Hiding Mountain

Let Me know your comments and critiques.

This photo looks almost too surreal...the depth? Was this manipulated or did you take it "as is"? Good framing with the conifers/pines/spruces/evergreen/whatever you call them.

This was taken as is. No manipulation.

It looks like the mountain casted its own shadow against the sky, by the way the cloud is forming on the left side of the peak. That's what through me off, also the sky is showing no "depth"