Topa Topa Bluffs
In the days of film, slide film in particular, we were restricted to the format size of the film. Today with computers and our ability to print our own stuff the format size is no longer an issue. So don’t be afraid to crop images to sizes that fit the subject or composition.
This landscape was taken during the golden hour of morning or late afternoon. Notice how the hues of the summer grasses, which would look pail and dry in mid day light, are rich and golden at this time of day. The right light can take something that is flat and uninteresting, rich and attractive. I like the shadow in the foreground that separates the hills from the plants along the bottom edge of the frame. If anything I would like to see a little more of these to give us a stronger foreground.
The photographer may wish to consider cropping out about half the sky. The clouds are nice but not essential to the story of the California landscape.
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Cropped 
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Jim. Thanks again. You’re right about the cropping. I cropped out the sky some but your suggested crop was better.