treetrunk under water (Garibaldi lake)

beautiful composition. The reflections give this picture an almost surreal quality.

I really don't understand why this photo isn't getting higher ratings, I think it's excellent Martin.

I'd suggest the confusion over ratings may be because whilst this is a really peaceful image, and well done, the bit of the tree sticking out is almost distracting. My first thought was some sort of fish tail stuck on the shot. Great idea and well captured though.

i am quite new to photography and the comments i have received on

this picture are somewhat contradictory. i would like to find out

whether something is wrong with the way i approached the subject.

thank you for the comments, i was surprised to see ratings like that on my pictures.

 

i am not sure what is wrong with the piucture confusing the viewer (a fishtail). isn't the beauty of a photo like this one exactly in it's opaqueness? it is a picture of something strange lying in a silty water, making it looking obvious would loose half of the appeal.

 

Maybe, it is the combination of cool and warm colors

that some people do not like. Maybe, the caption. If it

was "a fishtail on the water" or something, the point of interest is strictly defined

and then a "good contrast" will be noted.One more point, some photos,

like this one, are looking better if "large" size is selected. I read somewhere

here about the deflation of ratings. It seems so as long as anonymous

ratings are prevailing. IMO the "fishtail" adds an element of curiosity to

your photo and makes it more original. 6/8. Blago

Hi there. I like the image a lot, but I'm wondering if it couldn't have been improved by positioning the central subject differently. I might have tried positioning the projecting piece of wood off center to the right, with the underwater trunk leading the eye off to the upper left, might have been stronger. I know the classic rule of thirds might get tiresome after a while, but this could be a classic example of how it might be applied. As it is, my eye is attracted to the wood in the center (and I also wondered about it being a fish at first) but then it doesn't know where to go after that. If that makes any sense. A classic compositional puzzle for me -- I can easily see having an entire roll on this subject.

 

 

It doesn't really do much of anything for me. After all the previous positive responses, though, it obviously doesn't matter if some people don't like it. Enough do. Just goes to show you- different strokes. I remember attending a judging and exhibition where one photographer's set of photographs on display just embarrassed me, I felt they were so bad. (They ended up winning first place, of course). Keep shooting. A lot of people like your work.

 

Dave

Thanks again for all comments. I agree with the positioning. With respect to Dave's reply, I am quite glad people have different opinions. I don't really care whether others like my pictures or not, but I did want to learn something from putting them here. I don't take photography very seriously, all my shots are just aim and shoot as I walk/hike/ski/climb by, done within a few seconds. I would like to find out some not-too-long ways of doing things better, and it seems to me I can do that from reading the (constructive) comments. I am amazed by the quality of many pictures posted on this website, many here take photography very seriously.

Martin, I think it's great. And of course it's not a fishtail - it's a humpback whale rearing up in the middle of the ocean taken from a helicopter when you first look at it. Very cool (in the non-US teen sense) and subtle.

 

Top marks

 

Jolyon

...to actually see what it really is. Everybody sees something different (a fish, or a whale perhaps?) And by then it has happened already: People are interacting with and thinking about your photograph. This happened to me as well, and that is the reason why I really like the photo. I think its perfect.