Drakensberg Photography Adventure - Part 7 - Cleft Peak and Organ Pipes 

Yes, hard to beat and easy to find in the Berg!

Thats my pleasure Matt, cheers for the comment and keep the great photography coming yourself!

Thanks Nicolas - Hope you're doing well!

Thanks Andrew

Sorry Gavin I only just saw this! I don't quite understand your point perhaps, but even if everything is perfectly in focus a foreground can still feel visually detached. Its a subjective perception though, and hard to define.

@@alexnail Hi Alex. Reading back, I can see that my wording isn't at all clear. 🤪 What I meant, is that I assume you used focus stacking in the image at 21:45 - either that or an aperture small enough to get everything in focus from front to back. I was suggesting that maybe if the foreground wasn't so razor sharp, ie. don't use focus stacking, then it wouldn't pull the eye so strongly, allowing an easier transition to the mountains in the distance. Just a thought, although I don't get that "feeling of detachment" myself. ATB. Gavin

@@gavinhall4112 oh I see sorry for misunderstanding. Sometimes that can work but for me only when the foreground is exceptionally simple. It’s actually quite a popular technique on Instagram now, but I find out of focus foregrounds very distracting generally. The only time I think I have done it is with snow and perfect long grasses. In general I’m adding a foreground to add context, depth and visual interest. If it’s out of focus all it really adds is depth, and that can be at the expense of being distracting. But obviously these are my personal opinions and you might find different