Quote Originally Posted by gahspidy
First, the cloud formation above the mountains look very unatural. . .or rather unusual and compete with the mountains for attention rather than compliment them in the bg as does a typical good landscape scene would. Was this shape and effect part of the Photoshopping?.
Thanks, Gary. That cloud formation is completely natural and a critical element of the photo. So it's no surprise that it competes with the foreground. Whether it works is the question. And it sounds like it's not working for you. There's some subtle stuff going on in the dark area that's also important. But no matter how hard I tried, I don't think I'm making it obvious enough

Sometimes that's the way it goes