Snowy Reflection

Welcome to NPN Gerald!  A lovely reflection image for your first post in the Landscape Gallery.  Of course the symmetry is great and I think you have a perfect amount of balance between the elements - the sky/reflection with the snow covered mountains and reflection.

Just a couple of minor comments/suggestions.  To me, the color of the sky is slightly off - a little too much cyan. The exposure level is right on, but I think the clouds should be more white.  Also, the snowy mountains in the reflection are much more white than the actual mountains; so the color is a little off in the snow up top as well.  Could be just me, the colors aren't off by very much.

The other minor observation is that there seems to be a darker band along the bottom edge.  I'm wondering if the the water is quite shallow in the foreground and you're getting the bottom of the lake coming through. That's happens quite often.

Lastly, the larger view appears to be the same size as the original.  You'll find your way around here pretty quick, but you can post a much larger view for your next post.

Welcome aboard!

Lon

Yes, welcome to NPN, Gerald.  This is a great first post showing a lovely scene, with a fine combination of textures, shapes, and reflections.  I like the change from the clump of trees on the left to the colorful ridges on the right.  One thing that happens is if you post a "larger view" and let the NPN software create the 720 px version, it tends to darken and mute the colors in the 720 px version.  That has a number of folks posting two versions, a 720 and a 1600 px version.  It looks like that happened here as the "larger version" is notably brighter and shows better colors.

Welcome to NPN, Gerald. Beautiful image. Excellent use of the reflection and contrasing colors. I like this a lot.

Very nice reflection shot, Gerald.  I know exactly where this was taken as I have shot this little stock pond many times.  I agree with Lon about the darker band along the bottom and the slight tweaking of the colors and white values.  Welcome aboard.  I look forward to more post from my area of operation and some comments from you.

Beautiful first post. Great reflection and scene. I am looking forward to seeing more of your work and reading your comments on the work of others, as I can see you have a lot of talent and insight to contribute. . 

Welcome to NPN, Gerald.  You have a nice symmetrical composition with a great reflection.  I like the dusting of snow on the peaks as well as the whispy clouds. 

Thank all of you who commented, I feel welcome already!