# Hidden places **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** abstract\ **Created:** [June 10, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/hidden-places/51138 "2026-06-10T18:19:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Don\_Peters](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/don_peters/32/87970_2.png) [@Don\_Peters](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Don_Peters)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/hidden-places/51138/1 "2026-06-10T18:19:40Z")
![Hidden places](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/b/0/b0bd404ef39d22fba0fb046d48567a23382bf8d9.jpeg) **Critique Style:** Standard The photographer is looking for thoughtful feedback on the image as a whole, especially around the areas noted below. **Feedback Focus:** Artistic / Expressive ### About This Image This is a somewhat compressed view of the desert. ### Feedback Requested All comments are welcome. ### Technical Details This was a two-shot multiple exposure. I shot at f/22 because I’d been photographing the rising sun and I forgot to change apertures when I was done. Camera: Canon EOS 90D Lens: EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Focal length: 64mm Shutter speed: 1/25s Aperture: f/22 ISO: 100 ---
**Author:** ![Marylynne\_Diggs](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/marylynne_diggs/32/87403_2.png) [@Marylynne\_Diggs](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Marylynne_Diggs)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/hidden-places/51138/2 "2026-06-10T22:13:43Z")
Visual notes based on the original image: ![visual notes](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/f/5/f5f0853a0e64d28b9a97f5870f55267f1048ff4d.jpeg) Hi Don, This is lovely. I’m enamored with the color palette, the dark browns and sunny golds. I like the shadow projection with the rock feeling brighter and almost lit from within. It’s wonderful. I’m playing with the new beta tools a bit, so I though I would show a few visual distractions. For me, there is something about [D1] this rock grabs my eye, not that it’s a bad thing, but it does keep getting my attention [A1] didn’t seem to get carried over here, but it seems like there is a glare in that area that might be burnable? These are mostly opportunities to test the beta. It’s a lovely image and I like it as presented as well. ML ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Peters](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/don_peters/32/87970_2.png) [@Don\_Peters](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Don_Peters)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/hidden-places/51138/3 "2026-06-10T23:01:55Z")
Marylynne, now that you mention it, that D1 rock is really distracting. I’ve deleted it. Your AI marking came through clearly. I agree the area needs burning. I like these new tools but I’m inept with all software. Thanks for the comment and I’m glad you like it. ---
**Author:** ![Youssef\_Ismail](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/youssef_ismail/32/486_2.png) [@Youssef\_Ismail](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Youssef_Ismail)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 1:47am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/hidden-places/51138/4 "2026-06-11T01:47:19Z")
Don, This is actually very creative. At first I thought it was just tree shadows cast onto the rocks, but the shadows are more transparent than regular shadows. The double exposure worked some real cool magic. Nice work, and perhaps this technique can be used for other subjects? ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Peters](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/don_peters/32/87970_2.png) [@Don\_Peters](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Don_Peters)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/hidden-places/51138/5 "2026-06-11T14:06:04Z")
Thanks, Youssef. I’ve taken scads of multiple exposures so I hope there’s creative potential in the technique. I get very few that are satisfactory but I keep trying. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Seaver](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/mark_seaver/32/231_2.png) [@Mark\_Seaver](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Mark_Seaver)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/hidden-places/51138/6 "2026-06-11T14:35:42Z")
Don, this is a fine double exposure that nicely says desert with it’s mix of vegetation and rocks in a somewhat dreamy way. The color palette has a gentle warmness that’s attractive. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Schoen](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_schoen/32/368_2.png) [@David\_Schoen](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Schoen)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/hidden-places/51138/7 "2026-06-11T15:02:25Z")
Nice abstract. Sometimes the best mistakes we make create some interesting images. ---
**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/hidden-places/51138/8 "2026-06-11T17:10:59Z")
I think this is amazing! Double exposures have a low success rate, but when they work they can be exceptional, as this one is to me. I love creating multiple exposures by combining two images as layers in PS, with the array of blending modes augmented by masking and various adjustment layers. Some day I should play more with doing it in camera. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Peters](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/don_peters/32/87970_2.png) [@Don\_Peters](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Don_Peters)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/hidden-places/51138/9 "2026-06-11T22:32:29Z")
Mark, David, Diane, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Lon\_Overacker](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/lon_overacker/32/10929_2.png) [@Lon\_Overacker](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Lon_Overacker)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/hidden-places/51138/10 "2026-06-16T17:51:33Z")
Don, I don’t know how you do it, or visualize these, but your ME’s keep getting better. This one is fantastic! I have not read thru the comments so I’m not sure if this has been mentioned - I’m guessing not. But I get a very strong sense of a “diorama”. Specifically, the lower portion with the rock and dried bush, don’t look like they’re part of multiple exposure, but then the top gets seeemlessly blended in. To furthe the diorama thought, I can envision a mountain lion or mountain goat, whatever, perched on that rock - like you might see in a natural history museum. That’s my thought and reaction. Great work! ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Peters](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/don_peters/32/87970_2.png) [@Don\_Peters](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Don_Peters)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/hidden-places/51138/11 "2026-06-16T21:13:25Z")
Lon, thanks for the thoughtful comment. ---
**Author:** ![Igor\_Doncov](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/igor_doncov/32/579_2.png) [@Igor\_Doncov](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Igor_Doncov)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 2:47am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/hidden-places/51138/12 "2026-06-17T02:47:18Z")
Have you considered a crop of @Marylynne_Diggs’s version that removes the bottom area just above the large triangle shape in the llc. That results in a landscape aspect ratio. I can’t show it due to the fact I don’t have WiFi. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Peters](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/don_peters/32/87970_2.png) [@Don\_Peters](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Don_Peters)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/hidden-places/51138/13 "2026-06-17T14:34:52Z")
Igor, I think I see what you have in mind. Doing that would bisect the shrub in the lower right. I think it needs to stay intact. Thanks for commenting. ---
**Author:** ![Bonnie\_Lampley](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/bonnie_lampley/32/4825_2.png) [@Bonnie\_Lampley](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Bonnie_Lampley)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/hidden-places/51138/14 "2026-06-17T22:42:21Z")
Very nice, Don. The gradation from the solid rock to the top surreal part is perfect. I’m with Igor on cropping from the bottom. The visual weight of that bottom solid part sort of overwhelms the airier top. Perhaps just a bit off the bottom, leaving the bush you like intact. Visual notes based on the original image: ![visual notes](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/0/3/030707737707ab76338e98e05412b78cb6ff9e61.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Peters](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/don_peters/32/87970_2.png) [@Don\_Peters](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Don_Peters)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 11:17pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/hidden-places/51138/15 "2026-06-17T23:17:35Z")
Thanks, Bonnie. I may have misunderstood Igor. Your suggestion makes sense and I think we’re seeing the benefit of the new critique tools that David came up with. ---
**Author:** ![Igor\_Doncov](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/igor_doncov/32/579_2.png) [@Igor\_Doncov](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Igor_Doncov)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 12:52am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/hidden-places/51138/16 "2026-06-18T00:52:53Z")
> [@Don\_Peters](#): > > I think we’re seeing the benefit of the new critique tools that David came up with. I wanted to use the new tool to show what I had in mind but could not using iPhone.