# The Smoldering Earth

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-smoldering-earth/52827>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** landscape, intimate\
**Created:** [November 3, 2026, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-smoldering-earth/52827 "2026-11-03T17:45:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**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:** [November 3, 2026, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-smoldering-earth/52827/1 "2026-11-03T17:45:34Z")

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![Original - _DSF5280_psd3_1600px.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/a/9/a9ee0ac890f628779f3f3e6ec1c0474b469b6c0a.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

In this image of the series I tried to direct attention to the forest floor itself. I was attracted to the many puffs of smoke that rose up through the area. I also added some foreground subjects for interest.

### Feedback Requested

Any suggestion is welcome. The challenge as I see it is to get the tonal range right by preventing the darks to get too dark and the smoke to be light and still not lose information. Did I get that right? There is also the question of color. Would a cooler color cast be better for the smoke? Should this be more saturated in general?

### Technical Details

Camera: FUJIFILM GFX 50R  
Focal length: 100mm  
Shutter speed: 1/60s  
Aperture: f/11  
ISO: 160

Tripod/handheld: tripod  
Focus method: single shot  
Filters: None  
Technique:  
Conditions: challenging

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**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:** [November 3, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-smoldering-earth/52827/2 "2026-11-03T19:11:14Z")

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For me Igor the composition is great and the colours believable, and I prefer being able to see the forest floor.

great shot  
Huw

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**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:** [November 4, 2026, 3:14am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-smoldering-earth/52827/3 "2026-11-04T03:14:31Z")

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Regarding the processing, I think you got it just right, But I am not as enthralled with this photo as your others in this series. To me, it’s too literal. It looks like what it is, a smoldering forest floor. Not that that’s a bad thing. Just that the others have more mystery to them.