Mosquito Moonset

Well done, Dean, A gorgeous setting and a fine evening sky. I discount the moon, which isn't much more than an artifact at this size. In fact, I would be tempted to clone it out.

Beautiful scene, and excellent use of foreground in comp.Very nice, Dean.

Nice scene - well captured. The moon does nothing for me.

What a beautiful scene. I'd love to be sitting there right now! A very nice image, with sweet light. I can't say if the moon would be worth keeping in a large print or not. But at this size, I'd say lose it. I find myself spending too much time trying to see it, when the rest of the image is what I should be enjoying. If that is not the case in a print, then I'd say keep it.

Chris

really love the fg. Nice color too

Overall, Dean, i think this is a keeper. Some nice light and colors, pretty scene, presentation is on target. Ordinarily i dont care for big fg rocks blocking my view, but theres some cool ponds up front that add interest here. My only nit is that the best color is tucked awya on the far left side, i wonder if it were possible to make that more of the main subject here.

A very pretty scene with all the right elements. Unfortunately the overall comp just isn't nailing over the back wall for me. The adjective that came to mind was 'loose', like stuff just needed to be wrestled into a tighter, neater comp. All that said, it still doesn't negate anything regarding the overall beauty of the scene.

That's really special light, Dean. The reflections make is seem like the far land forms are floating in the sky.

A lot of really nice elements in this one. Great light, nice color, and the processing looks spot on. Beauty!

I really like the infinity edge to the lake. Great colors and light, too. The moon is a little to small to be effective, but still a fine image. Nicely done.

I wasn't really trying to make the moon a sub main subject but just an added element. I would have preferred that it was more located to the left side. At this size it doesn't really matter. You need to take a look at the posted larger image. Might as well leave it in, right?

Stan, sure would have been nice to include more warm lit mountainside but it would have thrown the whole balance off.

Gary, I don't know how I could be much neater. The clouds could have been better yes. But I take what I can get with the limited time I have.

Thanks all for the comments.

Great composition Dean, you might try burning down the reflection of the mountain on the far left hand side, seems a bit bright compared to the light hitting the mountain. The vignette seems a bit heavy in the corners up top, but perhaps you added this in post. These are very minor nits to an otherwise great photograph.

Edit: I disagree with the others about the moon. I would leave it there. I have a panoramic with just a crescent moon and at 12x36" the moon looks great, one of my best selling prints..

Glad you survived the onslaught of mosquitos...

Thanks for the comment Zack. I'm in total agreement.

Hi Dean,

These lakes shots are a lot harder than they seem. Interesting choice of foreground matter. The contrast and color in the rocks and mounds of grass look great. I think you could tone down the highlights on the left side a bit if you are going to print. I like the color of the sky and the deep views - the hightlights of the reflected light in the water in the right center should be burned down or reduced. Overall, it is a color presentation of a rarely seen place. Solid work Dean.

Michael

A beautiful scene, Dean. Very peaceful and calming. Who could imagine it was swarming with mozzies! Love the vivid colors in the scene, in particular the nice combo of red/orange and green/yellow. The comp looks nicely balanced to me courtesy of that fabulous upper cloud. The large version takes me in even further. Nice one!

What a beautiful scene!! In the large version I feel like I'm right there. I sure love the light and color on the cloud right below the moon and also again on the left side mountains. The reflected color there is also very nice.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Beautiful, Idyllic image, Dean. Love those rocks in the foreground, the design of the pond in the foreground, and that beautiful light and color. The moon adds such a nice added touch, making this all the more special. Your image really has that feeling of place.