I like that second one a lot.
Thanks! I like it too, especially since I know where I took the shot. What’s NOT in the picture is a big part of why I like it, which is why picking things to enter gets complicated for me. I have all this context that gets in the way of judging a images on their on merits.
For instance, that shot is taken at a random wetlands park, or preservation area, that’s in Palo Alto California. About 150 yards behind the where I setup is highway 101. So the peacefulnes, view across the bay, and lights from the east bay cities gives a false impression that it’s in some remote area. But you can’t get any of that from the picture itself.
Even so, it’s on top of my list for the “B Sides” contest coming up.
