Rydal boathouse

[KMRennie]

A very calm and misty dawn on Rydal Water in the English Lake District. All comments welcome.
Ken

[Stephen Girimont]

Very nice. Very quiet. Leaning just a hair to the left maybe?

[Richowens]

Kenny,

 That is gorgeous!

 Rich

[bassman51]

Quite nice. 

[thierrylegros396]

Very nice. Very quiet. Leaning just a hair to the left maybe?

+1

I would rotate it very slightly clockwise.

Thierry

[KMRennie]

Thanks for the comments. I will have a look at the reflections to see if I am a tad squint, one of my frequent faults. I think that I may also crop a slight bit off of the top and bottom.
Ken

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Very beautiful, and "painterly" in the very best sense.

[James Clark]

Stunningly beautiful!

[Jeremy Roussak]

Thanks for the comments. I will have a look at the reflections to see if I am a tad squint, one of my frequent faults. I think that I may also crop a slight bit off of the top and bottom.
Ken

It's lovely. I might straighten it, although the adjustment will be small; I wouldn't crop it.

Jeremy

[churly]

Very pleasing.  I don't  see any reason to crop.

[KMRennie]

Thanks for pointing it out I was 0.5 degree off. I have also darkened some of the bright reflections a tad. I think that it will print nicely on a soft textured paper and then I await some judge telling me, with a sniff, that the horizon is in the middle. ( looked too soft and flat on matte paper, printed on Fibre Gold Silk, looks nice but it still looks nicer as a digital image not something I am used to seeing)
Ken

[Sean H]

+ 1

Very beautiful, and "painterly" in the very best sense.

[Bob_B]

Very beautiful, and "painterly" in the very best sense.

+++! The definition of serenity. (I'd love to spend a lifetime fishing and hiking around that lake. It looks so idyllic.)

[graeme]

Thanks for pointing it out I was 0.5 degree off. I have also darkened some of the bright reflections a tad. I think that it will print nicely on a soft textured paper and then I await some judge telling me, with a sniff, that the horizon is in the middle.
Ken

Lovely, well done.

[stamper]

I like the scene and the composition but imo it lacks saturation and contrast. I am obviously in a minority of one. B&W?  Regarding a tilt then I didn't see one and being a little bit off means it isn't worth commenting on. Ironically I sometimes think that some of my images tilt a little but when I overlay the grid in LR or PS there isn't any.

[KMRennie]

Stamper I agree totally about the lack of contrast and saturation but increasing either loses whatever magic the image may have, or it does in my eyes.
Ken

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

The high contrast B&W style works perfectly for Stamper's images, but this one really needs the soft, pastel look which, as you say, gives it the magic.

[sdwilsonsct]

Great stuff, Ken: inspiring.

[brandtb]

very nice

[Arlen]

The high contrast B&W style works perfectly for Stamper's images, but this one really needs the soft, pastel look which, as you say, gives it the magic.

I agree completely. High contrast has its place, as Stamper frequently demonstrates, but the key phrase for this one is gives it the magic.