El Capitan, Sunset, Yosemite NP

Comments and ratings appreciated.

while you have succeeded in using the near-far effect, you have somehow lost the grandeur (sp) that is Yosemite. Probably because the mountain takes up less space in the photo than the river.

Otherwise, not bad..

Kevin

I think the exposure is very well done. It is hard to get both the shadowed forground and the sunlit background exposed properly. This photo is not a "Portrait of Yosemite", in fact the photo could be taken in any mountainous area. It is a well composed and well exposed image and a good looking picture. I like it.

Unfortunately, this particular view has really been done to death.

Kudos on not going with the usual up-in-your-face view of El Cap, it looks more natural here, a part of the landscape (albeit a majestic one).I like the photo, but I think it would be a little snappier if the lower half were a little brighter- I know that the sun was obviously setting, but still...