One popular landscape photo shows layers of landscape in silhouette receding away into the distance.  Usually this involves mountains.  However, there are other options.  I’ve wanted to add this kind of landscape photo to my portfolio for a while now.  But I don’t live in an area very conducive to this kind of landscape photo.  However, I found a way.  Check out how.

I managed to find a place where I could see layers of landscape which recede into the horizon.  I’ve tried capturing it a few times.  None worked out well at all.  However, I finally found something which seemed to work for me.

Hoping for another kind of photograph, I wandered out onto a different viewpoint from my usual excursions.  It gave me a different angle on the receding layers I was eyeing.  I figured I’d try it since I was there and wasn’t certain my reason for the shoot would work out.  Since the planned photos didn’t work out, I was glad I took this side stop for a couple minutes.

I waited for just the right moment with the balance of light and dark to start taking pictures.  There was no reason to start early nor to stay late.  Therefore, I waited for the perfect moment.  With no sky interest from clouds, I kept the amount of sky in frame small.  Negative space is useful but not always necessary.

With a bit of cropping a color correction, this image became a vision of landscape layers receding off into the horizon and the sunset.  It may not be the mountain scene I hoped for, but it does qualify for those layers.

So, now I ask you.  What do you think of this new landscape photo?  Do you love it?  Do you hate it?  Please share your thoughts in the comments section below.