midwest landscapes The hideaway.

Please comment on this shot taken on a cloudy day, early am. Camera

was tripod mounted, just above ground level at water edge.

Nice, looks like an oil painting

Very nice effect with the color graduated filter. This image has a rather artistic feel.

It's beautiful, to be sure, but what appears unnatural to me is the absence of orange reflection in the water.

This is the effect of a Graduated color optical filter applied to the front of the camera lens, before taking the picture. Perhaps if a 2nd similar filter were applied, inverted....your critique has given me ideas...I will go shopping. Thanks.

I would suggest cropping perhaps 30 percent of the water. IMO this would place the horizon on lower third and perhaps make for a more pleasing composition.