non traditional landscape

[wyogirl]

Tell me what you think of this one. I'm still playing with it and am undecided.

Violet by Amanda McClure, on Flickr

[Mike Buckley]

It doesn't seem particularly non-traditional to me. That's only an observation in light of your thread title, not a criticism. The image is far too small for me to helpfully provide critique.

[wyogirl]

Here it is larger (I think)

Violet by Amanda McClure, on Flickr

[Mike Buckley]

It's a nice image that would be even better in more appealing light.

There are two crops I think I would like better: Crop at the top so the top of the frame is about in the middle of the green area. Crop using a square format that includes everything in the bottom area.

[ShaneS]

Hi Amanda...I'm with Mike on his crop suggestion and I lean towards having no green at the top. The lines and texture in your shot are great but it does lack a little pop because of the lighting as Mike also said.

I really like what you saw here and love the various shades of purple, green and clay colors. It is very soothing to my eye.

[IzzieK]

If you are going to crop most at the bottom, do not remove all of the grey rock, leave a little bit to be seen. I like it better ... just my opinion.

[saea501]

Because the lighting is flat across most of the image, it makes for a loss of dimension.... which moves it a bit toward abstract.

[Shadowman]

It's an interesting shot as there is no sky to really define what the lighting conditions are, so you can experiment as you wish with different scenarios. Did the image originally contain areas of sky and you cropped out?

[chauncey]

I'm still playing with it and am undecided.

Using what software?

[Geoff F]

Maybe you could try a slight boost to the highlights to add a little more in the way of contrast?

I did wonder about cropping to 4 x 5 ratio but that would mean losing too much, whichever end you croped.

[Ken Curtis]

Hi Amanda.

Beautiful colors and fascinating landscape. I can see what looks like a river cutting through the land and making interesting 's' curves, but it is difficult to see the depth. I am with the others in that the scene needs some light shining from the left or right to help define the rough terrain with some shadows.