Dreamscape

Quite impressive - like a beautiful painting. One minor nit - I might burn the highlights on the rock just a bit.

Aptly titled... this looks like a well thought out painting that took many hours to complete.

That is some special light, Kane. The red hue works here quite nicely.

Totally awsome Kane.
This is a photo I could look at for a long time and enjoy every moment!!
love the mist and the mood!

Beautiful shot,I agree with Bill about the rock,slight burn, Excellent

Love the mood, light enveloping the trees. Only wish I could see this large!

Kane,

Simply glorious! With the warm, red hues my initial thought was this light is a result of a forest fire somewhere! Just beautiful lighting regardless. And to make this even better I think you've crafted a beautiful composition as well. My only suggestion goes beyond burning - the small bright rock/spot that's above the main rock is an eye magnet. I'd consider a clone or some selective treatment of that bright spot. Not an image killer by any stretch, but addressing that could take this wonderful image to even higher praise.

The light on the foreground is just as I would imagine it had I been standing there. Takes me right there.

Lon

Great job w/ the blend. Tough scene for sure. Great light and such you have going. I would like to see a bit more tension between the rock and sun as they are aligned on the left side of the image. Stepping right and panning back left would have that effect. Hopefully with still maintaining the cool tree effect you have going. Great take away

aF

A very dramatic and impressive scene, Kane! The blend really paid off, preserving the detail in the sunset while still giving you all the detailed information in the foreground. A nice crisp shot also, despite the blending. I would love to see a larger version.

Wondrous light on a wondrous scene here Kane! Why the larger aperture here with a TSE lens? Assuming you didn't use any Tilt or Shift?

All I can say Kane, is wow. This is absolutely fantastic, definitely my kind of shot! The way the landscape is bathed in that warm light is just magical! One of my favorite shots I've seen on this forum!

Ditto to what Joe said--Killer Shot!! Nuff said...

Looks like you did an bit crop,

Nice color and composition

This is what it's all about Kane! Those magical moments of light bathing a scene you know you cannot stand and take in forever...so you capture the moment on camera to remember again later how it felt basking in it.

Awesome Kane. I agree w/ what Lon said

Beautiful light! The highlights on the grasses really make this one for me, making the whole scene really come alive. Really well done!!!

Wow, This is a beautiful picture Kane. I love it! Fantastic mood and light.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Great, great, great the alpine zone is alive with color!!

Pure magic! Isn't it incredible how the times we think nothing may happen so often turn out to be those special rare moments we make all of this insane effort for? Excellent work on the blend.

It is hard to believe you were able to get this heart-stopping image in such a rushed manner. That is skill plain and simple

I love how the trees stand out against that haunting red glow. Perhaps a little too red overall for my taste (looks like a red filter was applied), but it does have its appeal. I think if you worked with the color a little you could get the greens on the trees to pop out a little compared to the reds, giving a little more color contrast. Just a thought, overall this is a lovely scene!

Epic! The kind of light that dreams are made of.

Chris

Really nice shot. The red color theme here is a winner too!

I too would do some selective burning on a few highlight areas particularly above the big rock where there is a smaller rock distracting a bit...

Kane, isn't it great when you're at a scene just at the right time? What a beautiful image you've made, it has that "magical" tone to it that I really go for. The only thing that beats it is the fact that you got to be there in person!

Awesome, Kane! This reminds me of how crucial lighting is in photography.
Other than Lon's suggestions about cloning out the white rock, I have no
suggestions for changes. I'm looking forward to your future postings.

sweet sweet sweet light Kane!!

This is very dramatic, Kane, and has a wonderful atmosphere. It looks as I would expect the light from a passing storm would look. I agree with Lon's suggestion about the eye magnet rock.

Very nicely done!

--P

Gorgeous light. Outstanding image.

Wonderful capture Kane! In the right place at the right time

As for a critique, I agree with Floris and Mark suggestions.

Pretty amazing light you have here and you handled it really well. I agree that a little more green in the trees would be a nice contrast to all the red but this is really nice either way!

One of the most beautiful photos posted in this gallery. Really well done, Kane.

This is awesome-the light, processing, and comp.

A beautiful image, Kane. Nice comp and blend. I agree the highlights on the rock are a bit distracting. Love the warm reds.

Some good comments here. Definitely one of you best Kane. I'd be jumping up and down in this kind of rare light. Congrats on this one!

Freakin insane light. Glad you made it out there!

Awww, absolutely superb capture Kane, and really pleased to checked the WP's, congratulations on well deserved recognition!

A truly amazing photo Kane. It just doesn't get any better than this. Congratulations on the WP!

Just exquisite!
Congrats on the EP!
Sandy

That's some crazy colors, you witness beautiful moment, nicely done

Very dreamlike quality to this and an excellent choice for WP!!!

Wonderful image Kane! Congrats on a well deserved WP!