OverlookWall.jpg
by rjkstesch

Comment:
I agree with Justin, this image has a lot more potential in post processing. Obviously, you wanted the dramatic sky as part of the shot, and making sure you didn't blow the highlights has left the rest under-exposed. Try using a soft edge or gradient mask and boosting everything but the highlights in the clouds. There are some brighter areas on the landscape where the light is peeking through the clouds that could really pop with some tweaking. It's a good capture of a great vantage point.

Walking the edge
by tazza

Comment:
Just beautiful! Very cool perspective, love the people walking the edge.

moutain view
by tazza

Comment:
I like that the rock formation on the left adds some depth, but it's so much brighter than the rest of the image, that it draws attention to itself rather than simply framing. If it were me, I would make that a selection, and create a mask from the selection and multiply it to darken that section down (also drop saturation quite a bit). Keeps the texture, but makes it blend more with the rest of the frame. Just a thought.. its a beautiful scene in any case.

Lac du Crozet
by tazza

Comment:
I love the reflections and the glass-like smoothness (is that a word??) of the water. The rocks near and middle-ground mountains really frame the lake, then the far off mountains are a great backbrop. Lots of depth, with most of the interest in the near 2/3. One thing I might do is clone out the two sprigs of weeds at the bottom center of the image. Beautiful shot!

Dreaming
by Tiberius

Comment:
You mentioned in the forum post "it's nothing spectacular". The question is "what would make it spectacular?" (not that I actually know what I'm talking about). I think Shadow has a good point...nothing to settle on...it's a very busy photo. I think the lighting is one thing that could make a dramatic change in this shot. It looks like a very bright day, and the tree trunk that is "washed out" kind of draws your attention to it at the egde rather than in for a deeper look at things. I Can't tell if this is a flash going off or direct sunlight near the bottom, and shade as you go up. If it's sunlight, maybe a reflector to shine up the trunk and onto the leaves would help.

Bone Daddy Red
by mocabela

Comment:
Nice texture and contrast.

Reaching for the Dawn
by Bear_Music

Comment:
When I first saw this shot, based on the grass and the light, I was guessing it was yours! :-) Interesting perspective and awsome job with the exposure!

Hooter Guide
by jbsmithana

Comment:
I think this may have done better if you would have gotten closer to the subject. I don't think all the negative space at the top adds much to the photo. As it is, we can see the guy, and he looks interesting, but he isn't close enough to really study him (at least not at 640) ;-) At 12mm, I imagine what I am suggesting would put really close to him, though. I can understand why you may not have been able to get that close. It would, however, increase the 'ground up' perspective as well as bring him closer.

Jeans
by riotspyne

Comment:
This is one of my favorites of the collection. Very emotive without being too obscure/abstract. The post processing is very well done to achieve the moodiness of this shot, goes perfectly with the expression.

String
by riotspyne

Comment:
Very cool! Unique treatment. Pretty much at a loss for words, just love it!