That totally reminds me of my skiing trip to france last year. we also had some great views over the mountains. most of the days it was all cloudy and foggy. that seems to be the major problem in your shots. they are also blurry and do not really show the beautiful parts of your location if you know what I mean. it looks really bland and the clouds are awful tbh^^

If you allow me, I´d show you one of my better shots from last year. I only had a simple point and shoot digicam ( a sony dsc-w55 ).



try to catch some views like that imO. I find those astonishing if well executed.

that was a nice picture
looks beatuiful

yaaa nice mountains and sky clouds etc

that's crazy good.


The mauntains on my pic were around 20 miles away, maybe if I was closer it would be alittle more clear & less blurry but thanks for your advise.

This post was edited by LoKey on Jan 5 2010 11:19am

uhmm I dont think sharpness and image quality have anything to do with the distance of the subject to your camera. what cam were you using by the way?

Hey, I'm submitting a concentration portfolio for landscapes this year so I may be of service.
The most important thing to remember to do when you see a beautiful view, is to add perspective
by adding perspective, you give your photo depth and it lets your viewer see the dramatic picture as you saw it.

With your current photos, I cant tell whether or not you were 10, 100, or 5,000 feet away.

The next thing to note, is lighting conditions, tonal range, and negative space.
The key to good landscape photography is to create tonal range through dramatic lighting.
You have a good start with the fog, the black, and the snow. Adding perspective should generate the desired negative space.

Finally, burning and dodging.
We've left the darkroom, but no photographer can do without burning and dodgeing.
Clouds aren't showing up as you wanted? Burn them in.
Image not balanced? Dodge the highlights to make them brighter, burn the dark areas to concrete blacks.

If you'd like to know how to set up a burn and dodge layer, just PM me.

Otherwise:
Shoot in Raw
Use an SLR (doesn't have to be expensive, I do professional work with a D40) ( I just cant blow it up or print at res 350)
Know photoshop like you know your penis.
Learn to love brightness and contrast layers.
Experiment with mixing images or creating your own sky.

Thats it!
Sorry to ramble. Hope it helps.
-Wolf

wow i like it alot!

I think this one a lot better.



This.

this.

I voted sucks. No offense but the picture is blurry and doesn't impress me. But don't give up because it's not good. The most important thing is having fun doing it. Improvement through experience can come in second. I'm sure you'll improve over time.