Rocky Mountain

Done by the same stone mason who did the arch

I think addin vibrance would bring out some more detail, also I would like to see the composition further to the left just to see what it would look like.

your title suggest mtn was the main subject, not so for me. I see rocky beach (nice) and then oh bye the way a mtn.

The overall shot is nice, just the rock formation gets lost in the beach rocks.

Nice....but not enough contrast!

Lovin Our Life said:

The overall shot is nice, just the rock formation gets lost in the beach rocks.

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I agree with the comment above. The composition should work for your subject. In this case a pillar of rocks rising from the rocky beach. Therefore the photo should convey that difference in height. With that in mind, it would've been better if the photo was taken at a lower perspective. Perhaps crouching down and laying it on the ground.

One thing I learned all these years is that what you eye can see is not what the camera captures even if you take a photo where your eye level is. Why? Because your mind interprets the scene. Your mind can virtually zoom in with out your eye physically zooming in. Something similar to tunnel vision. You mind can isolate an object within your view without physically doing it with your eyes. In this case, you were looking at the pillar in 3D so you are sure that the pillar stands out of the beach but the photo is 2D.

I am wondering why you used an ISO as high as 800? It looks like a mostly sunny day with few clouds, and the whites in the clouds seem blown out. You would have much better control at 100, or 200 with out any other changes to your camera.

It's all about composition.
I don't see a Rocky Mountain,sorry, the "mountain" just gets lost in the shot.
Move to the left to take the shot to show the mountain against the sky.

Thanks for your comments and suggestions. For me the title is harder to deal with than the actual photograph. It is also kinda irrelevant. This is just one of a series I shot and I found the light interesting in addition to the rock sculpture. I'm still a rookie to photography and am learning more every day. Thanks again!

I think you could have added some highlights with Nik Tools....might have made the stone mountain stand out more. That's the one piece of software that it looks like you could use and don't have yet. It's worth the money although I didn't use to think so. I have definitely changed my mind.

Actually I do have NIK but I'm not sure if I used it on this session...Here's another variation from that shoot..