The earth modeled its beauty for me

A critique would be nice. :-) Thanks!

You have 3 conflicting subjects here - all fighting for attention (lone tree, sun and great clouds). You've done well to keep them all in and use the water line as a lead-in. As a result you've had to crop the tree so it feels like it is trying to escape to the left. There is a complete photo in the right half of this one, vertical, using that water curve. There is another photo isolating the tree against the sky. All together it's trying to do too much - simplify.

I agree with Glen about the elements in this image, but I'm not sure that I agree with his conclusion. Actually, I think this all comes together pretty well, Laura. My only nit is that I would like the entire tree included in the image. I love the dynamic sky and the gorgeous colors; and the sweep of the shoreline most certainly draws the eye into image effectively. I like this! Keep up the good work. A 6/6 anonymously. Cheers! Chris

Everything is very congruent and flowing and there is a serene and almost spiritual mood. I like the proportions of your frame as well. < oops no entendre intended! > Would like to see more like this.