the biciclists heads adds a surprise. If you wanted to push that idea, cropping out the mud at the bottom lets the cyclists dominate the view.

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Great eye here Tamar, a really fun image with great contrast and great ripples. I’d prune off the shallow shore showing at the bottom, as in my view it competes with your subject.