Hi from the CC,
Your intentions were good with this image. Unfortunately, it's simply not an exciting shot, which explains the low score of this submission. The technical aspects of the photo are good: well framed by the trees and the whites are white. I like the reddish hues in some of the trees.
My first question when I saw this picture was "what's the subject?" The mountains are out of focus, have low local contrast, and don't have sufficient colour to make them "pop out". You said you did auto contrast and levels, but more could have been done. See how flat those trees on the mountain look? They could really stand out against that snow. Also, even though I said the trees frame the shot nicely, it is quite predictable. I'm betting that the sky looked more ominous when you first framed this shot; the foreboding could have been restored with some dodging and burning.
When you've got a shot with flat colour, always consider using black and white. I think a high contrast B&W shot would have scored much better here.
Regards,
Geoff Ball |
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