Well, I removed some of the foreground (just above the curved grass stem) but left the clouds. Hey, everyone gets an opinion!
Mike.
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I don't agree with this crop mike...
Phew such a regular contributer, sorry for disagree-ing
There is no grounding to the shot now, I think foreground detail in such a shot is needed to give that sense of space, you know, 'that view beyond'
As you say its all subjective
Reminds me of the trees on the Icefield Parkway nr Banff, the birches all white/bleached on the trunks, thats what interests me
If I can add my own point...why make the image in the middle of the day, the light more oblique would have given more 3d to the tree in the middle foreground
I rarely take pictures in the middle of the day, maybe its the Scottish light..hmmm, where is the best light. Antartica...!