Windswept World

I love this Zack - amazing texture and great lead in lines - personally I wouldn't crop it at all - I'd leave it just as is.

I love the leading lines and the textures in this one. I would not crop it all. i love this as is.

I like the sweeping lines and snow shapes Zack. I would not crop it but if you must, I like the center left area.

The textures in the ice and the flow lines leading into the distance work so well that I wouldn't touch this.

Crop works very well for me, i really like the leading lines and the accent of the cloud. Excelletn capture of the scene and panoramic aspect ratio lives up well with the lines.

Zack, this is STUNNING!

The lines in the windswept snow would be nice if they just pointed to the sky, but to get them pointed at Marcy, lined up with Colvin's slides to boot, well... you've got yourself a classic winter high peaks image.

As for cropping, you don't need no stinkin' cropping. Bit if for some formatting reason you need to make it less long and narrow, it would still be pretty strong if you took a little off the right side. Not advocating that, because the lines perfectly lead the eye to Colvin and Marcy as is, but if you did need to make a crop, that would emphasize the distant cloud splitter even more. If you can, leave it as is.

The only suggestion I can think of (besides making a large poster of this) might be to increase the contrast in the distant peaks just a little, so you have sparking whites contrasted better against the blue sky, and the lines of the slides standing out a bit more, too.

Are those trees under there? The winds here must be horrendous. The image tells quite a story.

Thanks for the comments so far. I really don't want to crop any part of the image but as is the image is approx 9.25x21.75 @ 300 dpi, the only ''standard'' size close to this is 10x20. This size crops off about 2 inches from the image, which I did not like. A 9x20 crop is perfect, not sure where I could get that size printed though

Wayne: Thanks for the suggestion, I will try adding a bit more contrast to the mountains.

Tony: Yes, spruce trees to be exact. These particular ones are approx. 7-8 feet tall, this gives an idea of how deep the snow is. This col between peaks is full of spruce traps. Falling in one is not pleasant, and getting back out is even less so!

The wind-swept lines are great, I would hate to see any of it cropped.

Outstanding image, Zack. The forms and textures in the snow are incredible. I really like the pano format as presented and would be hesitant to crop anything. Man, those winds must howl through this area. Superb.

I wouldn't crop it either Zack. The lines created in the wind swept snow are excellent, it sure looks like a very harsh place. Nice detail in the snow too.

Gary.

A unique and interesting composition, Zack. Kudos on making it up there, on snowshoes I assume? I went up the high peaks earlier this year, failing on backcountry skis but succeeding on snowshoes.

I very much like the leading lines formed by the snow as well as the beautiful snow covered trees! This is a very effective composition and I like this image a lot.

Regards,
Christoph

Wish the flow went left to right (to create a sense of peace for us westerners who read left to right) but aside from that, great comp and nice shot!

Zack,
A custom frame is insane due to cost, but if your have the notion and the desire doing your own custom matte may be the way to go. Properly done I think it will showcase this fine image withut losing a pixel.

Paul

Why crop it at all? Looks fantastic in this format. Love the rime icing and wind blown contours - reminds me of NH's White Mnts. Also like the vertical more recently posted.