Mountain Hike
by Aarthek

Comment by melismatica:
While I suppose I could make the effort to rotate my laptop or download the photo and rotate it myself for evaluation this begs the question, "Why should I?"

I will evaluate it as is as best I can. This is sort of a drab landscape. The rolling hills in the background have potential but at this time of year there isn't much "wow" factor. Perhaps shooting at a time of day with more dramatic lighting would add visual interest, perhaps early in the morning with mist rising. Or during a dramatic sunset which would add some color and contrast to the shadows in the hills. I would also have tried very hard to eliminate the dead branches from the composition. The contrast in color and texture immediately draws my eye to that part of the frame. The scruffy conifer at the side of the frame isn't working hard enough as a framing element, if that is what it was chosen for. If this was the best the foreground had to offer, it might have been better to skip a foreground element and concentrate on the hills.

Mountain Hike
by Aarthek

Comment by PHOTOKID:
Needed to rotate my monitor for this one, Nice composition. Good Overall landscape.

Mountain Hike
by Aarthek

Comment by KiwiChris:
! I'm sure I'm not the first to comment, but I hope you do really well for your literal interpretation of the no editing rules. 8 for me. :-)

Mountain Hike
by Aarthek

Comment by rayg544:
This is a beautiful shot! Funny, it looks even better when I turn my head 90 degrees! :) 8

Mountain Hike
by Aarthek

Comment by Judi:
Nice landscape.

Mountain Hike
by Aarthek

Comment by Janp:
how come it's sideways? beauty of a shot too

Mountain Hike
by Aarthek

Comment by echoman:
Hello, rotate.....Beautiful area.

Mountain Hike
by Aarthek

Comment by Philos:
Uhm, I guess rotating would be OK...

Mountain Hike
by Aarthek

Comment by kevrobertson:
lol
goto get points for making me laugh
best of luck in the challenge

Kev

Mountain Hike
by Aarthek

Comment by acrotide:
Uh...interesting composition :) This shot might have done a bit better if it were rotated :) Aside from that, I like the way the green grass and blue sky play together. Not sure I like the branches in the bottom of the shot though.