entry week 217: reflections in a swamp

Tiroda Creek runs out in the Arabian Sea just under Yashwant Gad Fort . it's mot much of a creek until it approaches the sea where it divides Shiroda beach in two. it's easy enough to wade or swim across but the channel is deep enough for fishing boats to navigate. the early morning fish auction at Kerwada is a great place to get the freshest fish at the best prices but you have to be there well before 7 AM.

inland of Kerwada is a marsh/swamp fed by the creek with lots of nice nature and wildlife but i shall limit this post to a reflection on the still waters.

i zoomed in for a shot focusing on this branch and the surrounding reflections of the trees. at first i thought this would make a nice contest entry photo

but i wondered how it would look in black and white. so i edited the image adjusting for saturation, contrast and more. i liked it better, nice and serene and started making this post...

...then it struck me that i should see how it looked inverted. i know it's cheating a little because there is no place you can view this naturally occurring but the inverted shot looks more surreal and dramatic. the shadow-like reflection of the branch became far more dominant. i liked it more at first but when i compared the two back and forth i found the inverted version to be unsettling so i landed on the original serene black and white image as my contest entry