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Spiddal Mid Summer
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:? Took a number of shots of this scene using different modes. For some reason this one caught my eye. Would welcome comments. :
Right I’ll have a go. First of all the horizon is off and not straight.Secondly theres no point of interest in the photo ,what i mean is theres nothing there that dominates the photo,Nothing on the beach, nothing at sea.
If a boat was sailing into the shimmer of the reflected water then you have a point of interest.If you concentrated on the rocks on the left of the photo you could have made them a point of interest.You could have had the rocks large in the bottom third of your shot and then the sea in the other. A person sitting on the beach looking out ,all those things would have made it a better shot. Dont think i am coming across harsh,but this is what i see and from this i hope you can see those things too.Just my 2 cents worth.Thanks for the comments Steelydan, just goes to show how much of a novice I am :( On re examiation of the shot following your comments I see exactly what you mean. Good advice could never be regarded as being harsh. How can anyone learn if they dont accept honest observations.
Since becoming a member, apart from being amazed at the quality of the images, I have realised that there is a lot more to photography than just pointing and clicking a button :shock: I intend doing a basic photography course in the autumn to help understand what it all about, because I’ve caught the bug. :DHi Salzer, welcome to the site-
This was definitely worth the capture,
the important thing is to do what seems right at the time;
later, you can look at it again,
and try to figure out what it was that you wanted to get out of it-Its useful to know the ‘rules’,
so that you know when you’re breaking them, if nothing else.This one, in my opinion,
could do with a straighten, lens correction, colour and tone adjustment, a sharpen, and a crop.And I think your picture might be posted with an Adobe RGB profile;
pictures posted on the web should have an sRGB profile-Importantly, the exposure was good to start with;
it would have been very easy to blow (lose detail through overexposure) the highlights-I see you allow edits, so here’s a quick illustration-
though you’d do better from the original file-
and everyone’s opinions will differ anyway-j
Even the edit from jb has made an improvement.All images (even my own) can be seen through other photographers eyes.Some will make different improvements than others but the idea here is to learn,and i have learned something from jb’s edit.Now I will go and have a look at my images that i have archived and see them in a different light..
Thanks for the advice jb. Having spent a whole week in Spiddal with nothing but rain I managed to get this shot during the only bit of sunshine that appeared. Maybe thats why it caught my eye. Your edit makes a huge improvement. I’ve obviously a lot to learn about using the camera and the computer. Whats this Adobe RGP Profile thingy :?:
Hi Salzer, Adobe RGB is a colour profile with a gamut (colour range) more suitable for printing than for posting on the web-
if you use editing software,
you should be able to convert the profile to sRGB,
for viewing on the internet (unless you use Safari)you can also set up your camera to shoot with this profile-
It means that everyone should be able to view the same colours in the picture,
regardless of platform or software (monitor permitting)j
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