Had it not been for the kindness of a newer member, "Plateau Light," aka Robert, I might well have tossed this image into the rubbish bin. Alas, he directed me toward the study of some new processing techniques and while I only applied a few of them to this image, my-my what a difference in tonal range, contrast and luminosity.
I tried multiple crops and this one worked best for me as to balancing out the reflected image and the morning solitude. I too thought perhaps someone leaning against the rail in silhouette, or a distant sailboat might give more impetus to the eye to linger but the more I got into the edit, the more I saw no more need for anything other than an emerging sun which broke the plane allowing a warmth much like the first man who brought fire into the clan's cave, thusly bringing life into an otherwise semi-dark existence. Perhaps a bit melodramatic but there is much personal growth in this image as it represents my own piece of light which is leading toward an understanding of the powerful tools Photoshop has to offer.
