How does this one look?

[Hiebs915]

I like this one. Whats your opinion?

 

[dxqcanada5]

Exposure looks good (maybe should be slightly darker).
Composition is good by adding in the empty bench.
Need to crop the bottom.

 

[oldmacman]

Love the mountains and scenery, but it seems to be arranged so that the empty bench is the focus of the composition.

 

[OrionsByte]

I think you nailed the exposure and the colors look great, but almost 1/3 of the photo is the dull brown land that the bench is sitting on, and to me that saps all the beauty out of the photo. Including a foreground subject in your landscape was a good choice, and it's something a lot of people forget to do, but I would have found a different angle, position, and/or focal length that would not have included so much of the less colorful landscape.

The bare branches on the bush to the right of the bench are kind of a buzz kill too.

 

[BlackSheep]

I agree with the above comments. Nice exposure and subject matter.

Did you consider turning it into a panoramic shot?

Something like this (hope you don't mind):

 

[Hiebs915]

Thanks for the feedback guys. I agree with cutting out some of the burnt grass. I can try to photoshop out the dead tree. Never noticed it! haha.

What do you think of the bench? depressing or? What does it make you feel? I'm not sure if I included the correct foreground element.

Blacksheep: I like the panoramic. It just seems short. I'll think about it. I don't mind at all btw.

 

[oldmacman]

Here's a variation without the bench, just to compare. Taking out the bench seems to feature the mountains better.

 

[Hiebs915]

Here's a variation without the bench, just to compare. Taking out the bench seems to feature the mountains better.

How did you make the mountains so sharp?

 

[g-fi]

Much better without the bench! Looks great!

 

[oldmacman]

Here's a variation without the bench, just to compare. Taking out the bench seems to feature the mountains better.

How did you make the mountains so sharp?

Selective sharpening in PS:
- duplicate layer
- change the blend mode to Linear Light
- Filter>Other>High Pass
- looking just at what needs adjusting, move the slider to your preference then click Ok
- option click the mask mode in the layer inspector to hide everything
- paint white at about 30% and bring back what you would like to be sharper.

 

[KmH]

I like this one. Whats your opinion?

I think it could use a tweek here and a tweek there:

 

[BlackSheep]

Nicely done Keith!

 

[oldmacman]

I think it could use a tweek here and a tweek there:

The clouds seem to have drop shadows and the mountain ridge has a bit of glow. Maybe a little more tweaking?

 

[MissCream]

I like Keith's edit, I wouldn't remove the bench

 

[Hiebs915]

Hmmm, I'll think about the bench. I like it and yet I don't. I really like the sharper mountains though