gener202002

Beautiful, and the sky is a perfect fit

Vault Loc: Gig Harbor, WA and Yuma, AZ

Stunning. Thank you for sharing.

Orphoto Loc: Oregon

Neat view and wonderful conditions with the clouds.

I, however, dissent from all those before me. You have apparently used a split neutral density filter from the upper left to the central bottom. There may be a tobacco sort of color cast imparted. The density effect is strong enough that the bright green trees on the left edge are arguably brighter than most of the sky. Objects will never be brighter than their source of illumination. This will essentially never happen in nature and is a sign that the processing is overcooked.

The answer is to bring down the sky some, enough so that it is not blown out. Arguably the portions with yellow tint are blown. But when you do so don't jack up the exposure on the foreground section.

This is a minority opinion. Bright foregrounds are very much in vogue right now. But I suspect it is a fad as more and more discerning viewers realize it becomes quite artificial. When you fool around with Mother Nature, do so in moderation.

gmontjr2350 Loc: Southern NJ

George