I agree; the sky was cooperative. The branch intruding into the bottom right of the image bothers me though. Have you considered cropping a little from the bottom and right sides to eliminate it? Or you could even sacrifice some of that nice sky and crop from the right, leaving just the 2 rocks, water, and sky.
Dan
I am not an expert critic, this is just my opinion, but I didn't actually notice the right side branch until it was pointed out. That's how beautiful the rocks, water and sky are together.
I think in the sky the clouds form a wonderful gesture, and to crop them would in some respect affect the flow and pattern in that sky. If you really want to get rid of the branches, which I'm sure you debated, I would find it more beneficial to keep the crop from the right to a minimum.
You could also burn it in heavily from about the middle of the branch all the way to the corner, and make it look completely black. That way it will look like another rock.
It's an amazing photograph, one that I can look at for a long long time, and still want more. Very well done!
- Thomas
Terrific! The lower right with the branch doesn't distract me at all. In fact it adds a bit of interest in a Wabi Sabi kind of way. Don't crop a thing.