I’m an Old, New Guy.
I was on NPN a few years back.
But due to back issues was shooting less and less, so I drifted away.
With an improved back and retirement, I’ll give it another go.
I learned a LOT here.
Specific Feedback Requested
General suggestions.
Thanks for having a look.
Tom H
Technical Details
Is this a composite: No
D800, 1/60. f18, ISO 200
Processed in LrC and LuminarAI
Welcome back to NPN Tom, glad to see you decided to return. This is a very dramatic location, and it’s enhanced even further with the peak foliage conditions. The blue / yellow color contrast works well here, with cool tones both in the sky and in the water. I think the river and it’s banks create some interesting layers in the composition.
I think the silhouetted branches in the upper right corner (URC) are more of a distraction than an effective framing element. I would consider cropping from the top and right to remove them. I might suggest considering a crop something like this rework.
Welcome. It’s great to hear that your back recovered. One doesn’t hear that very often. Although I’ve never been to Sedona this is how I pictured it to be. I think this is a nice enough image with all the elements in a balanced manner. The water seems to be a bit too blue but in all honesty I think less saturation would probably weaken the image given all the other colors. I would use content aware as well on that upper corner because of the strong horizontals in the composition.
First off welcome back to NPN, Tom. Hopefully the back issues are a thing of the past. This scene has a nice inviting feel to it with the combination of warm and cool colors and the diagonal placement of the water does a nice job of pulling me into the image. The side lighting works well here. I too would clone or crop those leaves in the URC. I hope to see more of your posts again.