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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 36 |
May 18 |
Comment |
Great timing to get the highlights and color in the clouds and the reflection in the sand on the beach. I don't think I would change anything in the composition other than do a very slight crop down from the top. A technique to reduce a blown out sun in PS is: add a new layer, take the paint brush and select the color near the sun, paint that color into the new layer over the blown out area with a highly feathered brush and finally change the opacity of the new layer to blend the color in where the sun is blown out. The next time you take a picture like this, try to optimize the the water receding from the beach with the slower shutter speed you were using. This gives you more reflections and patterns on the beach. |
May 9th |
| 36 |
May 18 |
Comment |
A thoughtful, well-seen image. I agree with Bill's recommendation to crop down from the top although I would have left a little more room atop the base of the structure so the base is not crowded. I also agree that you could clone out the partial lily pad at the very bottom of the image and would consider cloning out the three smaller pads in the bottom right hand of the picture. I wonder if you could have moved either left or right to get a clean reflection without the lily pads intersecting the top of the reflection. |
May 9th |
| 36 |
May 18 |
Comment |
This is a powerful image. Nice timing on catching the waves. Bumping up the clarity/dehaze would increase the texture and sharpness of the landscape, especially the gray hills in the background. It looks like the sky has been warmed up while the rest of the image looks cooler; maybe that was the way it was, but it looks strange to me. I am conflicted about the sky. On one hand it adds context and a sense of the weather to the image. On the other hand, it seems the image is about the homes in a very rugged area so the sky could almost be cropped out. Having a small amount of added space between the home on the left and end of the image would help. |
May 9th |
| 36 |
May 18 |
Comment |
Well captured image - the houses plus the color in the sky are great. Some suggestions: I agree with Bill that brightening the houses on the water and bringing out texture and color in the clouds would help. I might subtly darken the houses and shoreline to keep the interest directed to the river houses. You could crop out almost one-half the sky, just leaving the colorful cloud with a bit of space on top. |
May 9th |
| 36 |
May 18 |
Comment |
I generally agree with the comments from others, including this is well composed image. I liked the position of the road, the S curve it presents and the way it leads to the lighthouse. I agree the sky could be processed to deepen the blue and bring out more detail in the clouds. I would crop more out of the sky since the horizon almost cuts the image in half, and the subject is the road and lighthouse, not the sky.I would subtly darken the bottom of the image - both the road and grass, and would lighten the lighthouse itself a bit. |
May 9th |
| 36 |
May 18 |
Reply |
I like your suggestions, Bill. It makes for a better image. |
May 9th |
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5 comments - 1 reply Total
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