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Lovely fall image. The subdued colors create a very pleasent dreamy mood. I played around with the crop to reduce the weight of the right side (more intense color, more mass). I also cropped off some of the left side which gets rid of the intruding branches and I think improves the balance, then
Hi Jim,
I am loving the combination of warm and cool tones in this landscape. The light is also quite nice. While this is wonderful as is I could see a small crop from the left and top sides to address the two issues that you mentioned. That would get rid of that bush and make the sky even more dramatic. I hope you do not mind, but here is a rework with what I was thinking. Just my opinion of course. Beautifully done!
Jim, this is a very inviting look along the river under a dramatic sky. Both @Tony_Siciliano and @Ed_Lowe crops look good and fix the branches over the river on the right problem. I also like Ed’s adding of more contrast to the upper clouds. I’ve been in a “more brightness” mood recently, so I am wondering how pulling up the overall tone cure slightly would look. It could add a bit more color to the willows along the river.
@Tony_Siciliano@Ed_Lowe@Mark_Seaver Thank you for your helpful suggestions. As Doug Hoover said in response to comments about his recent “Grand Canyon Pano”: “That’s the beauty of NPN. Another set of eyes is always helpful.” In this case, several sets of eyes.
Hi, Jim - Lovely light, killer sky and a beautiful composition. I’m not bothered at all about the amount of sky as the heavy clouds hold a lot of interest and are a nice contrast to the brighter, lighter sunlit foliage. The branches intruding from bottom left don’t bother me a whole lot but I do prefer the cropped versions shared by Tony and Ed, although if it were mine I would keep all of the sky.
@Bret_Edge Another much appreciated suggestion. Now that I have had time to consider the suggested changes, I have decided that I do like the sky as posted. The other suggestions are very intriguing, however.
