Deer Lake

I loved the endlessness of the lily pads in this lake, as well as he

reflection. Let me know what you think!

If that's what caught your eye, you've captured it very well.  I wonder if this would do as well under a cloudy sky (less sky reflection in the water).  I don't know, but it might be worth trying.

I have tried this kind of shot many times. They aren't easy. I wonder here if it would have helped to get a little lower to compress the lily pads into a bit less space. Not sure.

Paul,

Very nice water reflection.  The wind really cooperated this time.  Nice sharp focus.

Michael

Thanks so much for the ideas, Stephen and Adrienne.  I totally agree, Stephen, that a cloudy sky would add more interest in the reflection.  The location is some distance from where I live, but I do plan on returning.  I will probably do it this summer as my year-end school duties are keeping me from photography right now.  Adrienne.  I also agree with what you are saying.  It would have been hard to get the low angle from this location as I took this shot from an elevated observation deck situated at the lake's edge.  I found that, other than the observation deck areas, there were high shrubs totally obscuring this kind of view.  The other challenge was not to get any buildings in the background.  This lake is on a city park, and there are some buildings along the shore, as well as some towers that appear in the distance, depending on what angle/ perspective you shoot from.  I really do appreciate what you both have said, and your advice helps me to see things in a different way.  Thank you for that as I am still fairly new to photography, and that I really want to grow in it.  Cheers.

Paul, your reply illustrates the difficulty of providing suggestions:  we have no idea the constraints under which a photograph was taken.  It's so easy to suggest this or that, but whether those suggestions are practical or even possible is beyond us.  Being an armchair photographer is easy; doing it in the field can be difficult.