Few days in since i started looking forward to achieve my goal to create beautiful Landscapes Photo.
This is my second attempt. Any opinion is much appreciated as it helps make better photos and guide my steps closer to my goal.
Few days in since i started looking forward to achieve my goal to create beautiful Landscapes Photo.
This is my second attempt. Any opinion is much appreciated as it helps make better photos and guide my steps closer to my goal.
Dope shot. First thought about it was green is too saturated. I'd also remove whatever that thing is in the water. If I were shooting this I might raise my composition since the bottom of the frame with the water is sort of uninteresting, but the rock formations are really cool looking. So, I'd either push up a little keeping the waterfall in frame, but maybe just below the bottom third, or push the waterfall up in frame to give me more of the pool.
Also, I dont know this spot, but if possible I would've shot more to the left, maybe trying to capture more down the stream where the fall is coming from.
Another thing is maybe roll down to an f8 or f12 to keep more in focus. The foreground rock is blurry but not enough to show depth, same with the rocks behind the fall.
Overall, its a cool shot though.
Good effort, Cristian! Agree with Jeff, word for word regarding saturation and composition. I'd try all those variants while I'm at a place like this.
The lack of sharpness is not an aperture issue, as you have stopped down to f/13, which at 18mm should give ample depth of field. The blurred areas are randomly scattered at various distances from the camera. Odd. Did you have water (droplets or condensation) on the lens, perhaps?
A neutral density filter, to get a longer exposure and therefore longer foam streaks could give another interpretation of this beautiful scene.
I agree with Jeff on the green saturation. Especially on the left side where some of the greens look nuclear. I do like the composition, but would crop just a bit off the bottom.
The focus issues aren’t from an aperture that was too large, though. It looks like you’ve blurred some of the rocks on the right, but I don’t know why. If they were in sharp focus, I think it would enhance the overall image. The textures and shapes in the rocks really are (and should be) the subject of this photo.
Exposure is excellent with good control of all the tones. Might look great in black and white, too. ;)
EDIT: I've been away from my desktop computer for a few days (ah, the joys of a new puppy), but wanted to share a B&W conversion with some judicious dodging and burning.
angle is good shutter speed is good i like the trails from the debris and bubbles just reduce the saturation take your time in post and step away from it for a bit and come back with fresh eyes you will be shocked how much it helps, here's a quick edit
Thank you very much for your example:) really helpful piece of advice and nice tip.nice editing.
no problem just passing along the knowledge that i have learned from other fantastic photographers on here you can certainly learn a lot
Compositionally the image is pretty sound but like others I find the green to be way too hot for my own personal taste.
As Philip pointed out this has great potential for black & white, perhaps not to replace but to offer as a second option.
Here's a quick conversion just so you can compare;