Aftermath

A follow - up image to the "The Gift". I thought I had lost the exceptional

light about 30 minutes after the sky had exploded into color. While

most of the sky and peaks had turned grey, sun broke through a sliver

in the clouds to add something special to the view. The rest of the day

turn to a gray drizzle. 1 sec. exposure, f16

Lovely place well captured, excellent tones. Bravo. 6.

Light can be so fleeting.  When it catches only slivers, that's pretty special, and the resulting photo is as well.  I like how the undersides of the darkest clouds are subtly illuminated as well.   Your low perspective really helps to define this as a photo of a river/lake with mountains in the background; without the foreground rocks, I'd see this as more of a straightforward photo of mountains, clouds, and water (i.e., less than a complete ecosystem).

Nice shot, good light there, but little too  much uninteresting foreground imho. Light is at the best in the background and tighter composition would be a joy to see if you have one!

Best

+Lalit

I know you have indicated that you are not too concerned about the ratings but if this is a 4.69, there must be something wrong with the way I rate. So my simple "just perfect' is all I offer and a (7). The rich colors contrasted with pastel colors - nothing too overstated but enough drama in the sky to keep me interested. my only nit on this "7" image is that the foreground is a bit too light for the type of light you have in other portions of the image (GND filter syndrome). And this is just a matter of preference.

Well, I think it has moved up to 4.78, which still leaves me shaking my head.  I just don't understand the rating system, which is why I essentially no longer rate nor ask for ratings.  Tony makes a good point about light balance.  If you were to burn the foreground rocks a bit, balancing them better with the opposite shore, but leave the river/lake alone, I think that might be quite effective.  You might even try dodging part of the river/lake ever so slightly.  Regarding Lalit's comment about the amount of foreground, I think that's pretty subjective, and I'd worry about less foreground turning this into a more ordinary photo.  In addition, you have such a low angle that it would be very difficult to crop this without slicing through some of the larger rocks in the middle, and I don't think that would look so good.  [Lalit and Tony, I hope you don't mind me commenting on your comments; I respect your opinions, and they just stimulate thoughts that I didn't initially have -- a good jumping off place for more discussion that hopefully will be useful to Harry.]

Thanks for the feedback.  I rather like the rock layer in the FG, so that is why I included so much of it.  I noticed many of my Glacier images  had that wide angle/prominent FG look to them, so I was trying to giver a different perspective with this one, while keeping all of those compositional elements that create a sense of place.

Tony and Stpehen - I agree with you both that the rocks could be darkened a tad.   The rating thing will always be an issue, not sure why it is even an option.  The other thing I've noticed is a new "is this comment helpful"" box.  For me, it' s another thing do and and commenting/ uploading images/ taking images takes enough time as it is!  And then there is the issue if your comment box hasn't been checked off, will someone get pissed and take it personally.  I am pretty sure that when someone post a comment, they already know the usefulness of the comment.  While "great image" is great to hear, comments that can improve an image, technique are obviously more valued.  I'm not sure why there needs to be a box to indicate this.  Perhaps to try and stimulate more thoughtful comments?

My 2 cents!  All comments are appreciated!   Harry