So I went back to the lake and tried to find somewhere with some foreground interest, and after wading out far enough to see what there was the only thing was this lowly tussock. But anyway just thought I'd follow up to see if I'm on the right track.
CC / Feedback is appreciated
Jason
Hi Jason. The object in the foreground is too dark, my focus disappears from it and turns to the left side where the snowy mountain rises above the trees.
I like the reflection in the water of the tree line and the snowy mountain.
Is the image fresh out of the camera or did you do some postediting in LR/PS? If you did, then you could have fixed the dark object in the foreground :)
/Mikkel
Jason,
Way to go. You have the camera nice and low near the water and some foreground interest. The composition idea is right! This composition looks much more interesting, and getting the foreground lighting a bit brighter and maybe a bit more interesting sky and it will be a postcard shot! Sounds like your feet got a bit wet. I'm glad it is summer time there.
Mike
I really like the clarity of this image, but the composition involving the shrub needs to be fixed because I have to squint in order to make out the shape. Other than that, solid image
I like the one snow capped mountain. If the foreground was more exposed, my eyes would have had a slower transition to the mountain, allowing me to enjoy the picture more.
Like a lot of other people have said, your foreground needs to have more light (there is no shame in putting in a little fill flash). The sky is boring, and I think that's what ruins this shot more than anything else. One more thing to add, is the mountain is a little too close to the left of the frame and it's irking me. If you try this shot again, I would suggest standing a little more to the right so you can have your foreground in there while adding more space to the left of the mountain. And I'll say it again, wait for the sky to look interesting, because that's a lot of empty blue. While typing that I also realized the sky looks a bit greenish (kind of murky). Just curious if this may have been made to look this way while working in post. Besides those few critical details, I'd say you are on to a good shot! Lastly, keep experimenting with different compositions, foreground objects, etc... Thanks for sharing!
Thanks all,
I guess I'm just as new to post as I am finding the right composition. I'll take this back to photoshop and have a play and watch some youtube - watch this space.
Jason