Elephant Rocks

I like the composition and the way the top boulders loom over the landscape. On the large image the greens look a little funky -- posterized? Maybe tone down the saturation on those.

Thanks for sharing this image. I really like it. Nicely done with the HDR. In post processing, I would be tempted to add a little more saturation to the clouds at the top middle. Too bad there was a cloud available to provide a reflection in the puddle of water (-:

The composition works for me and I light the light and color contrasts. I think most who view it will immediately think "HDR" because of the somewhat unusually warm, saturated colors and overall tonality. Whether that's good or bad is a matter of personal preference.

Bold and successful! Like the massive doughy looking boulders lit up so well to compliment the sunset and tinted foliage. Great comp and sweet with that pip of water and lichen on the rocks.

Really neat perspective Matthew. The textures and color of the rocks is perfect.
I visited this park many years ago with my Dad while on a motorcycle trip, and I hope to get back there sometime soon.

The composition is nice, as is the subject and the light. Once again the HDR effect affects the shot too much for my taste. I still want to see the HDR technique as an aid to overcome technical limitations of the camera and not to work as an effect filter. In this case you might have got away with a nice blend with masks as well, especially as the blocks of tonality are very well defined. One more thing, the blue in the pond doesn't match the more cyan hue in the actual sky. I know that the sky might be cooler straight up, but still it's a too big stretch for me - I would bring the hues closer together. Hope that all makes sense to you. Keep it up and maybe rethink the HDR process.

An interesting location and interesting composition. Nicely blended images.

Thank you all for your helpful comments. I appreciate the feedback n the processing. I've tried to blend the images manually but not yet managed to get the horizon looking right. I'm going to take a lesson and then re-post the image. Andreas, thank you for also pointing out that the blue hue in the reflection does not match the sky. I see your point.

I really like the soft ilghting here - never would have guessed this is Missouri!

I'm very much enjoying this image. It's not an iconic place, but elements and light are working together here very well. You've composed this very well, and that's what holds it together, I think.

Nice work on the blend, wonderful colors and textures...makes me want to explore the other side of those rocks!