The position of the sun above the golden cloud is nice, but the dark part below -- is that a mountain, or another cloud? That seems to be a bit lost in relation to the rest of the photo.
I think that it is mostly the cloud in the foreground however that makes the photo not entirely "work" for me.
How about zooming in further, for a _real_ super telephoto shot?
I guess that this was taken at around 300mm ~ 400mm focal length. Try to see if you can reach 800mm focal length if you can, add a teleconverter perhaps.
With such a focal length (depending on shooting APS-C, or FF) you could reach an effect like the attached photo (not my best telephoto sunset but just to give you the idea :) )
Amazing, I really appreciate your feedback. I just got the lens before a trip and it's my first time ever using a telephoto/zoom lens. For this shot, I not only wanted to capture the sun but the beauty of the clouds. I was above them and wanted to share a different perspective. But by your comment now, I feel I didn't achieve that as much.
Your photo is beautiful btw, and something I hope to emulate some day.
For some reason though, I thought this photo and composition would work since it's different from a lot of what we see.
Does it also look bland/boring or just missing the mark?
The image has a lot of interesting elements but to me, they don't play well together in the current composition. Lighting up the foreground clouds a bit might help.
I like the flare of clouds reaching up to the sun, like flames. But I think they need to be more the centre of attention. What if you crop the image to focus more on them?
Yep, lighting the foreground cloud made it better. But I feel there isn't enough detail in the cloud + sun where cropping the composition more makes it appealing. Lessons learnt though, and next time I shoot something similar i'm going to pay attention to the advice you shared.
Hi S A, for me a single step take towards "uplifting" or "enhancement" make the frame a work of art. In same continuation sharing my very quick sequential thoughts toward the last.
See it conceptually. Accuracy can be achieved.
Thanks so much Vijay. I'd love to probe and understand the changes a bit better while sharing my perspective so I can learn more.
Interestingly I have similar shots to the one you edited without the cloud reaching up top. But thought with that last bit of cloud I was providing something more unique. I love the square framing which puts more focus on the sun. It's odd, and maybe I'm wrong here, but even though the sun is the focus of attention I wanted people to be able to scan through the clouds and really get a sense of the broader environment.
Though I definitely see a more meaningful change in making the front cloud more "white" and leaving the one behind "darker". It's more balanced than what I had.
On your last one, I love the perfect layering across the 3 clouds. Unfortunately, I didn't think of that while shooting, but I understand better what would make the image better.
Again, I really appreciate not just the feedback but you taking your time to express the changes that would make this image better.
The position of the sun above the golden cloud is nice, but the dark part below -- is that a mountain, or another cloud? That seems to be a bit lost in relation to the rest of the photo.
I think that it is mostly the cloud in the foreground however that makes the photo not entirely "work" for me.
How about zooming in further, for a _real_ super telephoto shot?
I guess that this was taken at around 300mm ~ 400mm focal length. Try to see if you can reach 800mm focal length if you can, add a teleconverter perhaps.
With such a focal length (depending on shooting APS-C, or FF) you could reach an effect like the attached photo (not my best telephoto sunset but just to give you the idea :) )
Amazing, I really appreciate your feedback. I just got the lens before a trip and it's my first time ever using a telephoto/zoom lens. For this shot, I not only wanted to capture the sun but the beauty of the clouds. I was above them and wanted to share a different perspective. But by your comment now, I feel I didn't achieve that as much.
Your photo is beautiful btw, and something I hope to emulate some day.
For some reason though, I thought this photo and composition would work since it's different from a lot of what we see.
Does it also look bland/boring or just missing the mark?
The image has a lot of interesting elements but to me, they don't play well together in the current composition. Lighting up the foreground clouds a bit might help.
I like the flare of clouds reaching up to the sun, like flames. But I think they need to be more the centre of attention. What if you crop the image to focus more on them?
Yep, lighting the foreground cloud made it better. But I feel there isn't enough detail in the cloud + sun where cropping the composition more makes it appealing. Lessons learnt though, and next time I shoot something similar i'm going to pay attention to the advice you shared.
Hi S A, for me a single step take towards "uplifting" or "enhancement" make the frame a work of art. In same continuation sharing my very quick sequential thoughts toward the last.
See it conceptually. Accuracy can be achieved.
I think that your changes have improved the original composition quite considerably.
Thanks so much Vijay. I'd love to probe and understand the changes a bit better while sharing my perspective so I can learn more.
Interestingly I have similar shots to the one you edited without the cloud reaching up top. But thought with that last bit of cloud I was providing something more unique. I love the square framing which puts more focus on the sun. It's odd, and maybe I'm wrong here, but even though the sun is the focus of attention I wanted people to be able to scan through the clouds and really get a sense of the broader environment.
Though I definitely see a more meaningful change in making the front cloud more "white" and leaving the one behind "darker". It's more balanced than what I had.
On your last one, I love the perfect layering across the 3 clouds. Unfortunately, I didn't think of that while shooting, but I understand better what would make the image better.
Again, I really appreciate not just the feedback but you taking your time to express the changes that would make this image better.