Laura Weishaupt

This view looks down on the steep canyons and mesas of an ice world. Two small life pods fly over the scene as they look for a safe place to land.

Here is a sunrise for the beginning of a new year.

Early evening at Seal Rock brings the day to an end. Our year also wraps up this weekend. Let's hope for and work toward good things for all. Thanks to our hostess, Leslie, for another 52 weeks of Landscape fun. Happy New Year.

Thanks, that's kind of you to say. I use it as wall paper for the computer. I really like your mysterious beach. There's so much going on, but it's all subtle.

I've posted this before, but it's one of my favorites in this genre.

High above Lone Ranch Beach in southern Oregon with California on the horizon.

A few weeks ago I visited a planet with an atmosphere of rich orange and amber tones. I returned for another look. Who wouldn't do so? Those warm colors were absorbed by the cyclonic storms and have been replaced with hues of blue, gray, and occasionally white. Eventually these colors will, in turn, be absorbed by greens. It will take approximately one Earth year for the gold tones to return.

I can't stand to let Leslie's fungal image be alone. Circinella sp. cascades out of an old Tylopilus alboater like some kind of ghoulish hair style.

Where is everyone? Autumn is over, but the color is all around in different forms and places.

I was blocked all of yesterday, but now able to log in as of 5:30am EST. I got the same "internal error".

I'm back on my sojourn to distant worlds. This is a planet with a double star resulting in perpetual warmth and light.

As more foliage falls from the trees the space between leaves and reflection begins to blur.

I've experienced the same thing, though I rarely shoot black and white. When the scene says black and white, I don't argue. You made a lot of nice decisions with framing and tonal quality. I've seen these giant jacks in breakwaters, but never lined up like this. It's a very cool scene.

Just as chance favors the prepared mind, it also favors the prepared photographer.

Jean-Claude, There is some genuine magic in the image with the couple. The themes of walking towards light, aging, autumn, transition from one state to the next, comfort in nature with the trees, comfort with a loved one, it's all there. I even like the light post, but I don't know why. Your image invites the viewer into this walk and into the emotions that fill the space. It's really well done and might work in black and white. When you saw this scene, what did you think?

I'm surprised that no one else has commented on the photo. I'll offer some thoughts and maybe you'll find them useful. I'm not quite sure what you had in mind when you took this. There are a lot of things going on and it seems to be a competent image. What works? The color is juicy and rich. I particularly like the way the foreground leaves are catching light. The reds and greens move through the image nicely. There aren't blown highlights and shadows have details. The cluster of trees in the foreground have a pleasant movement to them, and for me, this is the strength of the image. It might be hard to take a photo in the location without people. You might find them more interesting that I do. I don't see them adding anything, but they may not be a big distraction either. Is this a golf course? Overall, it's a casual autumn image in a location that invites one to return for more. Let's see what else you can do there.

Back to Earth and home for Thanksgiving. Find something to be thankful for and celebrate it. Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Jean-Claude, This thread is about the OP's image and I spoke about people generally, though the same could be said of deer. Folks will comment on your image in time. Food for thought is for all to enjoy or leave behind, as they wish.

I'd like to offer some food for thought on this. What constitutes a focal point/point of interest will vary. Isn't the interplay between light, shadow, and color the point of it all? When you sit in this park, do your eyes look around, or do they look for a point? They probably look around first, then zero in on many things. A good landscape image invites exploration of the environment. You photo does that, and does it nicely. A person walking through a scene doesn't necessarily make it more interesting or offer a "point of interest", but can make it cluttered and serve as an unnecessary distraction. When people are in a landscape photo they often become the subject and the landscape itself fades to the background. It's something to think about. You're doing fine, enjoy it.

Mr Cruz, You had a lot of interesting elements to work with, as well as some challenges. If you could return in time and retake the photo, what, if anything, would you do differently?

Newport, Oregon during fires last year.

That planet looks familiar.:rolleyes: Love it.

During another off world adventure I found these aquatic creatures. They live just below the surface in family groups and are playful like otters. Juveniles have dark heads and become more colorful as they age. Adults are large with bright hues that announce an aggressive willingness to defend their young.