This is a well-composed image to my eye, Cristian, the first necessity for any satisfying image, and that somewhat zigzag line of foam on the rocks leads us to the lighthouse nicely. There is a pleasing balance of colours, the cool lower scene complementing the beautiful warm sky.
One aspect I find distracting, and detracting from the whole is the pale halo around the tall rock outcrop, a common artifact introduced by tonal manipulation. These can be hard to avoid completely, and if restraint at earlier stages doesn't tame them, I will resort to careful burning in to minimise their impact.
Thank you very much for your feedback, I totally understand the point about the halo, saw it a bit late, but after a 20-30 min break, when came back to have a second look on the photo, I kinda like it, decided to let it.
This is a well-composed image to my eye, Cristian, the first necessity for any satisfying image, and that somewhat zigzag line of foam on the rocks leads us to the lighthouse nicely. There is a pleasing balance of colours, the cool lower scene complementing the beautiful warm sky.
One aspect I find distracting, and detracting from the whole is the pale halo around the tall rock outcrop, a common artifact introduced by tonal manipulation. These can be hard to avoid completely, and if restraint at earlier stages doesn't tame them, I will resort to careful burning in to minimise their impact.
Thank you very much for your feedback, I totally understand the point about the halo, saw it a bit late, but after a 20-30 min break, when came back to have a second look on the photo, I kinda like it, decided to let it.