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Mmmmm...to me this a shot we are all capable of taking Pete, as opposed to 99% of your other work which is distinctly yours.
IMO the fg lets this one down (obviously there was nothing better or you'd have spotted it) the lack of much colour in that area (but it is Feb after all) and harsher light (taken later than the others?) detracts I feel. You'll be pleased to know I'm more than happy with the top 2/3rds though!!
Tried to do a mod, but couldn't get Scaleber Force to sit quite right in the fg!!
Gwyn
IMO the fg lets this one down (obviously there was nothing better or you'd have spotted it) the lack of much colour in that area (but it is Feb after all) and harsher light (taken later than the others?) detracts I feel. You'll be pleased to know I'm more than happy with the top 2/3rds though!!
Tried to do a mod, but couldn't get Scaleber Force to sit quite right in the fg!!
Gwyn

Thanks very much everybody - your feedback has been great. No digs at anyone on this site intended, but this has reinstated my faith in what this site is about. :o)
Simon - I agree with you about the colour. It bugs me too, but any attempts at boosting it made it look unnatural to me. As Gwyn points out, it was taken later in the day and goes someway to explain why it turned out that way. I also had difficulty with the tones so I think the grass is a touch overexposed compared to the mountain.
Dougie, Mari, Gwyn - I agree with your comments about the foreground. The message I'm getting is that the real feature of this shot is the mist covered mountain and the foreground is kind of 'tacked on'. I like your crop, Mari. It has driven home where the real attraction of this shot is.
There is an exception to all of the above though - I do love Keith's mono treatment of this shot. It seems to suit it particularly well. I think I'll have a play with a mono treatment when time permits and see what I can come up with.
I took other compositions of this shot, one includes a vertical shot that completely omits the foreground. I'm away for a couple of days, but I'll have it posted by the weekend.
Thanks for the feedback - it's much appreciated.
Pete
Simon - I agree with you about the colour. It bugs me too, but any attempts at boosting it made it look unnatural to me. As Gwyn points out, it was taken later in the day and goes someway to explain why it turned out that way. I also had difficulty with the tones so I think the grass is a touch overexposed compared to the mountain.
Dougie, Mari, Gwyn - I agree with your comments about the foreground. The message I'm getting is that the real feature of this shot is the mist covered mountain and the foreground is kind of 'tacked on'. I like your crop, Mari. It has driven home where the real attraction of this shot is.
There is an exception to all of the above though - I do love Keith's mono treatment of this shot. It seems to suit it particularly well. I think I'll have a play with a mono treatment when time permits and see what I can come up with.
I took other compositions of this shot, one includes a vertical shot that completely omits the foreground. I'm away for a couple of days, but I'll have it posted by the weekend.
Thanks for the feedback - it's much appreciated.
Pete

Hmmm.... Well, maybe a landscape oriented shot might be better. I can't see what is off to either side so that might not help. I think with a lower sun angle and warmer light, it might be more dramatic. It was obviously dramatic to be there when you took the shot, but you know how cameras need that extra punch sometimes. And if you found a single rock or plant as a foreground, that might reduce the complexity of the bottom of this image. But you found an awesome spot. Now just go back at with the right light!
Patrick
Patrick

spooky clouds - reminds me of Young Frankenstein for some bizzare reason 
all in all a well balanced shot, the foreground doens't have anything that distinctive - like a single stand-out boulder or plant that you'd get in a Northscape kind of shot - but I think the texture of the rocks gives enough interest to be going on with

all in all a well balanced shot, the foreground doens't have anything that distinctive - like a single stand-out boulder or plant that you'd get in a Northscape kind of shot - but I think the texture of the rocks gives enough interest to be going on with