A Long Stretch of the Imagination

[Colin Southern]

OK - 3rd and last from that shoot.

[Shadowman]

Nicely done, very vivid patterns, lines, and colors.

[bnnrcn]

Hi again Colin I like your style in this image. Simple but strong composition, lovely colours

[Donald]

Placing the top of that pole right on the horizon is exactly where it needed to be. Anywhere else and it would have had a negative effect on the image. Lovely image.

[Colin Southern]

Thanks folks. Ironically, despite the title, it wasn't actually stretched at all - just a panoramic crop. Some may (or may not!) be interested to learn that all 3 landscapes were shot with a 70-200mm lens.

[Mark von Kanel]

nice mood Colin love it

[Brownbear]

Hi Colin,

I missed this one. Beautiful and my new favourite! Love the colours, light and the way they frame the even more gorgeous light and colours of the horizon.

I love the pole, too. Is its purpose to balance the mountain peaks?

[Colin Southern]

Thanks again folks.

@ Christina - yes - I used the stick to anchor the right-hand end of the image. I would probably have looked OK without it, but thought I'd leave it in.

[Brownbear]

Thank you Colin,

Appreciated. I'm trying to learn about balance - new & different for me to think about - and not something that comes to mind easily when composing an image. Of course the image would still be beautiful without the stick in the foreground - unbalanced? And balancing the image with the stick makes it extra special?

Thanks again folks.

@ Christina - yes - I used the stick to anchor the right-hand end of the image. I would probably have looked OK without it, but thought I'd leave it in.