How could have these been better? Mountains, snow etc...

runnah · Dec 31, 2013

Went out all day yesterday up the mountain region of Maine. Not knowing the area super well I struggled to find good places. Plus the time of day kinda sucked.

What could have made these better?

#1.

K52A3074 by runnah555, on Flickr

#2

K52A2989 by runnah555, on Flickr

#3

K52A2954 by runnah555, on Flickr

#4

K52A2976 by runnah555, on Flickr

#5. The only one I am remotely happy with.

K52A3189 by runnah555, on Flickr

Braineack · Dec 31, 2013

they look really nice to me! and that's all that matters to me.

wyogirl · Dec 31, 2013

I like them, especially the second one. The only thing that could have made them better imo are things you can't control... daylight, more snow or lush green.... that kind of thing. I say "good job" on these.

JacaRanda · Dec 31, 2013

I like them as they are too. #4 Looks like some interesting structures at the bottom. Maybe include that in a different composition.

oldhippy · Dec 31, 2013

# 1 is dull. Followed by #2 which snaps my attention, love that winding road.
#3 feels like it falls off left. 4 is also mono.
#5 is welcome to hang on any wall, at hippy house. Beauty, contrast, and framing. Wow. Ed

runnah · Dec 31, 2013

oldhippy said:
# 1 is dull.

I know it kills me because it took me 2 hrs to snowshoe to that point.

lambertpix · Dec 31, 2013

#2 is pretty good -- better w/o the wire in it, and the light in #5 is great. One of the things I've been trying to work on in my landscapes is to have some foreground interest in addition to the landscapes themselves. Better yet is a composition that leads the eye from foreground to background, or across the image, etc. -- that's why #2 popped out a bit for me -- the road offers some foreground interest, and a sense of movement. I took a quick look at the flickr set, and I think I actually like the B&W one there at least as well as these.

runnah · Dec 31, 2013

Thanks. I guess I am just too harsh of a critic. I was aiming for more of a majeed-esque feel.

leeroix · Dec 31, 2013

Circular Polarizer? Bring out some of the deep blues and more contrast in the snow?

runnah · Dec 31, 2013

leeroix said:
Circular Polarizer? Bring out some of the deep blues and more contrast in the snow?

Since I switched most of my CPL don't fit.

Propsguy · Dec 31, 2013

These are very good and well worth the effort, but as you mentioned... the light conditions are hard to work with. The road in the second one is a little cliche to me, but that has nothing to do with the quality of the photo... the last one I think is the best, but would have been elevated to excellence if you gained 100 feet or so of altitude to get some separation between the 3 layers of the image. Given the conditions, they are really great.

baturn · Dec 31, 2013

I agree 100% with oldhippy.

paigew · Dec 31, 2013

5 is awesome. 4 is really nice. The others I agree with Wyogirl...its the foreground...too brown. Kinda out of your control

ronlane · Dec 31, 2013

runnah said:
What could have made these better?

For me to have been able to be there too.

They look nice runnah, wished there were mountains like that near me.

weepete · Dec 31, 2013

No 5 is the only one that has an even distribution of foreground, middle ground and distance. It also has the best light.

In the others there is something else, either cut off trees providing a barrier or split in halfs.