Warm Glow

Seeing that the cloud (upper left corner), small peninsula, and curving shadows all lead somewhere in common, I feel the diagonal lines work here. Although, IMO, I wish I could see a bit farther right than the image allows, this is a strong image for me. The rich, golden light hitting the landscape and the pink clouds overhead provide a lot to look at and enjoy!

i love the golden glow on the grassy slope, which also provides a nice, curved leading line.

I feel this has some potential, but it's just too much for me all the way around, starting with the frame.
Then we have the saturation of color.

In my view as one person with no particular expertise or training, I think this could benefit from a significant "toning down".

I would suggest reducing the saturation significantly, even maybe to B&W, and removing that garrish thick black frame and replacing it with something very thin and elegant.

It's kind of sad, really. Fundamentally, this is an excellent composition; it is just way to hyperbolically stated in terms of chroma and the frame, etc.

But maybe that's just me and the strange mood I'm in this evening after getting home after a bad day at work ....

Hi John - This is a film image and true to the color on the Velvia 50 transparency. No saturation was added. In fact,I reduced the yellows a bit. I am a long time film user. I love the old effects of film which is why I decided to get back to it last year after I went digital in 2005. I don't need PS (except for minor adjusts for contrast and sharpening), Photomatix, HDR Pro or any of that. I scan my own transparencies making it true to the transparency. As for the frame, when I print an image I use exclusively a white matte but for web viewing I use a black border or "lights out" effect which is my preference. I never add PS frames to my images. As for frame/border size that is dictated by the website here. It is not adjustable. The larger view has no frame. Many thanks for your comments on my posts. I do appreciate your input. As a moderator, I especially appreciate your participation, comments, and input on others images as well. It is good to see such heart felt participation such as yours. Thank you.

Eva,

The subject appears to be the ridge line, but then you have an interesting little inlet on the right competing for attention. I would focus on one or the other and in this image I think it would be stronger with the ridge line more central and the inlet cropped out.

I like the golden light on the grass and the sky is not overpowering, it's processed just right IMO!

Excellent shot. I think the diagonal works here. Although it was mentioned I too would like to see a little more right, those rocks in the lower right hand corner give a hint of something else out there. The light is great too and works well with the colors of Velvia.

I like the rich, warm colors. The colors look quite good to me.

Love that golden light, Eva, that bathes this scene. The multiple curves of the bluff you were standing on, the shoreline below, and the distant shoreline work quite well in my opinion. The grasses are beautiful but I'm a sucker for low light on grasses. Nicely done.

A beautiful scene Eva. I really love the light and golden glow of the foreground grass. I bet it looks awesome viewing this trans on a light box...something I miss now.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

I really like the long arch of golden grass and how it points to the pink/magenta sky. Looks like a lovely morning (even if it was cold).

I enjoy these coastal captures. At first I thought there might be too much empty space on the right, but the more I look at it I think other wise. Well done in my opinion.
Bob

Just a lovely mix of colors in this one. From the golden grass to the blue water and finally with the pinks in the sky. A very beautiful image, Eva.

Eva,

I think the light here is wonderful and I think the composition works quite well; especially the bit of a sweeping curve of the bluff (or whatever this might be called, headland, shore, hill, um, I dunno.) Balance wise, I'm wishing the big cloud was further right, but it's not a big deal really. And I don't see a crop at all, even though it's tempting to want to crop the outcropping on the far right, but it just doesn't work cutting the right side unless to crop in entirely eliminating the channel, but then you lose the grand vista kinda look you've captured. All in all, this works well for me as is Eva. The light on the grass steals the show.

Lon

Wow Eva, beautiful color, light and detail. I like the comp as is, but when I did a window cropping of the right side it might be a little stronger look to me. I like the golden curve a lot, and then there's that sky! Very nice.