Quote Originally Posted by CNelson View Post
Hi Yan: I just saw this image for the first time and I like it. The boat isolated in the pollution or shall we call it "mist," is very interesting and the reflection in the water is important to the image. Perhaps the soft and distant look you have here is best with this image but have you tried to crop a little closer to make the boat and reflection larger and pushed the contrast and color a little....just to see what it looks like. When I look at it I want to see more of the boat and reflection but perhaps that unfulfilled tension is what draws me into the image.

It's a keeper. Thanks for sharing this one!!!

Chuck
Dear Chuck,

Thanks for your comments. I didn't try to crop the image to enlarge the boat and reflection, as the relative small size of the boat reflects its position in the big lake.

An important fact I learned from there is that in a polluted environment, the only time possibly good for taking reasonable photos is in the early morning. There is no sunset or dusk golden time, the light would just fade away from gray to dark.