My Difficulty

[miyukisarah]

Out of all the things I have photographed over the years, landscapes seem to be the most difficult for me. The first one I'm going to post is I think my best landscape to date. I took it summer of 2009 when I was in Maroon Bells. The lighting was amazing. No edits. Please critique on composition, color, saturation and contrast. Anything else that comes to mind is welcome. Please be as brutal as you want


Larger view: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/...0343f982_b.jpg

Camera: Canon PowerShot S5 IS
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 6 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fir

[offwhitedog]

Looks good to me! I cannot think of how to improve this - great shot

[Toppro]

Maybe framed a little higher to bring more of the sky into it. The top left feels somewhat claustrophobic. That having been said it is a wonderful shot made all the more impressive because it is unedited.

[navcom]

I would try to clone out the jet contrails in the sky. That caught my attention right away. Lines draw you in and can either make or break a shot.

[miyukisarah]

Thanks for the comments everyone

#2 I took this shot in Costa Mesa in December on the beach at sun set. (Obviously) I'm wondering if the colors are too bright and saturated. I only changed the levels a little bit for editing. But yes, feedback please! Again, brutal is welcome.

Larger view: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/...d4a09ca0_b.jpg

Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T1i
Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire

[sunvalley23]

I agree that the left side of the image looks a bit too claustrophobic to really give you the feel of grandeur that the Maroon Bells have to offer.