I love those Autumnal colors, and the composition. The angled line of trees leads to the curve of road that takes my eyes up into the mountains. The progression from color into haze enhances the feeling of vastness and depth. I wonder if camera motion might have contributed to the slight lack of sharpness. Was the camera hand-held? I would try a watercolor filter for an impressionist effect in which the softness becomes an asset.   Posted: 11/02/2024 16:38:12

Beautiful scene and I like the road climbing over the hills in the valley. The horizon looks a bit off to me, higher on the left than the right but if that fixing that throws off the foreground trees I would leave it as is, or mess with the trees in Photoshop to straighten them. The trees on the right do look like they are leaning and would be corrected if the horizon was adjusted.   Posted: 11/02/2024 19:03:48

This is a lovely scene, Ally. You can use the Transform tool in LR selecting "Guided Upright." It will allow you to straighten the image by chooing two vertical and two diagonal lines to correct both the trees and the horizon. You may lose some pixels on th edges as a result of this, but it should not be much. I do not know if you enter Nature Divison competitions or not, but be awre that the road - being eveidence of the "hand of man"- would disqualify this image. It would do better in Color Open, especially if there is a landscape theme.   Posted: 11/09/2024 20:59:36

This is a lovely autumn scene. The winding road is a focal interest for me. You might consider a small touch of vignetting. I wonder what cropping in from the right, almost to the rock, would do. It removes the issue of the trees on the right (just a thought). The is a very pretty and relaxing image. Well done.   Posted: 11/12/2024 18:07:47

A nice scenic showing the beautiful fall topography of the area where you live. The road wandering through the valley and over the hills is a nice addition and focal point. Makes one wonder where the road leads. To my eye I'm not so sure the horizon is crooked as it might be an illusion as the eye travels from near to far mountains. The trees on the right are definitely leaning while the others look pretty straight. My thought was the same as Polly in cropping in from the right and eliminating those trees. I think cropping more of the sky also would put more emphasis on the topography as the sky is mostly empty. I might suggest adding some dynamic contrast to all but the sky as it will boast the detail and add some sharpness. A beautiful area to hike.   Posted: 11/17/2024 21:48:32