# Last light **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** landscape, abstract\ **Created:** [September 17, 2026, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/last-light/52290 "2026-09-17T19:25:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **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:** [September 17, 2026, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/last-light/52290/1 "2026-09-17T19:25:18Z")
![Original - Forest 1 of 1 .jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/c/e/ce3e789d2690f1e7a74f0125f5502be1722cf80a.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 I was in a pine forest as the last beams of sun were hitting the forest. ### Feedback Requested All comments are welcome. ### Technical Details Camera: Canon EOS 90D Lens: EF70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS II USM Focal length: 100mm Shutter speed: 1/2s Aperture: f/13 ISO: 100 ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Lowe](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/michael_lowe/32/7118_2.png) [@Michael\_Lowe](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Michael_Lowe)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/last-light/52290/2 "2026-09-17T22:41:21Z")
You seem to be really getting the hang of this ICM thing. đź‘Ź đź‘Ź ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/last-light/52290/3 "2026-09-18T17:44:18Z")
I love the curtain feel evoked by this image, Don and the hints of something in the background in the dark pleats. I might bring the darkest of those up just enough to give a faint hint that something might be back there, but that’s just my interpretation. ---
**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:** [September 18, 2026, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/last-light/52290/4 "2026-09-18T20:34:55Z")
Michael, Dennis, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Lowe](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/e36b37/32.png) [@Ed\_Lowe](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Ed_Lowe)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 9:16pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/last-light/52290/5 "2026-09-18T21:16:44Z")
Hi Don, I am really enjoying the implied motion you captured with the ICM; almost as though I am looking through some kind of veil. I also like the slightly overall darkness in the image as It has an air of mystery to it with the lighter areas in the BG drawing the eye through the scene. Very nicely done. ---
**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:** [September 19, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/last-light/52290/6 "2026-09-19T00:32:30Z")
Thanks, Ed. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Friel](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/mike_friel/32/28003_2.png) [@Mike\_Friel](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Mike_Friel)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2026, 4:04am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/last-light/52290/7 "2026-09-19T04:04:20Z")
I think your choice of ICM was inspired, as we don’t want to see the prickly details of the pines, just enjoy that evening light, and escape towards it from that looming gloom. Very symbolic - or could be the front cover for a book of Grimm’s Fairy Tales. ---
**Author:** ![Huw\_Thomas](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/huw_thomas/32/87850_2.png) [@Huw\_Thomas](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Huw_Thomas)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2026, 9:17am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/last-light/52290/8 "2026-09-19T09:17:37Z")
Hi The very painterly approach is gorgeous and very effective. The crop/composition is also very well done with the brighter areas over to the R side and a relatively less bright left. Very accomplished image and very atmospheric - more so than a non ICM sharper shot. Very nice indeed Huw ---
**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:** [September 19, 2026, 11:07am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/last-light/52290/9 "2026-09-19T11:07:12Z")
Don, you’ve captured the mood well with a very expressionist painting feeling. ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_Wilson](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/doug_wilson/32/89609_2.png) [@Doug\_Wilson](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Doug_Wilson)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2026, 12:15pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/last-light/52290/10 "2026-09-19T12:15:33Z")
Don - I like this very much and think your selection of ICM in this scene works very well. I like the balanced composition and the depth and the repetitive pattern. For me, this image is about the pattern but my eye is ever-so-slightly drawn to the lightest tones in the centre and right and I kinda get held there. I’m wonder about taking those down a bit so the viewer doesn’t get held there, and perhaps bringing up the left area tones so that it balances with the right side. Take all of that for what it’s worth - and it may not be very much! In any event, I like the feel and style of this image very much. ---
**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:** [September 19, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/last-light/52290/11 "2026-09-19T21:22:35Z")
Mike, Huw, Mark, Doug, thanks very much for the comments. ---
**Author:** ![holly1](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@holly1](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/holly1)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/last-light/52290/12 "2026-09-19T21:44:41Z")
Hi Don- Beautiful ICM image! You really captured a mystical, mysterious feel. The contrast between the light and dark is very effective, and I am wondering, along with Doug, if bringing up the shadows just a pinch to the left of the light would help make that feeling even stronger. ---
**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:** [September 28, 2026, 3:19am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/last-light/52290/13 "2026-09-28T03:19:47Z")
I thought I had commented here but obviously not! I think this is simply wonderful! There is just so much going on and it all fits together. The soft gold light and the hint of grass or undergrowth make a complete picture that became an abstract painting. Superb!!! ---
**Author:** ![Keith\_Flood](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/keith_flood/32/77197_2.png) [@Keith\_Flood](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Keith_Flood)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/last-light/52290/14 "2026-09-28T15:47:29Z")
Another inspirational image for me! The dark moodiness with the bright colorful light trying to make its way into the scene works very well! While I am not a ICM pro, ICM seems to be perfect for this scene! Well done!