Bendmac Loc: Bend, Oregon

Pushing 60 here today in Central Oregon...then it drops back into the 30s and 40s tomorrow for awhile :-(

So I've been studying and practicing diligently and these will be my first pics posted to UHH. Treat me gently, please...but do critique so that I can learn from my mistakes!

Since I'm still in the process of learning Lightroom, these is basically no PP in these photos.

Thanks for viewing and appreciate any and all feedback!

South, Middle and North Sister (aka, Faith, Hope and Charity)

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Mt. Washington

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Three Fingered Jack

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Metolius River (my FIRST foray into doing "smoothed" water)

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2nd attempt...think this one turned out a bit better!

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Wizard Falls fish hatchery...polarizer and faster shutter speed to freeze motion?

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Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

Very nice. I especially like #2 & #4.

Joe Blow

I like Three Finger Jack the best. I would have cropped it a bit more so there is less framing by the trees.

I would crop The Three Sisters to a 2:1 (2 inches long for every inch high), the foreground is more waste than appealing (in my book).

Mount Washington could also be cropped to a 2:1 scale. There is a lot more sky than needed. This and the Three Sisters would look good framed in a long hallway.

In all, not bad. The colors are great and the subject fantastic. I'm not a smooth water fan so I'll leave that one. I love the trout as is.

Thanks for sharing. You have a good eye.

Bendmac Loc: Bend, Oregon

Thanks, Mac! Appreciate the input...

Bendmac Loc: Bend, Oregon

Thanks for the kind words, JB...

So as far as cropping...maybe a bit more like this?
(*edit*...oops...after rereading your reply, I see I should have cropped out some of the brown foreground...but, that said...to my unpracticed eye, that long foreground lends itself to maybe giving some scale of size to the mountains? SOOOOO much to learn!)

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pesfls Loc: Oregon, USA

N, number 3, now you are talking. I would go even a bit shorter on the bottom and see what you think. You are tracking. Good progress Bud. So goes my view at the least. Give a holler. When it works out remember to ask me a funny tale about Three Fingered Jack.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Very nice series!