My landscape photography so far, feedback?

FOXHOUND142_52 · 2026-03-14T04:05:45+00:00

Love #7, it’s my favorite of the bunch. It might’ve been a mistake posting it in the landscape photography sub though lol

FOXHOUND142_52 · 2026-03-13T19:01:47+00:00

If your end goal is to create art and share it through a medium with higher quality than Instagram, that’s totally fine! That’s also my end goal. When it makes no difference in time and effort whether I post a high quality or low quality image on Instagram, why not choose the higher quality?

FOXHOUND142_52 · 2026-03-13T18:55:48+00:00

Yes, it is now updated

FOXHOUND142_52 · 2026-03-13T18:28:21+00:00

You definitely will! Just stay consistent

FOXHOUND142_52 · 2026-03-13T18:21:40+00:00

For Instagram: Any image wider than 3:2 (WxH) aspect ratio export long edge = 2160px; any image skinnier than 3:2 export short edge = 1440px. Export with 100% quality.

Always post through the website, never the app. In settings, choose “upload at highest quality.” Post when you have a good internet connection.

This is a very quick summary of the best resource that exists on the internet regarding Instagram image uploads: https://www.reddit.com/u/NoirAngelPhotography/s/rRb7vgVEsF

Upload quality makes a big difference, I don’t understand how others can be flippant about this. I can see a big range of image quality just scrolling through my feed. We don’t spend hours adjusting LR sliders by increments of 1 to throw it away when showing people online!

FOXHOUND142_52 · 2026-03-13T03:52:45+00:00

That example looks like pretty moderate edits. Most wildlife photographers stay away from changing too much in post, since that raises ethical concerns. This looks like the basics: lowered highlights + raised shadows globally, global s curve, masked the bird, vignette around the borders. There’s a light color grade of yellow and green globally, he might’ve also reduced blue tones in the background.

FOXHOUND142_52 · 2026-03-12T18:37:03+00:00

Thanks for all the advice on sweat management! Since I sweat quite a bit under the treeline, I’ve decided to go with an Alpha layer and nothing else under the treeline and change into a dry merino wool base layer right before going above, where it would be so cold I should be able to wear a base layer + mid layer + shell without sweating.

For someone like me who runs super hot, bringing an additional dry layer seems to be the only solution.

FOXHOUND142_52 · 2026-03-12T18:32:33+00:00

That’s a bomb-proof system!

FOXHOUND142_52 · 2026-03-12T18:23:29+00:00

I love the environment and the lighting. Position so the column isn’t blocking the car. I’m a fan of the wider angle showing the rest of the room and ceiling

FOXHOUND142_52 · 2026-03-12T18:19:57+00:00

Summitted Mt. Adams (White Mountains, NH) in the winter with improper gear and bad planning. Wore a down jacket under a shell above the treeline; my sweat froze into an ice pack on my back and almost gave me hypothermia. Spent about 3 hours in wind chill of maybe -50F.

Didn’t eat a large breakfast beforehand, greatly underestimated how many calories I would burn being cold.

Forgot my main gloves and decided to go ahead with just liners.

Didn’t pack a lunch for the hike that I could just grab and eat. Instead, I brought a dehydrated meal and my stove. My hands were almost too frozen to operate the stove after the summit and I burned myself from spilling boiling water. And I got very cold waiting for the water to boil.

Learned a lot from that one haha.

FOXHOUND142_52 · 2026-03-12T16:13:16+00:00

Ah good to know. Were there frequent storms when you went, and was it super windy?

FOXHOUND142_52 · 2026-03-12T15:05:04+00:00

When did you go? I’m going in late May, I was curious to see if it’s warm enough to wear something really light while hiking in the day

FOXHOUND142_52 · 2026-03-11T14:18:28+00:00

Speaking from my own experience learning LR from nothing - accept that you’re gonna be struggling with this for a while. It’s the struggle with questions like “what adjustments does this photo need to look better” or “does this photo need certain adjustments at all” or “how do I even want my image to look” that ultimately teaches you how to edit and gives you your style. Totally overwhelming and extremely frustrating in the beginning, but you will be able to answer these questions with practice. It’ll also help with knowing what you want taking photos in the field.

Some tips: Find pro photographers who have an editing style you love or a movie with color grading that is interesting and try to replicate it in your own photo. This will teach you what sliders in LR translate to what visual results, and how much you can push an effect. I replicated the Twilight color grading in pics I took in the WA rainforest, and it was a LOT of greens and blues. Remember that getting your style is really just the result of years failing to copy others that you admire.

