# Mystic Rays

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/mystic-rays/29448>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** weekly-challenge\
**Created:** [July 23, 2022, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/mystic-rays/29448 "2022-07-23T23:01:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Chris\_Percival](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/chris_percival/32/10244_2.png) [@Chris\_Percival](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Chris_Percival)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2022, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/mystic-rays/29448/1 "2022-07-23T23:01:49Z")

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![Mystic Rays](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/4/2/42d4c1a5b895f90df027d42ddc0a060bb02924d7.jpeg)

From the road in Iceland, along the south coast.

### Specific Feedback Requested

Any and all.  
I had trouble with the crop in this one as well as the dynamic range.

### Technical Details

Nikon Z7, Nikon 24-70 f4  
ISO 100, f/13,1/500,49mm,f13  
As I often do, added grain.

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**Author:** ![AndreDonawa](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/andredonawa/32/44452_2.png) [@AndreDonawa](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/AndreDonawa)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2022, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/mystic-rays/29448/2 "2022-07-24T19:16:38Z")

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Lovely light. Great job dealing with the dynamic range. It looks like a challenge crop. I like the symmetry you have with the sun beams. The right side is very bright . I would try reducing the high lights and whites there and also in the cloud at the top. You could try cropping the right side but then you would lose the symmetry, and that nicely highlighted mountain. I wonder what it would look like as a triptych.