Rain in the fjords

Definitely a great place. The comp feels well balanced and the moment you had there was very interesting. The clouds add a lot to the image here. A little issue for me is the little shoreline that separates the bottom rocks from the ones ahead. The eye need a needs a little force to get over it. You can try to lessen that effort by darkening the very bottom just a little.

very moody, great use of the rocks in the foreground to lead into the image, very nicely done!

Looks like a pretty magical place for sure, and you captured it well. I might crop just a little off the bottom but that's very minor.

Very moody light you've captured here. Nice shot.

The light here is fantastic. I like the atmospherics, along with the quality of light on the midground rocks. I don't think the vertical 2:3 aspet ratio is benefitting this shot though. The midground rocks are right in the middle, which gives me the feeling that the photo is being stretched apart. If you crop off the bottom of the shot, then use about a 4:5 aspect ratio for the top, the composition will again have harmony.

Nice Kurt, I like the depth in this image. Also the fluffy white low clouds around the mountain are a great addition. I understand the comments made about the composition and feel that maybe a slightly higher vantage point would have brought the rocks lower in the frame and therewith created a bit stronger comp.

Cool location, Kurt. I have to agree with Ben - the FG rocks are only a little on the attractive side. The money in this shot is the top 1/3 which maybe you captured as a separate shot ? I'd try to make them more the starts of the show instead of the rocks. Still worth getting wet for!

I think a square comp. Get rid of the lower foreground rocks because that view to the mountains mid-way up is powerful! Very well done!

Oh gosh, this is good. So much to look at and enjoy. And what a magnificent place! Very well seen and captured.

Kurt,

I agree with you that the mood is quite nice, quiet, and the colors nice and very natural. While the composition in general is pretty well balanced, I would agree with some of the others that perhaps an alternate might be stronger. I think for me, you attempted to include so much and as someone put it, the comp seems stretched. Sometimes we fall prey to the notion that we have to have a compelling foreground in a wide angle landscape. Here, it's as it you have two of them; the immediate rock and water, and then the mid ground, which by itself could have served as a nice foreground. In the end, I'm torn between the wonderful sky and grand view vs. the texture and detail of the immediate foreground. Hope that makes sense.

The only other suggestion would be to bump up the contrast a bit at the base of the mountain between the lake's surface and the low hanging clouds, but that's minor.

I do with for a larger size though - you can post up to 720px in the long dimension.

thanks for posting!

Lon

Incredible image Kurt. Love the mountains and the low lying clouds especially. Really nice.

Certainly a very eye-catching scene for it's rich colours and interesting landscape features. I can understand some of the reservations about the composition regarding foreground but it does work pretty well IMO.

great image with so much to look over, nice find

Thank you all for your comments and opinions on my picture. I tried to make a crop as suggested and even darkened the forground a bit, but cant upload a new version. I have a horizontal version of the place as well, maybe that works better??
its been a lot of help from you guys! :)