Taken in July this year during our outdoor function in Carmel, California.

Fantastic!

As I said in your "Marsh in the Fall Time" picture, an old picup truck is one of the best applications for "exagerated" HDR. The color version of this picture will prove that. I'm not sure about the b&w version.

Keep up the good work.

OOPS! I forgot the mention that the picture I attached is from flickr.com and copyrighted by the photographer:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31044855@N04/3463564908/sizes/z/in/photostream/

I like the picture. The composition is very good. Color is excellent.

HDR is not for everybody. It is a love or hate style. I do HDR just to stretch the dynamic range to improve dark shadows and extreme highlights and not to exagerate.

An old pickup truck attached is a good application of "exagerated" HDR that I really like.

Wait a minute, I have Photoshop!

I wish there was a figure (or a couple holding hands) at the end of the pathway when I took the picture. It would have been perfect!

My favorite book on landscape photography:

Digital Landscape Photography by Michael Frye published by Focal Press.

I am not a salesperson and I am not related to this author or publisher. I just like the book.

5. If you find your subject, stop for a moment and think about how you will compose your photograph. Without taking the picture, look at your viewfinder or your camera screen. Think about other pictures taken by others on similar subject. How did they compose the picture?
6. Unlike film, with digital camera, it does not cost you to take as many pictures as you want. Then choose only the best ones and delete others.
7. For landscape photography, early morning and late in the afternoon is the best time to take pictures.
8. Practice, practice, practice.

If I may add some pointers on landscape photography based on my experience in learning photography.
1. You need to be very familiar with your digital camera. Read the instruction manual. Be familiar with what your camera is capable of. Learn how to use aperture priority, shutter speed priority, manual mode, manual focus, manual ISO, etc. Practice, practice, practice.
2. Select your subject matter. This is 90% of what a nice picture is all about. For example, the Golden Gate Bridge is a great subject matter. Just add other interesting things in your composition like the foreground, the wave, the hills in the background, a sail boat if present, maybe people doing something. My picture would have been boring if I just focused on the bridge.
3. Google and learn "rule of thirds". This is just a guideline of a good composition. This rule can be broken in some circumstances. For landscape photography, it is very applicable.
4. Learn from others. Go to photo.net, flickr.com, etc.

Taken in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia in July 2011 while in line for a tour to the British Governor's Mansion.

Attached file:
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Thanks all for your kind comments.
For those who are curious about my equipment and settings, all I can say is, the equipment is just a tool. It is your skill that matters most. For example, you may have the best golf clubs but does it mean you can be a good golfer? It took months of reading books and researching the web before I learned the techniques of taking good pictures. But I think I still have a lot to learn.

But if you insist, (I will not be brand name specific) these pictures were taken with a full frame DSLR with a 24-105mm zoom lens.

The Golden Gate picture was taken at 67mm focal length, 1/100 shutter speed, aperture of 11.0, ISO 320, auto focus, auto white balance, on tripod, taken on August 14, 2011 at 6:30 PM, clear skies with few clouds and little fog on the left side of the picture.

The night time picture was taken with 24mm focal length, 1/13 shutter speed, aperture of 4.0, ISO 6400, manual focus, auto white balance, taken on August 14, 2011 at 8:15 PM, clear skies. For this picture, it was not on the tripod because I left the quick release plate in the car. Instead I hand hold the camera on the railing. Because it was taken at ISO 6400, this picture is too noisy to print at 8" x 10". The noise is not noticeable on computer screen. It I used a tripod, I would have set the ISO at 400 which means my shutter speed will be much longer but noise will be minimal.

Beautiful shot!

You wrote: "I got a few shot's at different angles." If you do not mind a constructive comment, you do not need to put (') in the word shot's. The plural of shot is shots.

Some pictures taken in San Francisco in August this year.

Taken from Bakers Beach


Taken from a pier near Ferry building