Dusk on Chueng Chau Harbour

pamelajean (Critique Team)

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3 Jun 2008 - 11:09 PM

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Hello, James. I think this is a nice image as it is and doesn't need cropping. I have done a mod because you could tint this in any colour of your choice and it would still look good, so thought I would show you an example. Firstly, I cloned out the dust spots in the sky, then straightened the image slightly. I coloured it, gave it some contrast to make the silhouettes a bit deeper and more pronounced, then sharpened. I hope you like the result.
There is a burnt out area in the water, but it is behind the foreground boat and, I think, somewhat enhances that silhouette, so I didn't alter that, but if you tinted the image, you could selectively tint that area to blend it in. The reason why I straightened the image is because your horizon was just a little bit uneven. To do this without cropping, I used the Straighten Tool. I like the way the sun plays on the water, giving foreground interest and movement.
Pamela.

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zarquon

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3 Jun 2008 - 11:31 PM

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I chose several crop possibilities. The main thing was to rotate the image so that horizon where the water meets the sky is level. I excluded the sun from two of the crops offered, settling on including more or less water in the foreground. I found the depth of the sky too deep for my taste.

My last crop included the sun but I settled for attenuating the brightness a little and playing with the amount of setail that was visible as aerial perspective. (where each successive hill is lighter than the nearer ones)

Aerial perspective is such a powerful visual cue for suggesting distance that I spent some time trying to balance the light to show more detail in the cloud and the hills so as to provide an interesting backdrop to your scene. I had also tried (with my crop alternatives) to remove unwanted distractions in the whole image (such as a small part of the sea wall) to try and make it look cleaner.

It is a well seen image and you did well to capture it against such a bright light source. I like your approach and you have a good eye.

z.

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