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my friend took this pic and there's something missing but I can't figure it. Please comment. Thanks

First, its a bit too big. See the forum rules above. It matters here as I can't see the whole picture at once (& I have a big monitor)

However, I think the main issue is the OOF branch cutting the photo in two near the top. I would crop on the branch (cut it in half!), so it becomes a frame rather than a distraction, or just below, so it is not there at all. Incidentally, I quite like the portion above the branch as a separate photo. In this case, crop just below the branch, so it becomes an underscore for the picture.

thanks Darcy.

I agree with Mr Darcy. Crop under the fallen log (and maybe crop the twigs out of the bottom ...). I think I would prefer to see it in colour. I amagine it has pretty vivid greens etc around the water, which would give it the pickup it needs

thanks, rflower. colour version.

Nice little location for some long exposure amusement.

Possibly the exposure was a little too long and the movement in the water has been overexposed.

I had a go at trying to bring some detail in the water back using recover in Lightroom and doing a little bit of burning in Photoshop. The stick at the bottom was a little distracting so I did a quick removal (and it shows). I probably could have worked on it a little more and got some better results. Apologies if you think i've butchered it.

thanks guys