# Solitude **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** landscape\ **Created:** [August 12, 2024, 7:20pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/solitude/42706 "2024-08-12T19:20:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **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:** [August 12, 2024, 7:20pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/solitude/42706/1 "2024-08-12T19:20:55Z")
![Solitude c (1 of 1).JPG](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/3/7/37cf5322381b51e830c6eaba865e31bf943dde09.jpeg) > **Critique Style Requested:** _Standard_ > > The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image. ### Description I usually photograph details, not large scenes, but in this case I liked the overall scene. The compressed version has some banding in the sky that isn’t there in the uncompressed version. ### Specific Feedback All comments would be welcome. Although the scene had an emotional impact for me, that doesn’t mean it would do much for anyone else. ### Technical Details ISO 100, 17mm, f/4.0, .5 second. * * * ### Critique Template Use of the template is optional, but it can help spark ideas. - Vision and Purpose: - Conceptual: - Emotional Impact and Mood: - Composition: - Balance and Visual Weight: - Depth and Dimension: - Color: - Lighting: - Processing: - Technical: ---
**Author:** ![Elizabeth](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/elizabeth/32/69090_2.png) [@Elizabeth](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/solitude/42706/2 "2024-08-12T23:00:23Z")
I really like this: the isolated cactus, the way the landscape and the clouds almost form parallel diagonal lines, and the complementary orange and blue colors in the sky. I might consider trying to enhance the orange color in the sky just a tiny bit and see how it looked - just thought. It is beautiful, somehow looking at it is very relaxing. ---
**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:** [August 13, 2024, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/solitude/42706/3 "2024-08-13T12:49:36Z")
Thanks for the comment, Elizabeth. You saw what there is to see. I’ll see if I can improve the color in the sky. ---
**Author:** ![Elizabeth](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/elizabeth/32/69090_2.png) [@Elizabeth](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2024, 11:07am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/solitude/42706/4 "2024-08-14T11:07:01Z")
Just a thought … I’m not that experienced so I’d take it with a grain of salt 🙂 ---
**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:** [August 15, 2024, 11:28pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/solitude/42706/5 "2024-08-15T23:28:50Z")
Very nicely framed, Don! I’m enjoying the colors as is. Not sure about bringing up more detail in the foreground shadows. I feel like I want to see more, but if you do that, you’re going to lose the graphic feel by introducing more detail. ---
**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:** [August 16, 2024, 12:04pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/solitude/42706/6 "2024-08-16T12:04:48Z")
Thanks, Bonnie. I debated how much to bring up the foreground detail and settled on “not much.” ---
**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:** [August 18, 2024, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/solitude/42706/7 "2024-08-18T17:24:39Z")
This is a very quiet peaceful scene Don. The diagonals both in the clouds and the landscape do a very nice job of complimenting each other. The subtle light also works quite well in this image. I could see bringing up the orange just a tad in the sky, but that is just a personal preference. Very nicely done. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Williams](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/john_williams/32/28797_2.png) [@John\_Williams](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/John_Williams)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/solitude/42706/8 "2024-08-22T16:19:58Z")
I love the way the light and lines funnel you to that saguaro Don. The cactus is so small in the image, by the composition gives it an outsize role that I really like. I’m surprised there is that much posterization from the compression. Fortunately it is much harder to see in the smaller view. ---
**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:** [August 22, 2024, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/solitude/42706/9 "2024-08-22T23:13:58Z")
Ed and John, thank you both.