Eagle Sanctuary xi (infrared)

Comments, ratings appreciated on this infrared landscape. Taken at an

Eagle Sanctuary, view is out over Columbia River sloughs. Interested

in your reaction to the infrared effect and composition, especially

the tree branch hanging down. Thanks.

I can't decide if the branch is really a necessary element of the photo. It is an interesting branch on its own, but it definitely disturbs the serenity of the overall scene...to what effect I haven't decided. I think it is worth returning to the scene to re-frame just to see what different moods you can create with various vantage points.

The branch should stay where it is. Was it real? (It looks as a double exposure with inverted branch to me, but don't tell anybody. They won't know). Where do the colors come from? Very good.