Rushing River
Landscape photography is one of the simplest types of image the photo-artist can create provided we understand a few simple rules. The first is light. Golden hour is the premium time to shoot. The second is having an interesting subject, and the third is the rule of layers.
The rule of layers states that a landscape should have foreground, middle ground and distance. This adds depth to the image, leads the views eye into the scene and gives scale to the composition.
The photograph presented here has an interesting layering of light and shadow. This shot was taken early in the morning which has allowed good exposure and contrast in the fog, sun light and shadows. The viewer gets the feeling of a day just starting in the outback.
I would like the photographer to consider that this image is missing one element, foreground. Without something in the foreground; a rock, a tree, an element of some kind there is nothing focusing the viewer’s attention. This is why so many shots of places like the Grand Canyon are disappointing. Photographers forget that small two dimensional images will not capture the scale of the scene without a foreground anchor.
Also the contrast and color saturation could be bumped up on the computer to give the photograph a little more snap.
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