Well, the week has flown past and I am delighted to announce that the image that topped the poll was ‘Golden Morning’, an image taken near Macroom in County Cork.
At the bottom of this post I include the original before I got my scissors out to produce the winning shot:
The photo that just held onto second place was taken that same morning back in 2004, ‘Reflections at Dawn’:
And in third place lay the happy fishermen of Kerala, India:
Getting back to Golden Morning, I thought I would let you see the original image and the cropped version side by side.
I thought the uncut version was a bit messy and crowded, hence the cropped version (which I wash’t entirely happy with). That’s me, but what do you think:
Have a good week.
Meticulous Mick 
I think the uncut version makes me feel as if I’m peeking in a secret lake of some sort, but the uncut version definitely makes for an uncluttered image. Love all of the photographs, but I think the third shot is my favourite, that endless stretch of water is beautiful.
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It’s really a wonderful photo, I prefer the cropped image. 🙂
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As do most….
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Yeeeeaa, knew I was on a winner. But cropped or not….must go back to Specsavers…..love em both 😉
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Just catching up….you seem to have had a wonderfully busy and interesting week. The crop certainly sits well with me. The melodious colours and aerial perspective combined with the interesting lead in provided by the rocks and stumps make for a warm and atmospheric image…….but it’s easy when I’m on safe ground as it’s already voted the winner….
🙂
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Thanks for taking the time to comment Smithie, I appreciate feedback (as long as it is honest). MM 🍀
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As the day is long………
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I prefer the cropped version myself 🙂
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Thank you, seems to be winning. MM 🍀
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You are so funny! They are really both quite beautiful and I will concede the cropped one may work just a tad better…happy?
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I wanted to see what others thought – [people seem to agree that the crop is better, but that I do worry too much. 😏
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Yes, I did indeed see that it was pretty even… 😉
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