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just a thought...i think the picture would benefit from the building being straight up and down.... make the crosses perpendicular to the bottom of the frame...

the original is way bettor than the other fella's.... the black sweetens the light on the mountain snow and allows for a great sky to set off the wind blown snow

too many people don't understand....it's way ok to let parts of a photo go black...it actually happens in nature....but gosh... you're not 'supposed to' lose detail in in the shadows...b.s.

just my thoughts

When I asked myself what was this a picture of, I wasn't sure. Sure, there were yellow trees, and you got the left of the frame 'right' with its curvy contribution, and then the trail, but all in all, no identifiable subject matter. Others sensed this with their comments about adding subject matter (literally people), but missed the underlying problem.

The title you gave to the picture also suggest the lack of subject. My hunch is that it was difficult, or that you had little interest, in giving the photograph a title.

As to how I would approach this particular setting would be to identify what's most important in the frame, and place it appropriately. To me, most important is the trail. I can imagine times at which placing the trail (road, river, flowing things,) hard right in the frame could work. Emphasize drop off or danger, for example. I don't like it in this setting. I would have experimented with other perspective. I.e., lower, move to right, curve the road from left side to right side.

I think that 'moving the tripod' as John Shaw said, is one of his great lessons. Even if you are the tripod.

My current rule of thumb is: The river has to be when the river has to be. If it isn't then its not subject, its distraction. If its distraction, what it distracts from has to be very powerful to offset that inherent distraction.

Any that's Mr Esoteric's thoughts on the matter. Thanks for askin.

Steve

"Accidentally Deleted" .

First and foremost, that's accurate. You so stated. Secondly, it attracts curiosity to the photograph. Also mystery. True, it makes it more difficult to identify what the mass of colors is/are, but even with your chosen title, to me they look neither like a raft, nor feathers. A plop, yes. Colors, yup. Feathers, well, eventually. But I'd rather guess than know up front.

"Accidentally Deleted" just gets bettor and bettor the more time I spend thinking about the photograph.

Have fun shootin,

Steve

Thanks much for stopping by and taking the time to comment. Much appreciated.

Steve

Excellent use of hdr; like the style.

Steve

thanks for the comments and support

Steve

lit only by candle light....

comments appreciated

Thanks for the input. That's pretty much how I see it too.

I rediscovered my Powershot S70 and have been giving it a go. I think in some settings it will do a fine job documenting. I kinda like its 'old' digital look.

Thanks again,

Steve

I like the blue of the sky. Other than that, the photo looks drab, probably due to the contrasty bright sun light of midday.

The composition is ok, but nothing interesting. It looks like a 'hill', not a 'peak'.

Anyway, keep on shootin, and have some fun.

Steve

Lighting sets off the mood of the subject really well.

Small quibbles....perhaps not accurate...

the lighting on the earring and the necklace is odd. No source seems available to obtain the reflection...

Just my thoughts...

Steve

thanks,

Steve

Jerry said: 'That is a serious problem because the images on P.N are made up of a 256 pixel range and you have thrown more than 128 of them away.'

I like the way you threw them away.

Steve

I like the visual flow of the composition from the waves to the rock to the rock to the far rock.

I downloaded the photo and rotated the image about four tenths of a degree counterclockwise. It seemed bettor to me.

Steve

Thank you for your kind comments. The robin had spent time bathing in small creek prior to flying up to this stump.

Thanks again,

Steve

thanks for the comments.

A cooperative Robin for sure. I shot for several minutes.

thanks again,

Steve