Franconia Fog

The swirling fog gives a nice effect to the foliage peaking through.  Selectively increasing the clarity within ACR might bring out more of the hidden foliage, but might also compromise the misty conditions - maybe play with it.  I could see cropping the very top where there is no detail in the fog, but not a big deal.  It's all about the mysterious chilly feel I get when viewing.  Nicely done.

Beautiful and very moody image. I might consider burning the bright top right corner of sky or even clone it in if a mask looks funky. Not a deal killer though. This turned out real nice. 

Craig, this is a fine mix of fog and subtle colors, where the extra dynamic range of the larger version looks much better than the small version.  The sense of mystery comes through very well.

Excellent image.  Very moody.  The previous comments are good suggestions.  I, too, however, feel that the upper sky is a bit bright and just a tad of clarity in a mask applying it just on the trees may make the image even better.

I like the image and the feeling the fog creates. I agree with the comment about trying a little more clarity to bring out the colors a bit more.

I love fog images and this is a very good one.  I can feel the cool air moving thru the trees.  I agree with the suggestion for the upper right corner, buy that's a fairly easy fix. This is nice Craig.

Thanks all for the comments. I figured that the upper right would be commented on, and I am unsure about it as well. In the end, I liked that it provides a second diagonal line to echo the foreground ridge, but I will play around with burning it down, as well as adding a bit of contrast throughout. Great suggestions as usual, thanks!

Craig - This is a wonderfully moody image that really conveys a sense of place. Like some of the other comments, I'd crop out the bright patch of sky in the upper right. I do love the fog in this scene, but I think there is a second image here as well. While scrolling down I see a panoramic format image that is cropped just above the left side of the treeline diagonal. Such a crop still has some fog, but the foreground tree become much stronger in the image, and increases the contrast between the trees and fog.

Craig,

A terrific foggy, mountain image.  I like the diagonals and also how the trees are revealed up front, but the fog really is dancing the rest of the way in to the scene.

I would agree with burning down the URC.  If anything just a few strokes with a broad brush in a burn layer; just subtle, nothing drastic.

I'm kinda surprised no one suggestion b&w.  which I'm glad they didn't because I was all ready to make the case to keep this color!  really think the sporadic fall color is really what makes this image work - otherwise b&w might have been the way to go.

Lon