Estranged Sun

I like everything about this quiet nature scene. Natural as we all have viewed more or less. The oof foreground for me is just right also.

I love this and, by the way, looked at it because of your name "Estranged Sun", which is very evocative to my mind: Our sun is pretty much the source of 99.97% of what we are doing

You have this great contrast between the R G and B that resolves into almost a rainbow-like pastel effect.

Although the upper whiteish shore line is probably perfectly a flat horizon, the rising hills/ mountains toward the right make one wonder about the levelness of it, and that's a good thing in that it creates some tension that the mind has to deal with and resolve.

Rewind to the first thing that hits the viewer in the submersed trees, and their reflections, reaching upward toward the light, now fading.

The rising line of the of the hills in the background going from left to right is mimicked by the pattern of the brush in the foreground.

So taken all together, this is really an outstanding image, I think, that could perhaps benefit from a thin black stroke frame; definitely not the inch-wide black frame, though. Just so thin it isn't noticed.

The more I look at this, the more I like it.

Thank you both!
John, what can i say..i like contradiction I really have an appreciation for the amount of thought give each of the captures that you view and comment on. The mimmick of fg to bg was what really drew me to this spot in the first place. The light show just pulled it all together for me..

So simple, yet so much to enjoy! The ripples on the water out in the distance add a lot to the image. Very nice!

Very nice. I love the simplicity.

Justin,
When I first looked at this I was going to suggest a crop of 1/8 frame from the bottom...then I looked some more and said...no It's all good...then my mind flirted with the crop idea again... either way...1/8 for balance is a small nit.
Well seen.

A quiet and serene image.

Justin,

As I always say, simple is almost always good. And this is a great example. Simple colors, design and scene. Quiet and lovely, not much to critique other than the perceived or real curvature of the water horizon.

The texture in the mater between the bushes and far mountain make a big difference too. Well done.

Lon

Justin,

You were there so you know best what the sky and light and while I love the soft simple composition, I feel it is a bit too dim.