Thanks for the comments. I brightened it up a tad in my file.

Also submitted it to a couple of magazines. We'll see. (I hate crappie...they are bland, bony,

and mushy to eat. Yuck - which is why I don't fish the crappie hole.)

I like this one and can't suggest any improvement for the cropping. If you removed the powerpole you'd lose the sense of the boat in water as the water surface is so smooth. You've done a great job - and applied the rule of thirds :)