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This photo was taken a month ago. As I was heading home for a hike I saw this sunset starting to form and headed for a location that would give a view into the Salt Lake Valley to catch more of the clouds. The first one is a landscape view.
Posted by Jack Garrett on August 28, 2011 at 2:23 PM
Great color in these!
Posted by Lynn Scott on August 28, 2011 at 3:39 PM
Love the color!
Posted by John Mumaw on August 28, 2011 at 5:59 PM
That is one sweet sunset! Great luck being near this attractive ridgeline.
I prefer #2 for the loss of some of the dark space. It's more proportionate now and you still kept the best of the sunset colors. I especially like the new placement of the lower part of the ridge with the tree in it. You might consider cropping about a half inch to an inch from the top for a more square format, making this even more proportionate.
Thanks for the feedback and compliments. John, here is one with a square format as you suggested. I appreciate the suggestion, as you noted I was close to square and I like the look with the square format. Thanks
Posted by John Mumaw on August 28, 2011 at 11:16 PM
That's just about perfect, Michael! A really beautiful shot here.
Posted by Kurt Bowman on August 29, 2011 at 3:05 AM
The colors in this are spectacular! Looks like great advice form John (as usual)...the last post of this is my favorite version.
Posted by Paul Martin on August 30, 2011 at 9:43 PM
Discussion
10 repliesI prefer #2 for the loss of some of the dark space. It's more proportionate now and you still kept the best of the sunset colors. I especially like the new placement of the lower part of the ridge with the tree in it. You might consider cropping about a half inch to an inch from the top for a more square format, making this even more proportionate.