lucbus1

Nikon D200, Nikkor 70-300 (280mm for the photo), ISO 400, F/5.3

You are right this is HDR

Thanks for you critics. all critics very welcome, I'm here to improve.

Luc

Merci Bruno de l'information, la mémoire est une faculté qui oublie et je n'avais pas encore de GPS à ce moment pour bien localiser la photo.

This is a morning shot about 15 minutes after sunrise on a very cold morning. The white balance was set at sunlight. Post processing include a small increase of the saturation and too much sharpnening in this small resolution version.
Thanks for your comments

Thanks again for all these constructive comments and discussion, I like all this feedback.
For the color tone I have look at the example from ernest and the sun is a lot higher in the sky then in mine. My photo was taken about 15 minutes after sun rise.
For the foreground that was distracting there was another photo in my portofolio that has only the background and that I prefer also, you can also see alll the ice crystals in the air since this was a very cold morning.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9044328

I'm very honored to see my photo selected.and strangely I was at the same place this saturday to take some early morning photos in the cold.
Thanks all for your great and constructive comments.
For the sharpening I agree that I have over sharpened this small version.
The lens flare are not completly avoided, if you look closely there is one just at the intersection of the railing.

Thank Christal,

I see what you mean and will surely improve it.

Hello Larry,

I see what you meant in the comment on my photo. It's really similar. This is in the same context as mine , at spring they were fighting for the house.

Excellent capture.

Luc

This is very beautiful, I like the colors and the mood.

This is an excellent composition, the lighting is perfect and the timing also with the water flowing over the glass.