No, it's like 150 miles difference. I like this one better, actually, I don't really like "Dark Swamp" that much anymore. It's too light and blurry, I prefer the silhouette effect here.
I actually just edited up another photo from that area, with a similar "silhouette" appearance, but decided it would be too much of the same thing.
This really deserves a better mark...it is a great shot! Silhouettes always make a great desktop image. Really like the foreground that breaks the mirror reflection of the background. Nice capture:-)
I've always had a thing for a reflection that reveals more than the direct view itself, whether it be because the picture is framed low, showing more in the reflection than above it, or just because the angle from the reflection exposes more detail. In this case, the tops of the trees to the right of the photo's center make a relatively straight line of dark silhouette when viewed head on. The reflection is essentially looking at them more against the sky than against more dark trees, revealing more of the treetops. Don't know if anyone else sees that or it sounds crazy but I think it's really cool. Agree with Darryl that the C-index is a bit low. Hope my vote brings it up a notch, nice capture~
i know another elk pass, here in the canadian rockies. they're both very beautiful (i've got a picture in my gallery) very nice reflection, just not sure about that log shining through the black on the left maybe you could've cloned it out? doesnt really jmatter, good shot