Imnaha Canyon + Repost

I like the pano presentation, and the composition works nicely. I think the tonal values are excellent. I do have one suggestion, though. You might consider brininging down the bright snow along the bottom edge from center to just below the trees. As an afterthought: I think I'd like to see a bit more of the immediate foreground. The bare trees add a nice touch.

--P

I like the bare trees and the tones overall. I agree that the FG needs to be darkened a bit.
Jim

Marylynne:

This looks much better in the larger version where the eye can wander the scene.  Compositionally, the high value grassy line at the bottom looks a little blown out, and compositionally too thin?  There are a lot of great tones here, especially in the burnt pine, and down into the valley.  Leads nicely. 

Glad to see more black and white here, surprisingly a more difficult medium than digital color.

Cheers:   Tom

Marylynne,
I cannot add much to the great feedback you have gotten except to say I really like this photo.  I think the ideas about dampening the grass in the foreground are constructive and beneficial.  I also like Preston's suggestion about more foreground. 

Marylynne,

I really like this scene, the narrow format and the composition with the inclusion of the bare, burnt trees in the lower left.

Personal preference, but I might play with the contrast in the far range, but again it's your choice.

I would agree with the other comments about the bottom.  My own rule says, "If you're going to include something, make sure it's obvious and on purpose."  For me, either something was preventing you from including more foreground (position, some unwanted element, etc.) or you just chose to only include (crop) only that small sliver.  As Jim mentions, compositionally I need just a little more for the base, AND the combo of bright snow/grass appears a bit blown.  I think if you could address the bottom strip, this will be a fine addition to your working collection.

Lon

I love the comp. I would darken the grass in the foreground and I would think about adding some more contrast. Otherwise I really like it

Looking at this image I get the impression of an enormous landscape, it makes me feel very tiny. The trees on the left and the incoming ridge on the right give a strong sense of depth (in two ways). If it is possible to emphasise the two ridges (left from the middle) a bit more the sense of depth would be even stronger. But I like it as is.

What a view! This one takes your breath away. This is a much more powerful image than the previous one in my opinion. I like how you waited for the shadow to drift over the nearest ridge to create a sense of depth to the canyon and distant mountains. I'm not sure that I agree that you need a bigger fg but I would try darkening it up some and see if that helps. I can see why you included it. It does make an important frame.

Nice flow through the shapes of the ridges down to the valleys.  Very nice stormy sky. Agree about the FG.  I like this one more than previous image.

Very impressive vista, looks great in the large version! The immediate foreground looks a bit bright indeed.

Thanks everyone for the all the great feedback.  I took another stab at it to address the foreground snow (patchy snow mixed in with grass) and to widen that strip a bit. 

This is 12x20 instead of 10x20, which allowed more room for the feet without losing some of the drama in the clouds.  I don't know whether the reduction in highlights/whites at the bottom (which results in more patchiness) makes it more distracting or less so.  Let me know what you think. 

I also added a tish more contrast in the distance.  This was shot during a brutally windy, cold afternoon on that ridge, with a storm and snow approaching.  I didn't want to include much of that snowy foreground, but I did like the trees.  The question of more or less of it was a longterm struggle, so I'm glad to have some feedback on it. 

It is a truly grand landscape out there.  If you ever have a change to go to the Buckhorn Lookout at the edge of the Imnaha Canyon, I highly recommend it. 

Hmmm, I'm wondering if the 12x20 makes that funky oval in the cloud too prominent.  I can play with that a bit so it doesn't distract.

The previous one is a little more dramatic. But this comp is actually more cohesive, and pleasing to my eye. I like the character of the landscape a lot too. If I had to complain about something, It would be the small ribbon of land at the bottom of the frame, and it's brightness.

Thanks, Chris.  Were you referring to the repost foreground strip or the original?
 

I prefer the sky of the original, but the foreground of the repost. Perhaps the fg could benefit from a slight reduction of contrast. But again, a very nic comp of a really impressive landscape.