Across the Red Wall

Wow, something really different from you. I like it. I like the square format and think the image itself is quite nice. The only suggestion I would offer is to continue working on your post processing skills. While this is nice as is, it offers much more potential than you've drawn out of it I think. I would HIGHLY recommend Guy Tal's "Creative Processing" eBook. It approaches processing from more of an artistic approach rather than a strictly technical approach. With a little work and practice this could be a real wall hanger. You can order Guy's books from his website - http://guytalbooks.com/

One technical suggestion I might also make would be to use a smaller aperture - 1/320 @ f/8 is wasting a lot of depth of field. I would suggest either f/11 or even f/16 for an image like. Also, you didn't mention if you used a tripod or not, but ALWAYS use a tripod if you want optimum sharpness and detail, and for a shot like this, you do want that.

EDIT - Guy's "Creative Landscape Photography" is also an excellent book for the aspiring landscape photographer. Same link. While you're on his site, take a peek at his work - he is a true landscape artist and you can learn much just from studying his work.

Nancy, I like your composition based on diverse layers a lot. Wonderful interplay of shapes and shades for me.

Peter

Nancy Lea, I think this is about the most layers I have ever seen in a photograph and it looks fantastic. I like the dark to light transition in the color and light you caught here. I agree with alot of what Bill mentioned but still this is so cool to look at as it is. Pretty amazing scene.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

I like the layers in the composition here and the interplay between light and shadow adds a lot of interest. The larger image does feel a bit soft and I agree with Bill's suggestion to use a smaller aperture to maximize DOF.

I love views like this, Nancy. The colors and lighting are very nice as the layers lead thru the image. Well done! Chet

Real nice Nancy, love the color and layers, also pretty nice light, I think you did a fine job with this. Excellent work.
John

Great scene, Nancy. The clouds' patchy shading as you progress through the scene is really nice. As others have noted you can get away with a narrower aperture here to increase the depth of field. f/13 on a crop camera will work well without worrying much about decreased sharpness from diffraction. Keep up the good work! Your persistence will pay off.

Looks pretty good to me Nancy. The only other thing i can think of is to try a shot closer to sunset or sunise; that might introduce more cool colors in the shadows. All warm=flat Cool/warm=change/depth.

Nancy Lea, this is a fine look at a stunning landscape. I like the "opening V" at the bottom and the mix of light and dark from the clouds. Having been there a couple of time, I know how hard it is to capture and I think you've done very well here. When I look at the larger version, it does seem to get a bit soft in the distance. The smaller aperture suggestions are good for "next time", but you might be able to help this one out with some selective sharpening of the distant ridges using layers and appropriate masking.