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Ethereal Blue Mountain *Looking for opinions on this one*

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Posted by Zack Schnepf on July 30, 2007 at 10:13 PM
Ethereal Blue Mountain *Looking for opinions on this one*
I trying to decide between the original or cropped version of this image, here is the original.

5D
17-40L + 2 stop ND grad
1.5 minutes, f/16, ISO 100
Posted by Zack Schnepf on July 30, 2007 at 10:14 PM
I did a little perspective work, then cropped this.
Posted by Darren White on July 30, 2007 at 10:19 PM
Zach,

I would leave the right side alone and only crop about another half inch from the left side to get ride of the large dark trees....

Then print it...send it to me...and I will hang it on the wall.... :toast:
Posted by Bryan Swan on July 30, 2007 at 10:21 PM
The emphasis on the clouds in the second one is better, but to me there is too much lake taking up the bottom of the picture. I'd crop right below the reflection of the summit to give it just a little more of a landscape feel.
Posted by Zack Schnepf on July 30, 2007 at 10:25 PM
Here is a crop incorporating both Darren and Bryan's suggestions.


Posted by Tom Kloster on July 30, 2007 at 10:48 PM
Looks great as edited, Zack. Glad you didn't take more off the bottom - I like the vague reflection in the lake. This is bordering on an abstract - really nice! Of course, I'm a sucker for cool clouds...

Tom :smile:
Posted by AJ Montgomery on July 30, 2007 at 11:02 PM
Wow, very cool. I like all three versions, but improvements as you go down the page. I could see this one being painted by someone good and selling for big $$, of course, you getting credited for the photo and pocketing some dough . . . :wink:
Posted by Adrian Klein on July 30, 2007 at 11:12 PM
That 3rd one is great to me Zack. I can't see anything else I would change with it. Nice sweeping cloud image!
Posted by Mike Dawson on July 31, 2007 at 12:01 AM
#3 Zack, but they are all great
Posted by Bryan Swan on July 31, 2007 at 12:06 AM
# 3 does it.
Posted by Mark Hudon on July 31, 2007 at 12:13 AM
#3 is sweet.
Posted by Benjamin Glatt on July 31, 2007 at 1:05 AM
#3 all the way. It's too bad the clouds weren't behind the mountain though. That would have turned this spectular image, into an unbeatable image! :smile:
Posted by AJ Montgomery on July 31, 2007 at 1:18 AM
Wow, very cool. I like all three versions, but improvements as you go down the page. I could see this one being painted by someone good and selling for big $$, of course, you getting credited for the photo and pocketing some dough . . . :wink:
Posted by Marc Adamus on July 31, 2007 at 10:04 AM
I am of no help, Zack. I like either of the first images a lot.
Posted by Curtis Knight on July 31, 2007 at 10:27 AM
no preference. just way cool! :toast:
Posted by Brian Hudspeth on July 31, 2007 at 11:02 AM
#3 Zack. Very nice use of Shutter speed.
Posted by Darien Chin on July 31, 2007 at 2:52 PM
#3
Posted by Rick Lundh on July 31, 2007 at 5:13 PM
#3 is sweet. I'd be tempted to make the mountain stand out a little more by some dodging and burning here and there above the treeline.
Posted by David Svilar on July 31, 2007 at 7:04 PM
They're all great, but if I had to choose #3 is the one.
Posted by Andy Drumer on July 31, 2007 at 8:02 PM
I like the expanse of #1 actually. More atmosphere there. Awesome effect, one of my faves in a while here.
Posted by John Lehmkuhl on August 1, 2007 at 3:17 AM
I love this shot !! I'd actually crop a tad more from the left, Zack... for me it flows better without the dark trees at the edge of the frame. Stunning shot.