Joecosentino Loc: Whitesboro, New York

Last year while attempting to get to a photo location called Little Finland, we were running out of daylight with many more miles of dirt road to go matter of fact a ranger stopped us and she said she would be back to lead us out about midnight, because we will never make it there before sunset.

So about 25 miles on there was an area of red hills and Joshua trees, so this is we're we stopped. When shooting sunsets I always try to keep looking behind me and this photo was taken a few minutes before the sun went below the horizon.

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

Do you have an "un-cropped" version?-- one that includes the entire Joshua tree?

djtravels Loc: Georgia boy now

That is a great picture. Camera- lens- focus point? Please.

Uuglypher Loc: South Dakota (East River)

If this is the uncropped frame I'm uncertain what compositional variants were intended to be included. Such a lovely scene deserves providing options for cropping. Two ways to do that are:

1. Zoom out or back up for a wider view that would provide sky above the big Joshua tree, and then...

2. move left and right to get different amounts of increased and decreased space -respectively - between the moon and the Joshua tree.

The additional frames would have provided several realistic option with regard to using the "Rule (Suggestion) of Thirds" to good advantage in a variety of ways.

The beauty of digital is the opportunity to fairly quickly collect a variety of perspectives on a single scene that is pregnant with possibilities. Too often the attempt to "get composition right in the camera" severely limits PP options.
Take every opportunity to "work" the scene for maximum compositional possibilities and try to intuitively envision the different formats and proportional aspects available within your camera's frame format/ aspect.

Dave in SD

martinfisherphoto Loc: Lake Placid Florida

Love the color on the mountains, wonderful moon, great dessert feel. I think the Joshua Tree is an important part of the scene, my suggesting is to bring the tree out of the shadows and add some light.

Gibar

In my honest opinion, I think you have an outstanding photo that I would be very pleased to hang on my wall.
Your DoF is tack sharp from foreground to background. You have followed the rules of third very well. Most landscape photographs benefit with foreground interest which you have captured very well with the Joshua tree. You don't need to see the entire Joshua tree to know that it is one.
When one is providing cc on an image, I think it only stands to reason to evaluate what's in front of you image wise, not what if, should have, could have. Very pleasing photo, good job!

charryl Loc: New Mexico, USA

Good compositional elements. Wonderful color. I am curious as to the pink halo running above the hills. Usually makes me wonder if this was an artifact from PP. Enlighten me: is this in the as shot frame?

Photoman74 Loc: Conroe Tx

Framing - Timing - Colors - Composition
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Joecosentino Loc: Whitesboro, New York

Un cropped, I see what is being said about getting the whole tree into the frame. I will look back at those photos and see what others I have, I know there are a few where the moon was blower out and just a white disc, I didn't care for those

Joecosentino Loc: Whitesboro, New York

Thank you, the tree was placed there to keep the eye from moving off the frame. Some have said to include the shoe tree but I wonder if there was negative space to the right of the tree if your eye would just exit off the right side of the frame

Joecosentino Loc: Whitesboro, New York

Huh looks like CA, I have this shot printed and its not on the print, I will have to take it into photoshop and clean up the edge a bit. I didn't notice it when I uploaded he photo.

Joecosentino Loc: Whitesboro, New York

Thanks everyone for your replays, I think this section will be a lot of fun, I am off to Yosemite Tuesday, I will post a photo from the trip next week