Curtis Ridge Sunset

This photo was taken after the sun had already set and as I was hiking

back down the ridge back to the ranger cabin for the night. It needed

to be an HDR to make the most of the shot. In the processing it became

slightly grainy, as you can see, but from all the comments I've had so

far, people like the shot as it is, so I have not yet gone back to try

and make it less grainy. Sometimes I also like the "painted" look. All

comments and critiques welcome!

PDE

Beautiful!!

Stunning!

Not sure I would try to make it any better.

regards

David, 

 I judge a composition by where my eyes go.  If they look at some central feature and then wander off the edge, giving me the expectation of looking at another image, I judge it a so-so job.

 But this one carries me from feature to feature.  Every time I approach an edge and think my eyes will drop out and move on some contrast of light, some sharp ridge, some expanse of color draws me back.  This is a beautiful image!

Jerry