Hey Ling Ling. I really like your image. I also really love the Eastern Sierra Mountains. I can't really put my finger on it, but the blue sky looks like the white balance is off. Sometimes Apple tries too hard. Did you have your phone set to Raw, because it makes all the difference in shots like this. If you haven't tried it, you have to. I thought of all the things you could do with this and the two I thought of was, getting rid of all the empty sky, and make it look a more Panorama feel. I then thought You might try paying homage to the master Photographer of the Sierra's (Ansel Adams) by making it Black and White. What ever you do, this is a very fine example of the area you were visiting. The foreground is very important in my opinion. Also, lots of mountains and desert going in different directions so the image seemed a little crooked.   Posted: 10/05/2026 00:09:28

Hi Ling Ling - I was struck by the shadows from your morning light and - like Don - wondered what it would like in Black & White. Also agree with cropping the sky a bit. Your foreground adds some scale to the mountain range. Thanks for sharing this.   Posted: 10/05/2026 12:23:57

Hi Ling Ling, this is very beautiful! I agree with Don about cropping out most of the plain blue sky and adjusting the white balance since it seems a bit too yellow. You can adjust the white balance in Lightroom. I hadn't thought of changing it to black and white, but I love what Don did with your photo! Just like Ansel Adams!!! You might want to crop the tiniest bit off the left side where there are 2 small dark shadows in the closer mountains that appear to be cut off. The horizon appears to be slightly crooked.   Posted: 10/05/2026 17:18:58

It's a nice scene. Interesting shadows but overall it looks a bit flat to me, perhaps add a bit of vibrancy adding. I would be tempted to crop out some of the plain sky. Perhaps concentrate more on the right hand side, although a "letter box" format would be all right. What grates with me is the line of telegraph poles running across the foreground, which I would remove.   Posted: 10/20/2026 10:51:26

Hi. This is the colour of the Outback skies in Australia (but our landscapes don't do well in international competitions because of the sky colour and clear details in the landscapes.) I agree that some of the sky should go. The mountains all look like they are smoking with the little puffs of cloud on the tops of them. I like the colour version better, but I would try to dehaze it a bit. In club competition in Australia the "hand of man" is discouraged. It is sometimes allowed if it is not intrusive to the image. I do find the poles and wires are distracting, but that could be because of the rules I need to use here Down Under.   Posted: 10/20/2026 11:39:05

Hi, Ling Ling. Love the clouds above the mountains. The colors seem a bit off to me. I like Don's crop. B&W works, but I think I would prefer color if it can be corrected.   Posted: 10/20/2026 14:57:39