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Scouting out a new location this evening. It's going to be hard to

decide where to put the tripod next time. Comments welcome.

The mountain and the clouds really are an incredible site. I'd love to see this framed so that more of the right side of the mountain were visible. The peak seems a little too close to the right edge of the photo for my taste. This location should provide you numerous eye catching photos. I look forward to seeing more.

Simply cropping 10% from the left would improve the presentation. I like how the cloud hides the mountain because it adds depth. You have to figure out the relative distances between the trees in shadow, trees in sun, clouds and mountain.

Thanks for the comments! Appreciate them and agree that the composition is off balance. If you hung it on a wall, it would look like it was going to twist clockwise all the time.

 

I was interested in keeping the dead trees on the left, lit by the sun, in the composition. I could have included more area on the right, but it was a pretty distracting mass of clouds and covered mountain. There is a second mountain right there that ideally would be included, but conditions didn't permit it last night.

 

I'm pretty excited to get back up here with some good foot gear (the hill is a mass of sharp lava rocks) and a little more time to frame the shot.

 

I took some black and white with my 4x5 camera last night that may be better. There is a lot of detail in this for a digital to handle. I'll be developing this evening unless the clouds look good, in which case I'll make the 20 minute trip up here to get a better shot.

 

Thanks again.

Great clarity and beauty of the nature. A bit too dark I dare say, however, that could be just a problem of my monitor.

Like the composition...guess I'm wierd. Leaving the trees to the left adds to the lighting...

I think this is very captivating! I love the colors and composition!