Kauai

All are welcome and appreciated!!!

Bravo!

Beautiful light and shadow play across very lovely color and scene.

Seems Natural Light show...Good on you.

The contrasts between the sunlit fields, the shadows on the more distant (and lushly forested) hills/mountains, and the partly cloudy sky are wonderful!

While it's a matter of taste (and only my personal opinion), the one aspect that subtracts from the overall picture for me is the very dark foreground. Not that I have anything against foreground objects in dark silhouette as a rule, as I think it can contribute an artistic element when the object is recognizable, shapely, or otherwise interesting in "outline" form ... but here I don't think it contributes as much in these respects. Granted the foreground nicely "frames" the bottom of the shot and adds depth; I just think in this particular shot I'd like it better were the foreground vegetation rendered more naturally in a medium/dark green (very low level of fill flash or ?), versus a heavy mass silhouetted in black with only a few highlights sprinkled in.

But overall, I find the photograph very striking, and congratulate you on capturing this wonderful vista.

--Jim

Elizabeth, this is a wonderful composition! I think Jim is right about the foreground, but I also think that you have done about all you could do with the light conditions here. Exposing more for the foreground would have run the risk of overexposing the fields and the river on the left, and certainly the clouds. That's the challenge of Kauai, wait two minutes and the light completely changes. Nice job! Cheers! Chris

This is a beautiful photo!