sniff, sniff nplus is picking on me! hehehe .....but seriously thanks for the kudos and nplus I truly appreciate the thoughtful and detailed critique.....

I can't say I agree with all of it but I see things now that I missed myself in looking at the image. I have a tendency to overlook the little details such as the flower poking up there (shoulda brought my machete with me! :~) )...I'm all for removing distractions but not at the expense of damaging any wildlife that may be growing in my way.... shrug.... now my turn to counter point some other stuff :~) ....

Hmmm....the horizon (to me) is at the highest point of the bridge rail in the image....which is not in the center of the pic...so I would say the horizon is roughly about 3/4 of the way up....

I won't argue with your personal opinions on the compostion that to me is all subjective and I'm sure your idea would have worked, but I was really interested in the railing....I liked the lines leading the eye out with the tree to balance...

And I totally agree with you on the exposure....the sun was high and it was a compromise/sacrafice for me. With a bit of Photoshop this was the best I could get on my monitor...still a bit hot yes...but I got a bit more detail in the shadow, I have not printed this, would be interesting to see what a darkroom session would produce with this neg....

Again thanks so much for constructive banter...this is the sort of thing I enjoy...it helps us all learn and see things in a new way...and I for one appreciate it.

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