I am curious...

ront

of your thoughts on this photo. It is a bit more over the top than I generally do but I kind of liked it and was wondering what you thought.

Thanks for looking!

Ron

Doug Solis

Over all I really like it. There is a lot of movement in the sky from left to right that rhymes with the grass in your foreground which I really like. I like where you placed the trees in the image, it gives us time to enjoy the grasses leading into them. It has a pinkish cast to it but I would imagine there really was a cast given off from that sky. The only thing I would change is the upper right part of the sky draws my eye there and it just doesn't seem to fit with any of the rest of the sky and I keep going back to it. It you have CS5 i would lasso it a hit it with content aware. I may have also selectively lightened some of the snow in the image to bring that out. I might also lighten the foreground grasses some just to see it that helped give some foreground contrast. Nice photo.

Sam

I like it!

The only area that might improve on this wonderful image is the ground. Maybe make the snow white, and see if lighter or darker ground helps or not.

Sam

squirl033

i like it, Ron... love the colors in the sky! brightening the snow might be a nice touch, but be careful if you do, so it doesn't look unnatural compared to everything else in the foreground. the only thing i might do is crop it a bit from the bottom and right... shave a bit off both to put the trees a little closer to the right edge, but maintain the same image ratio... other than that, a very pleasing image!

dlplumer

I do like it, but the noise in the sky is bothersome to me. (typical in pushed HDRs):D I use dfine 2.0 to correct noise. I would also try cropping off a tad more from the bottom.

yendikeno

Nice image,
but I agree with Dan that a bottom crop might make it even better.

TreyHoff

I really like it! Agree with the crop and losing the snow patches. Also lightening up the foreground just a bit. It's a winner.

redleash

I like Rocky's suggestions about right and bottom crop. The upper right sky bothers me a bit also and if you crop it from the right that should fix it. The colors in the sky are incredible. I like the trio of trees; their placement is just right, IMO. Very nice shot, Ron! Where is it?

Lauren

Dogdots

I like it .. winter skies look just like that when the sun sets.

ront

Thanks for your input on this photo. I appreciate it! I have tried some of your suggestions. What are your thoughts now?

Thanks, Ron

redleash

Looks better to me, Ron. Now I really focus in on the trees and the sky is just right. Good work!

PGM

I think the second shot looks great. Best, Pam

Doug Solis

Much better!

yendikeno

Yes,
I like the second version much better.

squirl033

yep... definitely much better!

chrismoore

Hi Ron, that is some killer sky you got there! I think overall the image is good. I would decrease the contrast and noise in the sky, get rid of that spot in the upper right corner, and lighten the foreground grasses. The second version is better. I may also selectively warm the foreground, as it appears to have more of a blue tint than I would expect from the light

Hikin' Mike

I like the second one better, but I'm a "big sky" kind of a guy and I wish the trees were not there.