Autumn is leaving
by jmott78

Comment by Skip:
most aptly titled! i appreciate what you've attempted here, and really think you were very close to a killer image. the problem is the size of the leaves and how far apart they are. while this is nice, the leaves are working against each other, making the eye race all over the image, looking for a strong subject. this is a great start. i hope you are getting good comments and suggestions, and not getting lost in the shuffle of this monster-sized challenge. good luck here, and in the challenges yet to come!

Autumn is leaving
by jmott78

Comment by samtrundle:
Really interesting image - great eye. The leaves combined with the reflection of the bare trees really does sum up the beginning of winter wonderfully. Seems to be lacking something - I think the yellow leaves aren't all that interesting, but an 8 for originality and the aforementioned creative eye.