Organized mess

[armand]

I had high hopes for the area but I got much less out of it

[WalterEG]

I would not be so disappointed.  Very is a place in the gallery for quiet — not everything needs to shout.

[shutterpup]

I've made a lot of "messes" with too many details showing when I forget to check what aperture I'm using. I think a shallower DOF would have helped.

[armand]

I've made a lot of "messes" with too many details showing when I forget to check what aperture I'm using. I think a shallower DOF would have helped.

I don't know if the DOF would have helped, they were few elements in the same plane and quite spread across the frame.

Here are few more shots from the same session.

[shutterpup]

In all your photos, the original post and today's included, everything is important. Nothing stands out as being the most important element. Even your photo of the 2 clumps of grasses looks disjointed to me; I'm referring to the cropped-looking version. Somehow, without including all the detail, those two clumps need to be "grounded" somehow since I'm sure those clumps are not free-floating.