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Olaf

For a landscape, this is very beautiful image and with very creative nature, looked to my as being a remarkable painting.

Thank you for sharing it and wishing you all of the best.

This photo was taken with a lot of good timing and looking the correct direction to take this. The blue skies compliment the orange in the photo and help make the COI of the landscape fairly clear. The sun brings out the detail while that background helps it stand out even more. The rule of thirds was used fine for the land at the bottom third while the hills and sky add a touch of beauty to the picture. The composition is fine, the lighting is fine, the initial impact is fine, and color harmony is fine. Good job. I wish more people could understand how the time of day, the direction they're looking, and the moisture level effect the color of the sky. I always time myself to get those nice colors in the sky except on opportunity shots. The mornings and facing west usually gives the best shades of blue and go from the W, WNW, NW, and then N to NE as the day passes north of the equator. As long as someone gets used to the different shades of blue through a day and where they are located, then they can plan to get the right shade for their subject. You look like you're facing N to NW here and maybe its early afternoon. I hope what you did and how well it turned out along with my comments can help you more.

My first reaction, other than admiring the form of the landscape, was that these colors are really, really intense.  Then Greg's detailed description gave a sense that he really knows the place, and he didn't remark about the intense orange.  Finally, I saw that you were using Velvia 50, and it all made sense.  Very strong colors, and a very interesting landscape.  To your eye, I suspect the true colors weren't quite this strong.... am I close?  (Note:  I've never been here, but it would be at the top of my wish list for travel.)  (Another note:  Velvia is one of my favorite films, although I prefer 100 pro, which seems to be no longer available... only 50 and 100F).

I did forget to mention that if you're south of the equator, then the directions for the skies will be the same on the W  and E but you would be W, SW, S, SE. The reason for these directions has to do with the amount of sunlight passing through the atmosphere and reflecting in the atmosphere also. That is why on days with heavy moisture, you get white to gray skies. The more sunlight the less blue. As the sun comes up in the E it has too much light to give you blue but the W has little light and dark blue. As a day progresses it turns lighter shades of blue until it becomes white from too much sunlight. Even in the summer when we have plenty of sun, the sun is usually closer to the equator so the W and N give better shades of blue up north of the equator while south of the equator gives better blues W and S. The main way to learn more about the timing and color of the blues is to go out and every day look all directions and take a note of the different shades of blue. Go outside a few times during the day and see how they change. After you get to know the different shades of blue and when they are present, you'll be able to plan taking pictures at the tight time of the day to match the colors of the subjects you're taking pictures of. The good orange in your photo goes with a darker color of blue not a light one. That's why it makes the landscape standout more with the sun directly on it. If there was any shade on this, or a lighter blue to white background, the picture probably would have been very dull with little detail. Keep up the shooting.