Very nice, lovely colours, almost magical - you are in your element in these conditions.
I really like this if its cropped in a squarish format removing the sun from the image - very nice feel to it.
Thank you! As you can tell, I love a bit of mist - by far my favourite type of conditions to shoot in. Give me an atmospheric misty morning in a woodland over a clear and crisp conditions at a 'big vista' honey pot location any day of the week That's not to say I don't enjoy big, well known vistas (I do) but I don't find them as satisfying to shoot. The experience can be a bit 'paint by numbers' if you know what I mean?
Here's another - taken with the wee Sony.
Halcyon Dawn by Amar Sood, on Flickr
Sony RX100 mkIII
Lefty
Yes big vistas are great (especially if you are witnessing them in person) but often the real magic in imagery is in the many images within the vistas, that's what sets you apart - not many people can see the details....
I think the wee Sony picture would be better cropped just below the treeline, maybe editing out the ducks - but that's just me!
I think I may not have expressed what I meant very well. Yes I like the trees encroaching the picture I am just not a fan of central horizons so cropping below the horizons treeline about half way from the bottom of the picture looks more balanced in my mind. It's really none of my business you take some lovely images and they are yours to present however you want.........Thanks for the wind words
Re: the Sony image - I personally like the trees that encroach into the picture as being darker and more in the foreground, they help to give a sense of depth to the image as compared with the lighter blacks of the background (IMHO) - similar to what painters do. Cropping the trees out would leave the image without any anchor / reference / sense of place. Also, the ducks help to balance out the composition (again IMHO). I think if going for a minimalist type of image with fewer elements in the frame, then cloning / cropping rarely gives a satisfactory result as when you get rid of one element / distraction, it simply highlights the next most 'obvious' thing (e.g. the debris in the foreground). You're better off (IMHO) going for an approach like I did in the second image, which is inherently clean and free of distractions.
Thanks for the comments - I like discussion / critique, it's healthy
Lefty
I think I may not have expressed what I meant very well. Yes I like the trees encroaching the picture I am just not a fan of central horizons so cropping below the horizons treeline about half way from the bottom of the picture looks more balanced in my mind. It's really none of my business you take some lovely images and they are yours to present however you want.........
Amar the Linford Wood photo just glows beautifully - a fantastic look that just makes me wish I was there. You really do produce the most stunning tree landscapes - not at all easy and something I never really manage to do.
Also - the pfm PAW has to be the most civilised place on the internet!