Basque Sunset

I can see why this is a favorite sunset location, Alberto. Impressive view of DV, and there are enough clouds and colors in the sky to make this work. I also like the nicely balanced comp.

I can see why this is a favorite spot of yours. This is a great overview, very well composed.
The large version is a bit soft - even looks like motion blur on the fg gravel and plants, while the bg seems more sharp. Can't figure how that happened from camera shake, however  - maybe a focusing issue?
 

Alberto,
Beautiful sweeping view. I like your placement of the foreground sage which adds nice depth. I might be tempted to crop a sliver off the sky just below that bright cloud as I find it pulls my eye to the edge of the frame.

Once again you captured a very nice sky, and the land is a perfect companion to it! Maybe lighten up the very dark parts to the left a bit? It does look a lot better in the large version btw, so only a bit more detail would do. Lovely plants in the fg.

This is very nice indeed. My first impression from my mobile device was that you could have picked a better foreground but on seeing the large version on the big screen it strikes me that the fg is the best part of the image. I like how the sun just touches the tops of the bushes and the scattered rocks really get your attention. In a way this is similar to Dietrich's desert scapes but with greater contrast and range of colors.A really fine image. You could crop out those top most clouds and see how you like it. They seem to be part of the image but leaving it at the same time.

Hi  Alberto  What a  delightful vantage point,  giving you an amazing perspective...     i  too would love to  be there...  i like how you captured the sunset  light in the sky, and on the  bushes....  the overall view  with  it's palette  of  beautifull  color  is  perfectly captured....


Albert Darmo
Canada

Nice, expansive view. The shadows look a little dense, but I do like the layers of texture and color. You might consider cloning out that little cloud at top edge on the right. DV is a really special place.

--P

Alberto,

I think this works much better compositionally than you previous image; the foreground is clearly important here and makes for a great anchor and launching point, so to speak, to the rest of the expansive view of DV.

Doesn't happen often, but even the large horizontal view is too big for my monitor (only 23") and so I have to scroll.  I think when one has to scroll, it influences, at least for me, a tendency to suggest a crop. And in this case, since the foreground is more important than the sky, I might crop a bit from the sky, say that upper band?  But that may or may not suit you.

I also agree with Preston, that the shadows/darks are a little heavy, especially in the foreground brush.  I'm not looking for shadow detail and perhaps it's just the time of day, but it just appears heavy in contrast - like you squeeze the upper and lower limits of a curves or levels layer.

A grand view to be sure.

Lon
 

I too prefer this version over the previous one, Alberto. The lighting particularly on the FG bush appears more natural. It would be worth exploring the cropping suggestions for the clouds in the upper right that would draw attention to the earth shadow which to me is the star of that part of the image.