[Liam_2673]

January 13, 2012 at 12:17 am

i’d consider cropping a little from the top to remove some of that dead space and to bring the wisp of cloud closer to the centre of the image. very nice and visually appealing to have two clear distinct images against a blank background, unusual to get this in a landscape.

[Liam_2673]

January 13, 2012 at 12:13 am

is it just one shot, or a couple layered on one another…..(sorry I dont know the technical term).

[Liam_2673]

January 13, 2012 at 12:11 am

I like that second shot, you got good colour on the cliffside and in the sea given how low the light must have been, and that you were shooting into the sun…..turquoise of the water is very nice. Also I think you got the composition just right.

First one, I find the contrast a little excessive.

[Liam_2673]

January 13, 2012 at 12:07 am

agreed, great detail…..1970s feel to it……anyone appearing in this scene should be wearing flares.

[Liam_2673]

January 13, 2012 at 12:05 am

Hey Deebo hows life. Nice shot, I agree the top cloud is a little too dark but I’m not sure a panaoramic would improve it. For me, my favourite thing in this photo is the great detail in the white clouds above the horizon. In fact I’m wondering would the shot nearly look better without the boat given that the boat competes with the cloud for attention….

anyways, keep up the good work.

[Liam_2673]

July 9, 2011 at 9:22 pm

thanks for looking guys; I must try the black and white, its a good idea.

[Liam_2673]

June 16, 2011 at 9:13 pm

gorgeous…..water looks like velvet.

[Liam_2673]

June 16, 2011 at 9:10 pm

thanks for the reply Rob, cheers for looking.

[Liam_2673]

May 29, 2011 at 8:05 pm

i’d be a fan of this also, very nice light on the larger rock in the foreground….i cant see the full picture on my screen, so its difficult to say for sure, but perhaps the sky is cropped a bit tightly. what do you think yourself?

[Liam_2673]

May 21, 2011 at 9:50 pm

I’d prefer the original version myself, I think by making the person bigger you lose the feeling of expanse…I take Tex’s point but I’d be more inclined to crop below the person and include more sky….anyways..as you say, the silhouette makes it…

[Liam_2673]

May 21, 2011 at 9:44 pm

you get around the scenic locations….from st mullins to the mournes…

looks great though i prefer your mournes shot..

is this one slightly tilted to the right? cant quite decide myself….

[Liam_2673]

May 21, 2011 at 9:41 pm

i wouldnt crop it at all myself….its nicely balanced using rule of thirds, the silhouette or the trees looks super….the only way I think it might be improved is if you could see the tops of the mountains but obviously you didnt have much control over that.

[Liam_2673]

May 21, 2011 at 9:37 pm

CHeers Sirvad, Roundstone is a smashing place…..this was the view from the window of the pub where we ate.

[Liam_2673]

May 21, 2011 at 9:34 pm

from a compositional point of view, I’m not sure what I’m supposed to be focussing on in either of these, if that makes sense. I prefer the first one…..I think the stones look great particularly. I might crop the sky more tightly in this one so that the focus is more on the stones.

[Liam_2673]

May 21, 2011 at 9:31 pm

well….you know a lot more about photography than me so I won’t describe this as C&C, just a suggestion…….would a panorama approach improve it? it looks great as it is, but I think those plough lines are a bit too dominant, the sky and trees are the most attractive part of the image for me. i would consider a panorama that places the tree line 1/3rd from the top of the image….i.e. cutting out a lot of the plough lines and some of the sky.