Rural scene

This one doesn't look level. It appears that the scene tilts left. This may be an illusion based on the white line (a road?) through the middle of the image, but it creates the impression nonetheless.

Regarding overall compostion. To my eyes there is nothing sufficiently interesting in the foreground to justify having it take up some much of the overall image. However, I see potential interest in various spots - there are some interesting, twisting white trunks (three, just left of center, low) that might form a basis of interest. Also, further away, under the mountain, just grazing the white line is a bush or tree or something that seems to have a lot of definition.

Perhaps either of these foreground subjects could have been incorporated by moving closer to them and framing a shot from there, making them more dominant.

Also, a filter could be used at the taking time to separate tonal values. At least, this one could use more contrast.

Another way this image could be made stronger, without reshooting, is by cropping off the right hand side, with the crop line running vertically right about at the foot of the foreground mountain, including all of the bright highlight area in the sky (including the "fingers" of highlight spilling right). That would also make those foreground elements described before more central and apparent. From there, perhaps further cropping of the bottom and top to make it tighter, may (or may not) make it even stronger.

My two cents, anyway... looks like a great place to be with a camera (and perhaps a coat!)

-chuck


-chuck

Actually, "cropping" it with my browser tells me that the vertical crop described above is probably too tight. Pull that vertical in far enough to make a square frame and it starts to get interesting. Somewhere between there and a traditional portrait ratio seems to make a good image. Tighter (as I described above) is too much I think.

-chuck