Autumn Sunrise w Repost

That's a killer shot, Doug. Just pure awesomeness.

The golds and the rusts are well complimented by the orange sky. Well done.

Good for you. I'm a true believer in not ignoring what's out the back door, and you did a great job here. Vegetation in the lrc would maybe add a tad, but I love the rest of the foreground. It works well with the golden tones here.

The blend looks great, with my only comment being a tad of haloing on my monitor, away from the center of the horizon. I have photos where the originals have haloing, it's just the way nature was at the time, so ignore the comment if it's not a result of the blend.

Beautiful, peaceful moment, Doug! The processing looks very good, except maybe for the sky, which on the sides is a bit too bright.

Great shot Doug - liked it a lot.

Thanks folks. John - I think some of the haloing is web sharpening that I didn't mask well enough, but I'll look at the high res when I get home this evening. In this repost, I've added just a bit of vignette to darken the sides of the sky and deemphasize the dirt on the rlc - I did this at work from a SCREEN SHOT, so it's not as sharp, but I think you get the idea.

Beautiful!! Great understated subject, nice comp. I like the original sharp version--and i dont notice any haloes.

Sharpening-wise the original is way better - especially in the foliage.

Sometimes the less photographed areas hold some of the best photographic treasures Doug. This is definitely a unique view of Montana and I salute you for going there to take this. The comp is pretty decent, but I'm wondering what more of the river in the shot would do for something like this. Very nice regardless.

Great shot Doug, I've driven through eastern Montana and I know what you mean about finding interesting compositions. I like your original post better, the mountains seemed to get really dark on your repost and the vegetation didn't "pop" as much. I do think that you should burn the top corners just a touch though.

Love the use of monochromatic color, Doug! This is just warm and fuzzy. Well, it's really not fuzzy, but sharp actually.

Doug,
I guess I've spent some time looking at your photos but I recognized this as yours before looking to make sure. Beautiful photo and you have caught the mood and spirit of the landscape perfectly. Though I love the mountains there is a bit of my heart that relates to this kind of country-expecially this time of year when it takes on an even more lonely and isolated feeling. The northern Montana plains have their own feeling and the expanses can just draw you in as in this photo. You have some beautiful images of Alaska but I think that your feeling for the country comes out stronger in your close to home images which I feel are your strongest. I guess being close to home and having more opportunities to shoot them doesn't hurt either.

This is very nice, Doug. I really like the warm colors and I love the scene. This is a beautiful area to me, and this picture really shows that.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

Hey Doug

It's nice .. but not my favorite. I prefer a composition cropped about halfway .. non lake or sky at all. IMO, the sky doesn't do justice to the f/g. Even a similar shot without the lake, showing some b/g but not the lake or sky, would be nice.

Cheers

Carl

Hopefully you're wearing orange while you are out there. So far you've been finding some real gems Doug. The warm light and the monotone color is just great. Real nice processing makes this one fly. This must be around Fort Peck reservoir maybe? Thank you for the comment on the cover image. Much appreciated.

Doug, this is just stunning.
Not the tiniest nit from me.

Sandy

This looks beautiful Doug. The well crafted and thoughtful composition works perfectly with the light.

This looks so natural...really great, Doug!

Lots of interest here. I like the golden tones!

I really like all of the golden tones here Doug. The detail in the large version is amazing. The blend looks very natural to me.

Doug - Wonderful, subdued color and gorgeous light. I especially like the repost

Love this image, Doug. The wonderful details of the foreground work very well to anchor the feeling of a vast expanse. Being able to place the rising sun and water with the light reflecting on the water in the upper right is spot on. Beautiful 'Big Sky' image.

Th repost pretty much addresses any issues I may have had. There's a nice diagonal tension captured here between the fg brush and the rising sun. Nice work!

Terrific comp Doug. Those gold tones working through the whole scene are just fantastic.