roland_vink

Lovely shot, however I feel the use of the grad filter is a little heavy-handed. The distant mountains are rather dark - even the snow. Also, the sky reflected in the stream in the foreground is brighter than the sky itself - a physical impossibility. It's too obvious that a grad was used, I prefer the the more subtle use of filters - they are fine where they enhance a shot but there use should remain invisible. Easy enough to fix with with software in this case.

It's still a lovely shot.

Lovely picture - the sort I would take if I were there. My only comment is about the use of graduated filters. It's obvious one has been used across the top of the image. I realise you needed it to keep the sky from being too bright. I think filters work best when you can't tell one has been used - it should enhance a picture but not greatly alter it (unless that is your intention, but I don't think that is the case here).

Suggestions... perhaps take shots with and without the grad, so when you get home, you have the option of choosing the other picture if the grad didn't work... perhaps a polarizer would be enough to darken the sky... Use a ligher grad so the effects are less obvious... try angling the grad more closely to the horizon (ok, pretty difficult in this case).

Otherwise, as I said, a great picture!