More Industrial Heritage

[Chataignier]

Forge Savignac Ledrier on the river Auvezere in central France. The site was the last in the region to cease activity - in the 1960s. Built in 1520, it originally produced iron from local ore using a wood/charcoal fired furnace, the water mill provided power for the bellows that aspirated the fire. More recently the mill powered a small factory making domestic articles from bought-in steel.

Here is a view of the whole site at Forge Savignac Ledrier, including the owner's chateau, and a cropped version which I feel is perhaps more balanced, though at the price of cutting part of the reflection - full or cropped ?

[billtils]

I like the reflections in the un-cropped version - it looks like an idyllic country scene that belies its industrial origins.

[Geoff F]

Maybe a slightly wider crop plus a bit of cloning out; including those smaller branches in the top left corner.

[billtils]

Geoff, they didn't really bother me but I agree - better without them

[pnodrog]

Uncropped but with the highlights removed and contrast lowered for the untidy reeds? on bottom left. I would also soften them by reducing the clarity and sharpness. At the moment they are a bit distracting but I think you can make the area far less so.

[Manfred M]

+1 to what Paul has written.

I find that the cropped version feels cramped and your original version has better visual flow.