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I'm not sure about the overbright colours and light, and the "feel" of

the composition, the left/right hand side cut off? It was a big lake,

so could I have done better?

Many thanks.

The overall composition, and reflection is very nice in this picture.  Although in IMHO it is a bit dull and overexposed.  Last weekend I have been watching some PS tutorials how to post process pictures.

I took the liberty to try one technique on your picture.  I hope you dont mind.  I made an extra layer and used multiply.  This gave a good result but the water was a bit too blue and didnt look naturaly.  Then I decreased the multiply effect on the water. 

What do you think?  Better ?

Ben

This is a very nice and tranquil scene Peter.   From a composition standpoint I might consider doing a pano (16:9) crop and excluding the vegetation in the foreground.  IMO this vegetation doesn't really contribute much to the scene.  The main subject here is the reflection/mountains.  From a post processing standpoint I would consider decreasing the exposure a little bit and using a curves layer to increase the contrast just a bit.  With a few minor adjustments this will be a great image.

Thanks Ben and Scott.  I think somewhere in between mine and yours Ben, so Scott's advice should work well.

Thanks for your time.

I like the mirrored mountains in the water and the almost otherworldly blues. I think the foreground takes away from that impact and is distracting to the eye, especially the bare tree or bush. 

Something like this?

Peter, I agree that the photo would benefit from added contrast, and a simple "S"-curve adjustment would be all that's needed ("multiply" of layers is usually pretty drastic, although the opacity of the adjusted layer can be reduced to lessen the effect).  However, I like the foreground -- it provides important context, and I think the pure reflection is just a bit too boring.