Above the clouds, the sky is always blue

Anders, I really like the layers of mountains, the fog, and the pastel colors in the sky. It somehow feels unbalanced though, and I wish I could see more of the trees if possible.

It's a nice shot, Anders. One thing bothers me, however. The middle layer of conifers and one of the distant hills looks too light. It may be due to the appearnce of the low lying clouds, but it still looks somehow a bit unnatural...like a poor attempt at dodging. Just something that caught my eye...

I like it very much, though TBH for posting purposes I do prefer to see it cropped to panoramic (I scrolled up and down to see for sure).

FWIW the light looks natural to me. WHether it's haze or mist, it's consistent with mountain scenes I have viewed and photographed.

Lillian

The light looks very natural to me. I just saw light similar to this from Mt. Tam this evening.

I like this very much and when a bit of the sky is cropped out to make this more of a panoramic shape, I like it even better.

Good job!

- Dan.

I like this and see what you were trying to do here. I think I would like it better with less sky unless there were some clouds to add interest to all of that space.

Very nice but there's just a fraction too much sky for me - seeing just the tops of the foreground trees really makes me want to see more of them. The layering is great.

Anders, i must chime in and agree with the others here. Also, is there any way you could have stepped to the right a bit to have the shore/mountain line a little more centered?

robert..........

I agree. There is too much sky here. Otherwise it is nice.

Thank you all for the comments. They are most appreciated, as always!

I knew I was breaking 'the rules' with the sky here, but I wanted to convey the feeling of the vast blue sky that I experienced when I took the shot after having hiked up the hill here, but obviously it doesn't work the way I had intended.

Robert, I could unfortunately not have moved right, since this was on a steep hillside and I would rapidly have lost sight of the horizon if I had had a lower position. I have a version of this shot with a much longer lens that focuses more on the area you point to. Also, what you see is not the shoreline - these are clouds covering the valley below... Would be more clear at a higher res image.

Thanks again,

Anders

What do I think? I love it! Wouldn't change a thing. (Well, OK, there is a dust spot on your sensor, UL towards the top. Sorry ) No, I would not crop. If anything I would adjust the midtones to get every fraction of blue out of that sky. To me, it's about the sky and the blue tones in the sky and land.

PS On my Mac monitor, I see many more shades of blue and would not make any adjustments.