FallHDRjpg.jpg
by kleski

Comment by FourPointX:
i have to "third" the sentiment, i like this cropped version better as well. it's less "busy" than the original and just gives a much cleaner feel.

FallHDRjpg.jpg
by kleski

Comment by OllyD:
I also like the crop better then the original.
That`s more cleaned up after cropping, and it does not confuse so much as the original does...

Nothing Gold Can Stay
by kleski

Comment by GiorgioBaruffi:
well... after the Brent's words i have nothing to add... i completely agree with him, it is really too confused, my eyes is going on the shot like a ping pong ball.

with landscapes photography is quite common to think: "wow, what landscapes" and try to include everything in ours shots, wrong! better is to choice something that is the real subject with something else as contour...

(ehm, sorry for my bad english)

FallHDRjpg.jpg
by kleski

Comment by cynthiann:
I like this crop better than the original. :)

Night OP
by kleski

Comment by liberty:
Looks strait from a war movie...9

Memories
by kleski

Comment by GiorgioBaruffi:
good, really good... simple but effective!

Nothing Gold Can Stay
by kleski

Comment by skewsme:
interesting landscape. somehow seems a little harsh. perhaps soften and reduce cyan/blue in whites of trees. add warm photo filter. just my HO.

Nothing Gold Can Stay
by kleski

Comment by Beetle:
My very first reaction was: "Whoa, that is over-processed!". On closer inspection, it was mostly the foreground grass on the left that caused that reaction.
I agree with Brent that it is too busy, without a real subject to "sink my teeth into".
You have some nice colors going, and very nearly (but not quite) a diagonal, something that usually works well in an image.

I think concentrating on a smaller part of the scene (like around the big rock in the center) would have worked better.

Nothing Gold Can Stay
by kleski

Comment by OdysseyF22:
There are a couple of issues with this, as I see it. First off, it's a busy scene, with a fair bit of clutter. It's not clear what the subject really is: is it the trees on the shore? the reflections? the marsh grasses? The eye moves through the image but doesn't know where to settle.

Second, the shoreline is dead center; add to that there is a bit of dead space at the bottom and the tops of the trees are cut off. Moving the framing into a rule of thirds placement, with the shoreline at the bottom third, might help.

I actually rather like the shot, and I think the strongest point is the trees in the BG - they're quite lovely. If they were made to be the central subject in the image, I think it might help solve the problem.

Night OP
by kleski

Comment by maguero:
to dark, just more light in face than it will be better for me, 6