"Purple Beauty..." Reposted With Different Crop

At the suggestion of a fellow photo.net member, I've tried a different crop

and saturated the bloom a bit. Please share your thoughts on this

effort...

deb

Wow. It completely different work. Now you have colors, balanced saturation,  nicely done with underwater details, better composition.

From a classical point of view, this is one of your very best images.  The colors and the reflection really work here.

Jim Phelps

Thank you so much for taking the time to compare the two images and your wonderful words of encouragement.

deb

Thank you Jim!  It's funny how once you become passionate about photography, you can't just point and shoot anymore.  You eye is always composing everything you see.  When I saw this scene I thought it could really be a nice composition and it's really wonderful knowing you think so as well.

Thanks for keeping an eye on my work as that makes me smile :)

deb