Landscape C&C

I feel like these images have so much potential, but they are missing something.

Thoughts?

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I agree. The first one doesn't seem to have anything 'basically' wrong with it, but just doesn't 'capture' me the way it should. You obviously know how to focus a camera, but it seems a bit soft. Maybe it was just a hazy day.

Perhaps we are getting so accustomed to 'tweeked' landscapes that we expect all of them to be more saturated and contrasty than real life. Since we are drawn to light areas, if I were to play with this shot, I would darken the right half of the grassy foreground as it seems to attract my attention too much. Over on the left side the rocky ridge just under the lake could be a bit lighter and have more contrast. Then lighten the lake just a tad. That leads us up to the sky which could use a little more saturation, but not enough to take away the subtle shades. That brings us back to the rock formation on the right. I think just the rocks themselves could use some lightening and contrast.

Needless to say, that vantage point does have great potential. If it were close to home I would be up there anytime there were nice clouds/sunset in the area.

All three are lacking something to anchor the shot, either foreground or background. The second two hold more promise to me, just not sure exactly what direction I'd take them though.

I did another edit. Thoughts?

Beautiful area, obviously lot's of potential, but I have to agree with Jon. Nice postcard material, but just doesn't give any strong 'feel'. Perhaps a striking foreground item would do it.

Something I would not have thought about when taking this photo (#1 and the edit), but would like to see(hindsight): there appears to be a viewing/observation vantage point in the lower right, near the small tree or bush. A person or a couple standing here (brightly colored jacket or similar) might add something.

But overall, I like them all. Keep your original, and continue to experiment with processing. Many of us are in the same boat.