Standing in the river

[xjken99]

First time the summer I could get this far out into the river since it's been kinda wet.
I tried to get some sky and tree reflection in the water, but also the rocks under the water. I think i did that but would it have been better to just go for one or the other? Also, do you think I should crop the sky out completely?

[xjken99]

Here is another from the same spot without the CP filter. Which do you prefer, or are they both crap?

[OldClicker]

None are crap. Each is just another step in learning.

I see nothing of interest on the bottom, nor in the sky (both reflected and upper left), so I would start by cropping the bottom up to the reflection on the right and the left until there is no sky. It still lacks a strong subject, but is a nice scenic image.

Terry

[Ridgetop]

You might get better results with either very early or very late sunlight. Helps with the reflections and colors. The first is a good attempt though.