Small Canal near Little Lagoon

[RMW]

St.Tammany Parish
La., USA
2022

[francois]

Pristine, calm and relaxing… I love it but have one thing that I'm not sure about and it's the tip of your canoe (bottom-right). I don't know whether it's a positive or a negative thing…
Anyway, well done!

[Rajan Parrikar]

I quite agree with Francois. The scene is appealing but compositionally the red tip of the canoe seems not to be in the best place, to my way of thinking.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

I rather like it.
And the canoe doesn't bother me.

[Mark Nadler]

The problem with the canoe is that it looks like it is in the scene accidentally.

mark

[petermfiore]

The canoe tells a story. Without it it just another photo.

Peter

[RMW]

Thank you Francois, Rajan, Eric, Mark, and Peter.

I'm grateful for all your points of view concerning the boat. And glad to stir up a valid discussion about content and composition.

I included the boat because its red shining deck was catching the low light so well, because I had a 15mm lens on, and because it was in an unexpected place from where I would've usually preferred.

One of the benefits to me, and that I appreciate immensely, is putting up a foto I'm puzzled about and getting comments that are instructive from photographers I admire.

Every comment you've all made I can agree with. Which means there's no absolute right or wrong as far as I'm concerned.

I'll just have to accept the uncertainty in photography. What else can I do?

Richard

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Well put, Richard!

[nokk]

 a very serene view.  would make a nice place for a picnic.

[MattBurt]

Nice scene but I'd also prefer either more or less of the boat to show you either wanted to include it or not.

[RMW]

Matt.
Thanks for the good comment.
Still undecided about the boat. And if it stays more of it surely looks like the right way to go.
Richard