Rich Thanks for taking the time to comment. <<< I would be tempted to crop even further than Bob has here--a little off the right removing the shadow in the water, and a bit off the bottom removing most of the slack water and slightly soft focus in the foreground: http://www.richmason.com/talbotC.jpg I think this would help accentuate the scale of the land in the background. >>> Rich, I agree about losing the shadow (wake) to the left but IMO in your suggested crop removing the (albeit OOF) water from the foreground - the impression of distance has gone for me. <<< Ideally, I would like to have seen this picture made from a slightly higher viewpoint with a little more water showing behind the boat, and the background fully under the shadow of a cloud, but how often do we get our ideals? >>> A higher viewpoint? Well, apart from not owning a helicopter no can do. The background under a cloud. See your point. Now that reminds me of another photo without any sky. Must look it out sometime. Bob
