"Loch Etive"

Loch Etive, Glen Etive, Scotland. Please have a look at the larger

version. Your comments/critiques much appreciated

Very good landscape, great shot!

First and foremost, you captured a very beautiful image here. I love the details. My eyes, however, can't but help notice the uneven horizon from left to right. I first notice the beauty of the light of the hill and its reflection on the right, and as my eyes move left, I notice the picture looks slightly crooked. So I'd say do a slight counterclockwise rotation to even it out and you'll have, to my eyes, a fabulous photo.

Hi Daniel

 

First of all - thank you for your time to leave your comment. I'm glad you like the photo.

 

I cannot agree with you on the tilted horizon issue. Believe or not, but I am extremely fussy about that matter and virtually every photo in my portfolio was taken with a spirit level (one or even more) properly checked and adjusted. It just costs you a little bit of time in the field, but saves much more later with post-processing.

 

I also know that this little devise can sometimes be a bit tricky - so I carefully check every photo for that matter anyway.

 

In this case you can see the reflected mountain being literally perpendicular to itself (which proves to me that no serious tilt has occurred). What can be quite misleading is the shoreline, which is quite non-linear and causes optical illusion to the viewer.

 

Hope it clarifies that thing a little bit

 

Piotr