The Blue Sky

ErictheViking (Critique Team)

17 Dec 2012 - 10:17 AM

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As this is the critique section I'll start with some basics you have portioned you picture with the horizon in the middle this should be either 1/3rd from the bottom or 1/3rd from the top this is called the rile of thirds and is used when composing 99% of images.
In you description you say this is a shot of a nice beach with mountains in the background, but the photograph is mainly sea and sky with only a small portion the subject (the beach). When composing the picture look through the viewfinder and decide what you want to photograph. Remember the camera sees everything not just the things you think are nice so think about what you will capture.

You have said you used a graduated filter to tone down the sky, but it still looks over exposed, I would suggest next time to also use a polarising filter to deepen the sky tone and silhouette the mountains more effectively. It will also control the reflections on the beach and allow more of the beach tones to be visible.

I have uploaded a mod which concentrates on the mountain and the sky. I have used levels to increase shadows and contrast. The crop also moves the horizon into the lower third of the shot putting the emphasis on the silhouette mountains and the clear blue sky.

I hop eyo find this advice helpful and you can use some of it to improve you photography.

Eric

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