Koi Pond Reflections

Permit me, if you will, the opportunity to share a failure with you.  The image (to the right) is to what I refer to: abuilding reflected on a koi pond.

This was taken at sunset on our recent trip to Hawaii.  The sun had just passed behind a building and the reflections were strikingly strong.  There is no amplification of the effect here. A quick shot and on I went, chasing a tired 5-year old.

Looking at it later, I noticed that something was… missing.  But what?

A commenter on Flickr pointed it out for me: it’s too busy. There are great elements, but it’s compositionally poorly executed.

Contrast that with this:

Bubble Globe

Here is a good example of a complex subject and presenting it simply. So many details in the bubble, yet they  blend effortlessly.