i see what you mean about the rotation but i leveled the little lake in the center and figured i'd keep it real haha

I do like the colour, interesting way to hold the tripod

I too quite like the result, the ever so subtle movement of the clouds is nice.
If I am shooting away from bright sun I can see enough to get by but it doesn't give a very good idea of the final result, same with the dslr screen though.

Neat tripod! I have one slightly more bulky - a nice tripod, but the lack of a compact head (ballhead or otherwise) makes it less flexible. I did buy a ballhead as well, but it turned out to be big! My Sirui head is actually smaller by quite a margin. So, need to find another solution for that.

So you're saying I have to get an IR filter...? Rats.

The image turned out well with the cloud as a counter-weight to the brighter ground. I very rarely find the screen too hard to see, but I guess that mainly has to do with living in Norway

Love all the yellow but I bet it's a weed!?

The pov makes it look like impenetrable thicket and really empowers the yellow. +1 for bee in flight.

Ripper!

So a 3" Hoodman loupe might be the go? Doesn't look nearly so arid in colour!!!!!

Despite your trials your final product appeals to me; I do like how the IR has enhanced the aridity of the landscape. A bit of clockwise rotation needed?