lake photo...

[Jarrod268]

I'm definitely a newbie and I may be completely off base- again, all of this stuff is personal preference right?

The boat bothers me for the reason that the colors don't seem to fit the scene. Because of that, the boat jumps out and and it almost makes the boat the subject. Everything is a nice pastel or earthy tone. Even the dock is organic - the wood adds to the texture of the scene - then there's this fiberglass, white boat jumping out in the lower left.

If you move it more to toward an area the golden ration might suggest over to the right some...it can become more of the subject with more prominence.

I don't know if the color or "artificialness" of it would jump out as much then but it could be something to consider.

Overall I really like it - looks serene. The diagonal leading line of the dock is very nice but notice how the scraggly shrub breaks it? If it wasn't there it would be even better.