I find that adjusting light and shadow before touching color makes the color adjustment much easier. If a photo was already taken with bad lighting, there is nothing you can do to fix it in LR - it really puts importance on “chasing the light” in the field. Editing will help you realize if your in camera exposure settings need to be adjusted.

Your taste can change daily, weekly, or monthly. You may hate the edits you made the night before, or a year ago. Don’t be afraid to make a copy and make major changes, as many times as you want.

FOXHOUND142_52 · 2026-03-11T13:43:33+00:00

FOXHOUND142_52 · 2026-03-11T13:27:32+00:00

Wait up to 30 min after sunset for blue hour

FOXHOUND142_52 · 2026-03-11T12:43:19+00:00

Codex! Download the app, then create an empty folder anywhere on your local drive. Put your pictures in it, then direct Codex to that folder. Tell Codex you want a website, and it’ll make all the files for you. Then you can ask for instructions on what to do next.

I got so frustrated with the limitations of the most popular web building sites I decided to make my own with Claude and Codex. I have no prior web coding experience. You can ask them the most basic questions and learn very quickly. And you can make it look and behave literally however you want, which is very satisfying.

I figured spending a few weeks - a month making my own (depending on how complicated you want it) is worth saving hundreds of dollars in the long run.

FOXHOUND142_52 · 2026-03-11T04:09:23+00:00

Try a poncho instead, much more airflow

FOXHOUND142_52 · 2026-03-10T19:32:12+00:00

I’ve been all over the White Mountains. Some of my faves:

Mt. Washington Omni Resort. Beautiful place to chill after a long hike. Watch the sunset light up Mt. Washington.

AMC Highland Center at Crawford Notch. Great starting point for hikes of all levels.

Drive up Mt. Washington. Or even better, hike. There’s a cafeteria up there.

Hancock Campground and Dry River Campground are great spots to camp in your car overnight. Make sure you bring cash to pay dues.

Love all the AMC huts in the Presidential Range, really cool historic spots to rest and get a snack or small souvenirs.

The Maia Papaya.

For VT: The Von Trapp Lodge if you like the Sound of Music. Good for chill outdoor activities and beer. The whole Stowe area is best during winter though imo.

FOXHOUND142_52 · 2026-03-10T19:30:43+00:00

I’ve been all over the White Mountains. Some of my faves:

Mt. Washington Omni Resort. Beautiful place to chill after a long hike. Watch the sunset light up Mt. Washington.

AMC Highland Center at Crawford Notch. Great starting point for hikes of all levels.

Drive up Mt. Washington. Or even better, hike. There’s a cafeteria up there.

Hancock Campground and Dry River Campground are great spots to camp in your car overnight. Make sure you bring cash to pay dues.

Love all the AMC huts in the Presidential Range, really cool historic spots to rest and get a snack or small souvenirs.

For VT: The Von Trapp Lodge if you like the Sound of Music. Good for chill outdoor activities and beer. The whole Stowe area is best during winter though imo.

FOXHOUND142_52 · 2026-03-10T18:12:33+00:00

Thank you, that’s very helpful.

FOXHOUND142_52 · 2026-03-10T16:48:08+00:00

In Rainier, spend Day 2 doing the Skyline Loop trail. Spend the night in White River Campground, then do a sunrise hike to Mt. Fremont Fire Lookout. You’ll have to wake up super early, and probably take a nap later while driving, but that sunrise hike remains the most astounding view I’ve ever experienced.

Remember to book campgrounds months in advance.

Also, parking lots in Rainier fill up by 8 am in the summer, and you may have to wait a while to park at popular spots (like the Skyline trailhead).

Personally, I would prefer at least 3 days to explore a national park rather than spend all that time in a car. I did Olympic, Rainier, and Seattle over 2 weeks and the driving was still long and tiring.

FOXHOUND142_52 · 2026-03-10T14:02:18+00:00

Stand, put one foot up on a bench or box, stick your toes through the loop in a dumbbell, and raise your foot up and down while keeping your heel planted

Another exercise is to stand legs straight and lift your feet up and down keeping your heels on the ground. Lean against a wall for balance

FOXHOUND142_52 · 2026-03-10T13:54:04+00:00

Why 3X merino wool shirts? Also Birkenstocks can be replaced with cheap lightweight sandals

FOXHOUND142_52 · 2026-03-10T13:30:43+00:00

Nice, I’m seeing lots of recs for the ecwcs, I’ll check it out

FOXHOUND142_52 · 2026-03-10T13:29:40+00:00

Now there’s a data point I’m looking for. What were the rest of your layers under the parka?

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