You have a nice use of light and shutter speed here, capturing this place as a perfect spot for rest and contemplation. Oh, I see you mention shutter speed in your post. My rule of thumb when perusing submissions is to not read the post until after I've looked over the image and come to conclusions based on the image only--letting it speak for itself, if you will. It appears we were both thinking along the same lines. A very pleasing composition, Paul.
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