Hey Ken,
It's great to see this with water to compare it to the one you posted yesterday.
Thanks for including the color, it does show why going to B&W is the way to go.
I like my reflections to have ripples sometimes as I like the bit of mystery they can add, but that said perfect reflections can often be super cool too. In this case, I do like the rippled reflections better.
It's interesting how you had moved between the first 2 images and used a different focal length. I really like how that rock in the water is placed in #2. I was trying to think if I liked that placement better then in #1 where the rock just merges in with the bridge better?
So, I decided that I like the longer lead in of the bridge in #1, and also like the clouds in #1. The reflection is the best in #1. In #2, I like that rock in the water and I also like the motion in the flag on the bridge.
As overall images, it's really hard to pick which I like best, but I think I would go with #2 but a slight nod. But they are really close to being equal in my visual enjoyment.
One thing I noticed, and it's natural, it's the tilting of the castle in the reflection. While that's true to how it was captured, sometimes on my images I will use the warp tool to straighten those edges in the castle to be vertical in the reflection. What's your take on that?
