Wotans Throne

From last weekend, here are a few images as seen from the end of Cape Royal. While I preferred the solitude at Point Sublime over the daytime throngs of tourists at Royal, the views are pretty nice here also.

Another is posted in ESS.

Feel free to be be discernly honest.

Rays of light and shadow spilled over the ridge as the sun broke through the afternoon clouds.

The 1st image is a very nice comp, Doug, but I seem to see a bright defining line at the horizon.

You captured some fine light in #1, but it's a scene that I've seen so many times now that I've become somewhat inured to it.
Now the second one is unique and interesting. It belongs squarely with your growing portfolio of more 'intimate' telephoto compositions. I'm not sure that the b&w conversion is successful as there's a preponderance of greys with a lack of detail here. Looking at the histogram, it appears that moving the white slider left to meet the first bits of info. does a fine job of addressing those concerns, as does some selective 'Image Polish' .
Needless to say, the one you posted in the Landscape forum is one of your best...period. If I only walked away with an image like that one, I could die happy.

Howard, i went back and checked the full-sized edited version and the bright line is absent. So i will attribute it to web sharpening and compression. As Kane alluded in another thread, it's a nasty devil.
John, thanks. I went back and made some improvements on the B&W with your suggestions.

They're both outstanding images and I really like the layers and tonality in the BW shot.

Those rays in #2 are stunning Doug!

Very nice comp on the first one, and beautiful color. I'm relly drawn to the second one though, I love the shadows across the image.