High altitude greenery and big skies

High altitude greenery and big skies

The wide angle caught the scale of the meadow better than I expected. Everything felt massive under that clear blue. Just another day out in the high …

The wide angle caught the scale of the meadow better than I expected. Everything felt massive under that clear blue. Just another day out in the high country.


Shot data:

CameraArashi Vision insta360 ace pro 2
Focal Length4mm
Aperturef/2.6
Shutter Speed1/500s
ISO100
Date Taken2026-06-13

🎩 Gerry O'Hooligan — Art Critic

My friend, you’ve captured a truly vast sense of openness here, and that brilliant, unbroken blue sky does a magnificent job of emphasizing the sheer scale of the Colorado wilderness. However, the foreground log feels a bit like it’s intruding into our personal space, slightly cluttering the bottom of your frame. Since you are using that wide-angle Insta360, try stepping back or finding a higher vantage point to let the landscape flow more naturally toward the horizon. It prevents the gear's natural wide-angle pull from making the foreground feel too heavy against the distant peaks. Gerry thinks you’ve got the spirit of the wild perfectly captured!

— Gerry O'Hooligan