Sentinel Beach, Yosemite National Park (click image to view larger size)

What at first glance were simply bright, side-lit subjects against a dark

background turned out for me to be a variety of contrasts. For example:

The foreground water vs. the background granite; lit, bare trees vs. those in

deep shadow; bare branches vs. lush green grass and shrubs; bright, sandy

beach vs. darker, coarse foreground pebbles.

Thank you for taking the time to view this image.

Hi Richard,

A lovely scene capture , with a variety of color tones

However, using a 41mm lens setting at F/11 did limit the definition.

I usually shot all my shorter focal length lens at F/5.6 or faster, since the DOF is inherently greater and the definition from the lens remains at its peak level for overall performance. 

Best Regards,  Mike

This would probably be an excellent candidate for HDR photoraphy/processing.

That being said this image is relatively pleasing as the layers of light trees and water on dark provide great contrast.

Mike and Joseph,

Thank you for your time and comments.  I always find something to learn, whether the comment is primarily critical, laudatory, or an observation.