Lava Falls
by thordurb

Comment:
I think some work on the hillside would have done this photo good. They feel like too an even worlds put together.

Eternal Perspective
by SquishyB

Comment:
why did you not work a bit on the sky? the structure is too centered.

Approaching Darkness
by Prism

Comment:
beatiful capture. could have made great use of the rules by lighting the water in a more proper way. 6

Channel Islands
by Tom

Comment:
You could have made much use of the rules to get a much much better lighting by taking three photos from on a tripod and put them together. very nice anyways 6

Hi
The site and point of view of your photo are really perfect to make a great shot, and you have the "expert rules" to work under; Place the camera on the tripod and get the composition that you like, what you have for this submission is really good; then take three or four shots; or as many as needed, fixing the light metering and focus for the up close plants, the farther ones, for the sea, for the isles and for the sky; make sure you do not move or shake the camera at all while in the process. Then take these "number" of photos to any, hopefully high-end, editing program and compose the final photo from them all.
The quality of the final photo will be greatly influenced by your editing ability; the ability to put a flawless composition from a number of photos.
A tip: Place the very rear layer (sky and clouds) as a background when editing, then adjust it to your taste, do not divert a whole lot from what nature looks like; then place the photo that is supposed to go before the last on top of it; after that, select the areas from the second layer you want to erase to reveal the sky beneath, "feather" your selection then erase!; and before you move to the next layer make sure to adjust the brightness, contrast and feel of each layer to match the one(s) beneath it; then move on to the next layer and next layer ..
Good luck
Tareq

Bay Days
by rasdub

Comment:
Man some long shadow of GG. I think a wide scope crop, even without the mountain would have added nicely to the feel of this photo. good work. 7

Travelling light
by parallax

Comment:
A bit over done, but 8 I like it

Daffodils
by pinbokeshatta

Comment:
A bit over but 6

The Four Elements
by danielpino

Comment:
The black earth mass is not doing this good; and too dark of a water for this lighting conditions, overwise this could have been great. 6

sunrise
by markdon

Comment:
This is nice. Just like how would an eye see it this time of the morning.
Expert editing is a good thing. 8

Breaking through the clouds
by ingvar

Comment:
Good.. I wish you made clear the big mass on the left.