Hell Hole reservour

hey folks, what do you think i should have done different here?

Would a couple of filters have helped it pop a bit more? ND or a polarisor or both? Also, for me I really like the look of the sky and so there is a bit too much water for me personally.

Otherwise a nice shot

yeah this was taken before I was able to buy the polerizer. I had just bought the 70-200 and at the time all i could afford was the UV filter. after i got it on the comp today I kind of liked the reflections off the water, but would have liked to see it without as well.

I like it-but I think a little cropped off the left and some water to bring up the shadows that go down diagonally and bring in the sunshine on the mountains and some reflection into more view...that's just my personal thought...Its still a nice scene though!!!

The sky is good, and the scene is quite picturesque. However, the composition is a little bland. It could use something in the foreground to add interest and a visual anchor. The lighting is also wrong for the scene with too much shadow on the left. Droppey is on to something when he suggests an ND filter, but I would recommend that you use a split ND filter to allow a bit more exposure on the mountains and water while keeping the blue in the sky roughly the same. A polarizer would help to saturate the blues as well.

Thanks for the comments
Yeah the split nd would have worked well. That's one problem with buying new equipment, you always need new attachments for it lol. I may crop it down a bit as I think I see what your getting at. I may work it through PS to see if I can lighten the shadows a little more, which I should have done as a raw file.

its a good photo! think of every photo you take as a step in the right direction i did when i started i have a reservoir near me i have taken photos of and being such a open space i tend to use polarising filter when the lighting is very bright i will post a piccy as soon as i get a program on here to resize the photo