girl on lake

[mmaria]

 

[binga63]

beautiful....I would have gone for a tighter crop, to lose that light streak above and to see less of the blurred reeds/bushes on the right

 

[bribrius]

agree with binga, might just ad i would crop a little off the left side as well to keep her in a power position in the frame and have the bottom left diagonal closer to the bottom left corner. If it is going to print though, really all in what you can get away with ......

 

[tirediron]

What they said ^^ Great image Maria!

 

[JustJazzie]

Very lovely! Wonderful processing.

 

[Woodsman]

Very nicely done

 

[annamaria]

Lovely image!

 

[Gary A.]

Absolutely wonderful.

 

[pgriz]

Oh, the stories I can imagine with that image! Very ethereal, mysterious, and yet, approachable. Nicely done, Marija. I like it just as it is.

 

[Desi]

Very nice. The dark reeds to the bottom right are the only thing that hurt the image to me (minor flaw)

 

[mmaria]

beautiful....I would have gone for a tighter crop, to lose that light streak above and to see less of the blurred reeds/bushes on the right

I wanted the picture this way, with all that reed on the right because it accentuates the feelings I wanted to achieve with this... at least I think so, but I see people agree with you
I tried the suggested crop and the accent is on the girl then, I wanted the girl with the scene, I wanted that reed to bother the viewer

 

[mmaria]

ok, guys, I'll reply everyone of course but I have to run right now! see you thank you

 

[FITBMX]

I wanted the picture this way, with all that reed on the right because it accentuates the feelings I wanted to achieve with this... at least I think so, but I see people agree with you
I tried the suggested crop and the accent is on the girl then, I wanted the girl with the scene, I wanted that reed to bother the viewer

Don't change it if that's the way you like it, and it is a is a really great photo! The first thing I thought was "Nice arm muscle tone!" It is a really great photo, you did a wonderful job!

 

[Raj_55555]

I think that the grass works in this one, but that's just me! All your recent photographs have been top notch, and you seem to be having a lot of fun at the same time, very happy for you.
And this one is gorgeous, nominated

 

[Vtec44]

I wanted the picture this way, with all that reed on the right because it accentuates the feelings I wanted to achieve with this... at least I think so, but I see people agree with you
I tried the suggested crop and the accent is on the girl then, I wanted the girl with the scene, I wanted that reed to bother the viewer

I shoot the same way so I totally agree. I use a bit of blurred foreground elements to create depth and an organic feel to the photograph. Most traditionalists will tend to disagree.