Autumn falls into winter
by Sieruken7

Comment by Imagineer:
This is neither a portrait landscape, nor a landscape portrait - but a landscape landscape! But of course you know that by now!

Lovely Autumn foliage and great light. I would try not to put horizon dead centre though and aim to include a focal point if possible, such as a tree in the near foreground or bird/animal/person for scale, etc. Witha tripod you could get closer to a fern and get massive depth of field at around f16+ and ISO 800 (focusing about 2/3 into your distance here) or so. This could give a lot of drama and some interesting detail.

Hope this helps cushion your disappointment at being in the wrong challenge!
; j

Autumn falls into winter
by Sieruken7

Comment by elemess:
I'll let everyone else tell you DNMC; here's what I like about the picture. I like the sets of lines and how each is different: foreground bushes, red tree line, hazy horizon, even those top clouds. The colors aren't oversaturated the way so many are over in the Free Study challenge. Nicely composed, well-thought out shot.