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"Good catch on the reflection, Ed. Thanks for the input. As far as the edging goes, it was just something I was playing with on framing. When I desaturate the pic, the edging actually gives it that "lost in the attic for 30 yrs." feel.…"

"The soft edges in the first two give me that manipulated feel. The yellow sky in the third one looks a little contrived since there is no yellow reflection in the river. Nice composition."

"The reason I was looking at the HDR was to try to capture the serenity and give the impression of cold solitude (which I think is captured in the second pic albeit to the extreme). Looking at the 3rd one again, I can see the idea of…"

"I agree, the third one gives a warm feeling to a cold subject. I think if you added some of that yellow hue in the reflection off of the ice moving towards the foreground would create a balance and flow of the picture."