I took a little hike today.....

[LePetomane]

and got some pictures. They are from William O'Brien State Park just north of the Twin Cities.

#1



#2



#3



Tomorrow I'm off to Wyoming for a few days of R&R.

[Wavelength]

I love the second one; the first would work better in a vertical frame for sure

[LePetomane]

Nandakumar, thanks for the tip. How is this?

[Shadowman]

#3 is quite nice, the edit is fine also but lacks the rich colors of the original.

[Wavelength]

Yes, i liked it that way; you may make the tree a little bit more off center

[LePetomane]

More pictures with my new Fujinon 60 mm f/2.4 lens.

[madcrow]

Nicely done.

[IzzieK]

I kinda like the original too. The edit is a little bit too central...

There is something about #1 that is fascinating -- perhaps because in my recent travel I have seen so much similar scenes that I had wanted to take but we were moving too fast for comfort for. The original one is more natural looking. The second set looks nice, especially #1 but it needs cropping a little bit at the bottom. Just a suggestion, even offline, click on the shots and the move them around the frame (it can be done...) to determine what needs to go by cropping and what to keep intact. Start at the mental rules of third guide. Then look at how you can improve your shot by sight from there...