James Buddenhagen wrote:
> Wonderful picture!
> 
> Some comments:  The clouds are not a problem for me.  They would be unusual in
> the desert
> but often there are clouds in the desert, see photos taken in the southwest of
> USA
> I attached for comparison. The moutain on the far left doesn't seem realistic
> to me, and seems a bit too faded out. (On the other hand, Shiprock New Mexico
> looks a
> bit like that mountain, and it doesn't look real when you see it in person!).

Thanks for the reference pictures.  Note this is not really the type of 
clouds i am aiming at - it is more the instable, windy weather type - 
see for example:

http://www.wolkenatlas.de/wolken/wo05902.htm

> 
> But don't change it too much.  In my opinion composition is just as important,
> if not
> more important, than realism.

Yes, but it is interesting to test variations and see how changing 
individual things changes the overall impression.  Often the first 
version is stays the best of course.

Christoph

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