Emerald Pool + Repost

Quite a nice pool! I see a ton of cyan in the background. I would back way off on the cyan (and maybe throughout). The pond seems a little cyan to my eye too. 

A lovely look at this beautifully clear emerald pond, Dave.  The glow of the tree reflections (as well as the trees) looks great.

Nice find in the backcountry, Dave. The water color is very appealing. I also being able to see simultaneously both the reflections and under the water. Nicely captured.

I like the composition, Dave. I must admit that I have a soft spot for Sierra tarns: There is something special the light and colors. I do agree with Harley regarding the cyan, and I would add that the saturation over-all could be brought don a notch. I especially like the reflections of the trees.
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Thanks, after playing with the file a bit, I agree with the suggestions. I adjusted the color balance and reduced the vibrance.

Dave,

Indeed a lovely little gem of a pool.  I really like the submerged rock/log as an anchor to scene.  The repost is a marked improvement colorwise, although I think you could reduce the cyan further.  I know we all have our methods, but think there are still some patches of snow showing through both in the water and bg forest that appear leaning cyan.  For me a quick fix is a saturation layer and simply reducing the cyan and/or blue channel a bit. But that's minor considering your original.  It also appears the repost is a tad brighter?

Certainly a warm and lovely image worth squeezing the best out of.

Lon

Dave, The repost works great for me and it seems more appealing for me. Love the looks of the pool with such nice reflections and being able to see down through it adds some wonderful interest and that foreground submerged rock looks great.The shadowed snow looks fine to me in the repost because I like the contrast, but I suppose reducing the cyan a bit more might work too. 

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

I find the repost a marked improvement. I think you got the water just right now. How to reduce the cyan in the snow but leave the water unchanged? Perhaps those TK masks could help. Regardless, the repost is really nice. 

Oh, BTW when I first saw your thumbnail of the image I thought it may have been one of those hot pools in Yellowstone that photographers like. Incidentally someone slid into that pool last week and got boiled alive. Never found him. 

I really like this one Dave, especially the large version. I'll take the counter point and say keep a little of the original's color and vibrance. Version two seems too yellow to me.

Regardless, I love the combo of the clarity of the water and the reflections. Just beautiful.

This has the look of a tropical pool, Dave.  The clarity and reflection combine to make a very pleasing image.  I like the repost, but agree, that the cyan is still quite visible. Nice work.