So my theory is, when you have a great scene…great sky…great view…why stop at just one image? With digital there is no penalty for taking lots of angles. This shot was taken 30 feet to the left of Saturday’s Down the Creek shot, and just across the road from Monday’s Up the creek.

While both Up the Creek and Down the Creek had only sky and water for a foreground, so the images floated free (so to speak) this shot is firmly anchored by the rocks on the left and right so that the ripples in the water catch the eye. The boat dock and the house draw the eye to the middle distance before it wanders back, down the right shore, between the sky and its reflection, to the buildings of Kennebunkport. My eye, as least, then continues around so that the whole image fills my view. This sweep of attention, I think, lends a dynamic and a tension to this image that Saturday’s lacked…not to say it is better for that…just a totally different feel. Not so serene. Not so peaceful. A bit edgier.

Nikon Coopix P500 at 23mm equivalent field of view, f3.4 @ 1/300th @ ISO 160. Program with Active D-Lighting.

Processed for Clarity, Sharpness, and impact in Lightroom.