Bierstadt Lake in RMNP

Sorry for the link, I failed to bring the photo with me to work... but wanted to get some critique. We are planning on turning this into a large canvas for the wall.

http://500px.com/photo​/45379500

Beautiful image. Might just be my eyes, but does it slant ever so slightly to the right?

I agree, a bit slanted.

Nice!!

Hard to tell on the slant, it could just be UWA barrel distortion. Great shot dsd

+1 on the slant.. only really noticeable after it was pointed out, but now it has been it's fairly obvious.. it's a real poster shot though, lovely.

Thank all!

I definitely see the slant as well. Good catch!

Pretty place.

Level is better but if you are going to tip, right would be my preference.....

RMNP = Rocky Mountain National Park? I was just there...love that place..

Please don't hate me...

I find it to be kind of boring, with nothing to really hold my interest. The lake I'm guessing is the subject, but there is nothing about it to keep my interested. So I look at the mountains. Nope, not much interest there. There is a lot of foreground, maybe something there? Nope. Some scattered dead branches, which offers nothing. The clouds are nothing more than a distraction, and I find them drawing my eyes the most.

I'm guessing this is not a place you can easily return to, but if you come across something like this opportunity again, maybe get down really low (looks like you were standing), and really close to the branches with the wide angle. Give it some depth, some perspective distortion, or maybe some movement n the grasses.

I think there was huge potential at the location, and while you did end up with a nice picture to spark memories, I think you needed to be more creative with your shot to get something great.

And yes, the image tilts to the right.

I would expect (but find no confirmation) this lake is named after Albert Bierstadt, a Hudson River School artist. Check his work out for landscape lighting tips....

Feels just a bit off-center. Seems like the logs in the right center foreground should centered.

Didn't touch the slant but I'd darken that stand of light colored trees on the right and darken the deadwood in the water as Kirk mentioned they don't really add to the scene. Then I'd darken the mountains to bump contrast there just a bit. Finally I'd have a look at B&W while darkening the greens. Since you have image editing on here are some examples.

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