so i had placed one of my pics up and got mixed reviews between a 1 and 2 rating needs work...ok thats fine so i did. i feel like i did bring out more of the photo value and color wise. i like minimal settings they aren't everyones cup of tea but thats what i like so please let me know if it is just a matter of a boring scene or if the subject matter is less than intriguing thanks
top is original bottom is adjusted
The scenery is not bad but I'm having a hard time being drawn into the photo, I think if you gave it some depth as using the leading lines you have there and possibly moving the horizon to thirds it could drastically improve this shot or maybe a reshoot.
Sorry Joseph(Joe?), there's no real drama or interest here. Technique is one aspect but realizing when you've got an interesting shot is another.............I have to constantly tell myself, is it interesting, dramatic, or worth the effort?
Hi Joseph. I like the top one better as the saturation of the sun's glow is better.By minimal settings do you mean a less busy picture? I don't find this shot really exciting me but a record shot I would do on a holiday.Without knowing what other foreground you could have included for drama I can't come up with much. I have a shot somewhere in my archives where I was on the top of a sand hill with a barbed wire fence in front of me and similar colours. I had the barbed wire sharp and the background blurred and grainy. I wouldn't give this a 3.These 2 shots were taken in 2014.
Hi Joseph,
"need work" doesn't necessarily mean that this exact photo needs post-production work to be good.
I quite i cannot see any sort of post work to bring this one up to 3.
Let me list why:
- Composition: You said you want it simple, that's okay. But even a simple image needs a subject and i can't really see it here. Maybe changing your angle could improve this. Like going lower towards sea level and linking up the little island with the jetty (just a thought, hard to tell without being there).
I also wouldn't put the horizon in the center.
- Technique: The shot is very grainy, i assume ISO >3200? That makes it look not very sharp and you lose quite a lot of detail. I would suggest using a tripod. Get an exposure time of several seconds to smooth out that water and get a cleaner image. It will support your minimalistic approach
thank you all for commenting and i believe you are all correct in your critique as i am learning. your tis are absolutely fantastic points to discuss and I'm very appreciative of the support. this was a vacation photo i was not taking into account the scene and any focal point i just liked the sunset. iso was pretty high because it was a handheld (great tip). i was caught up in the storm as all the drama i should have taken the landscape into account as well. thanks to all
It's clear the thing that grabbed you was the sunset rather than the location here .... Location pretty dull tbh ... But I think slowly lower and with a tripod on Average with iso 100-200 with high fstop could have blurred the water and captured the sunset on the water a bit better
I have to agree that there isn't much of interest in the photo-but when I changed the crop it became more interesting--there are even people in it.
Also, there is a little more drama since with the horizon so low it has a much more moody feeling along with giving an "immensity of the sky feel" vs. the small people.
What do you think?
your right i do like it i will play around with it and see if i can do what your saying unfortunately i took this before i understood image quality and it may get funky when i mess with it i personally liked the photo i realize its not competition worthy but it pleases me thank you for your input ill get back with a revision