Thanks very much to everyone for their comments over the past week.  I've taken your respective feedback and made some changes to the picture.  I have posted a before and after - does the second picture look any better?

http://stockphotojournal.blogspot.com/2007/07/lake-ontario-at-night-take-two.html

I took this last night shortly before midnight using an 8 second exposure on my Nikon D70.  I was primarily trying to capture the mood of the water.  If I was going to submit it, I think I'd have to blur the names of the boats but otherwise, what do you think?

http://stockphotojournal.blogspot.com/2007/07/lake-ontario-at-night.html

Sorry - I've been trying to insert the actual pic here but it doesn't seem to be working for me...

Chris

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