Dawn in the High Country

A very natural image in many ways. The tree doesn't really draw me to it. Since you've chosen to represent the scene as is I would have not have boosted the greens and yellows in the foliage. To me there is a contradiction between the saturated greens and the pale sky. I would prefer a consistency there. It is a beautiful Sierra scene, a scene reminiscent of my backpacking days in my youth.

Wow, Rudy! I love the Sierra, and this is a great capture of the range! I love the sharpness of the image, it really puts me there. I don't mind the tree. It does pull my eye there a bit because of the contrast against the sky, but I don't find it too distracting.

Rudy,

What a terrific alpine scenic, love this!  Hard to find anything to critique here, but I would agree with Igor in that the green/yellow in the vegetation is a little strong relative to the subdued colors of the landscape.  The tree on the left doesn't bother me either; it does pull the eye over there, but it doesn't linger and quickly am pulled back in to the scene to explore.

If I had a wish.. the only thing that could have been an improvement here, would be a subtle, lovely layer of the pink of the earth's shadow.  Guess a guy can wish.  But the pale sky as captured is natural and fits the scene well.  Great image!

Lon

I am drawn to this scene having many sweet memories backpacking in the Sierra's with my Dad, back in the 1960's.  The flow of water adds a lot and you've balanced it nicely with the peaks to the right.  Strange as this will seem...I'd be tempted to clone more sky above and try to show the transition to darker and darker that is hinted in what you've included with this sky.  Well done!

A classic Sierra high country scene. You have captured the look and feel quite well. It really makes me wish my back would tolerate backpacking like the old days. Oh well, living it through your image. 

A really pretty image of a wonderfully calming place.  I like the comp, and after looking at the larger version, the tree doesn't bother me.  But, the left edge of that waterfall is pretty close to the edge of the image, and the tree is even closer, so to me it looks a little cramped on that side.
You did a good job of capturing the feeling of dawn without having bright colors.
Nicely done.

This works for me. The light is wonderful. My only suggestions a re to reduce the yell and green saturation in the vegetation, and perhaps attempt to pull a little more detail from the shadows of the foreground boulders. The tree does not bother me. A classic Sierra morning!
--P

Another beauty from the backcountry, Rudy. 

Beautiful, Rudy. You caught some nice flows over Moonlight Falls. Processing looks good to me and the greens don't bother me. I might add a touch more saturation to the sky but that's subject to personal interpretation. Can't wait to get up here after the epic snow pack starts receding.

I too pine for just a little more in the sky. Maybe earlier with just a hint of stars still in the sky??  This is wonderful otherwise, and the tree doesn't bug me at all.