good subject matter. I think that you could lighten the foreground a good bit and maybe lighten the mountain a bit as well. The thing i don't like is the mountain peak sort of disappears into the sky. Also the river/stream does not really add anything to the composition
This image is pretty decent as it stands, Tanay, so I'm not sure why you find it lacking.
I often think Fstoppers overdo the drama, Tanay - but this is SUCH a dramatically beautiful scene, not to go with this doesn't do it justice for me. I think I see it a bit like John.
Here's my edit in response, using two gradients as you can see. I've increased contrast and exposure using the former to make the beautiful foreground bush and flowers more visible, and lighten the wet reflection at left to balance the bright river a bit. I've done similar with the linear gradient so the peak isn't lost in the clouds as much. Ideally I'd use more localised adjustments here.
I've also made an overall adjustment to increase midtone contrast with an S shape in Curves after lightening the shadows, and then pulled vibrance back a bit so it's not too garish.
I might have been inclined in your place to move left or right a bit so the peak was not so directly above the bush. The image would be better balanced if you moved right, I think, but you might lose the bright reflection at the left edge.
Thank you so much Chris for such a detailed explanation. Going right not an option for as the river just beside me. regarding the edit I got what need to be done. Thanks a lot mate for this.
It's YOUR vision, though, Tanay. You were there, and brouight this back for us. I always look forward to seeing your latest work, and I'm impressed by your receptive attitude.
My edit is my merely own response, since you asked.
This is a very interesting composition for me and you have done it superbly. My idea is you need to light up the middle of the image and need to smooth (less contrast) the foreground area. Additionally, you can add some overlay for improving the sky colors.
Just a bit dramatic.
good subject matter. I think that you could lighten the foreground a good bit and maybe lighten the mountain a bit as well. The thing i don't like is the mountain peak sort of disappears into the sky. Also the river/stream does not really add anything to the composition
This image is pretty decent as it stands, Tanay, so I'm not sure why you find it lacking.
I often think Fstoppers overdo the drama, Tanay - but this is SUCH a dramatically beautiful scene, not to go with this doesn't do it justice for me. I think I see it a bit like John.
Here's my edit in response, using two gradients as you can see. I've increased contrast and exposure using the former to make the beautiful foreground bush and flowers more visible, and lighten the wet reflection at left to balance the bright river a bit. I've done similar with the linear gradient so the peak isn't lost in the clouds as much. Ideally I'd use more localised adjustments here.
I've also made an overall adjustment to increase midtone contrast with an S shape in Curves after lightening the shadows, and then pulled vibrance back a bit so it's not too garish.
I might have been inclined in your place to move left or right a bit so the peak was not so directly above the bush. The image would be better balanced if you moved right, I think, but you might lose the bright reflection at the left edge.
Thank you so much Chris for such a detailed explanation. Going right not an option for as the river just beside me. regarding the edit I got what need to be done. Thanks a lot mate for this.
It's YOUR vision, though, Tanay. You were there, and brouight this back for us. I always look forward to seeing your latest work, and I'm impressed by your receptive attitude.
My edit is my merely own response, since you asked.
Thank you Chris 🤗🤗
This is a very interesting composition for me and you have done it superbly. My idea is you need to light up the middle of the image and need to smooth (less contrast) the foreground area. Additionally, you can add some overlay for improving the sky colors.
Here I have done 5 minutes edit. But professional people do at least 5 hours edit to make the output greater.
Thank you so much Amila, the sky indeed is looking great. I will try to use overlay. Nice idea. ❤❤