Bald Knob

Love the colour and atmosphere. The reds and oranges look really great against that misty backround. The tree looks good to me..

The centered composition can be debated - but can't make a judgment w/o knowing what else was around. I like how rich the colors look - specially in the fog. The mood in the image is very strong IMO

Matt, I like the asymmetry of the lower branch. Great frame filling shot, and the blueberry bushes at the bottom look nice too.

John

You are right, it isn't perfectly balanced but it certainly doesn't need to be. This is a gorgeous photo, Matt. I like how the fog helps to separate the FG tree from the background trees. Excellent work.

Very nice, moody image. I don't think it's necessarily change anything. However, I also thought it looked good with a square crop, eliminating the upper third of the image. Nice work!

Larry Reitz

This is a stunningly beautiful image Matt. I think it's that lack of "perfect balance" that makes this such a strong and interesting image in my opinion. Actually, I think there is a nice sense of compositional balance here. Not perfect symmetry of course (that'd be kind of boring anyway) but a harmony of elements that is very pleasing. The big clump of orange leaves seems nicely counterbalanced with the strength of the branches and the other dottings of leaves. And the heavyish base of red at the bottom is very anchoring and stablising.

I love what's going in the background too with the clusters of trees. The trees seem to be mingling at a party or something. There is a real "living" quality here and I think you've got everything right. The vibrant but still somewhat subtle color is simply awesome. I love this and could look for a long long time.....

The tree ruining the shot - come on, the tree makes the shot! Awesome photograph, excellent composition, great mood. Just as good as it gets.

I like this a lot as is. Wonderful mood.

Excellent photo with a beautiful autumn mood... Very well composed and the color combination is just awesome! Great work, Matt!

great atmosphere. The trees directly behind the front tree kind of takes away from it though because they are overpowering. I'd still be glad to have this image though.

Love the tree Matt, the mood, the mist,the color, everything spells Fall. Beautifully done.

I like this Matt. Beautifully captured.

Very nice, subtle in it's beauty. The strong foreground color and the receding, fog-strewn background work very well.

This image has me feeling that there was a beautiful fall diplay of color, and now the end of the display is near. The mood is somber to me, and I htink this image communicates an end to fall and a begging to winter. This capture is very well done.

Really sweet photography Matt

Matt,

This is really nice. The cloud/fog make this image and I like the fact that you didn't try and include the entire tree. In other words, when you cut something off, make it on purpose and this works very well. It's also nice that although much of the tree is now bare, there is still some leaves with color.

You were well rewarded for scampering up the mountain.

Lon

Subtle colours, nicely balanced comp, positively oozes atmosphere.... Really excellent, Matt.

Quiet beauty,,,,well done!

This is just so sweet and simple. Really really nice.

Really excellent. The colors and balance of light are just perfect.

Very nice, Matt! Beautiful combination of colors and the fog here adds so much. I like it very much.

Great colors combined with the fog and a strong (even if centered) comp work very well IMO. The few leaves left hanging on for dear life provides a point of interest to me.

Dude, this is great! Where did you shoot this? Looks like home here in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

A simple subdued image with atmosphere that strikes a pleasant aesthetic. The small curving branch highlights as the central subject focus the leaves below like the arm on a hanging lantern. ...David

Very nice, Matt!!

Exquisite!!!!

Joe.

Friggin stunnning image Matt.

Thanks for the comments everyone, I'm glad to hear that not too many people from the lack of symmetry to be a problem. This was one of the scenes that I didn't even really think about composing, I just kind of went with what I saw. I'm finding that most of my photographs that I really like are composed in that manner.

Jerry..This is in Central PA..along a spur of Tussey Ridge. If the blue ridge looks like this..I really need to get down there soon and explore.

Don't know how I missed this. Outstanding

Sweet!! Love the comp, the colors and mood created by the fog. This is nice!

Matt,
Instantly one of my favorites of yours, great mood, great light and color palate, and the centered, frame filling comp is really well concieved!

Congratulations Matt on the EP selection on this fine scene. I thought for sure I had commented on this last week, but did not see my remarks anywhere. I think one of the key points I honed in on was the lichen or moss on the sides of the tree being so visable from a distance and in the fog or mist too. Excellent work IMO.