Bright And Breezy

What to photograph on a sunny, clear, blue sky day with vegetation blowing in the wind. I tried to capture the feeling of freshness and comfortable warmth. I decided, shooting through the trees directly into the setting sun, with extreme bright reflections bouncing off the water.

Experimenting by adjusting focus, aperture and focal length to produce a variety of different effects. Of course wind speed and shutter speed came into it as well. I liked the shapes and the balance of dark and light in this image.

After nearly a thousand attempts,  I think I'm beginning to push a few boundaries photographically, even though I assume most will dismiss this kind of image.