Broken Light

Geronimo · Jan 10, 2005

lay into it please! Remember this is the Critique Gallery and not the nice pic! gallery.

/drunk

Scurra · Jan 10, 2005

I can't really, It looks really good, the only thing I would say is it looks as if either u have dust on your sensor or noise reduction is on, cos you have 3 blobs at the top of the image.

Other than that it's a really sweet photo.

2Stupid2Duck · Jan 10, 2005

No complaints here... and mate I really tried honest.

Alison · Jan 10, 2005

When looking at this photo the main point of interest is the sunset (from my POV anyway). Composition wise the foreground doesn't add anything to me. I would try a more panormaic crop right above the larger piece of ice/stone that is sticking up on the left hand side...maybe even crop out the section of open water above that.

2Stupid2Duck · Jan 10, 2005

The trouble if he panoramas it like that is that it just ends up a big sunset - my thoughts are the rock and pool in the front add interest and re-emphasise the cold of the landscape. IMHO>

Scurra · Jan 10, 2005

I'm with the duck on this one I think if you lost the landscape you might just lose the focus of the image into a big sunset. I like the rock at the front and the way the colour from the sun is reflected on the ice/water.

meotter · Jan 10, 2005

nice pic!!!

i really like the shot the way it is....

however, i think the sunset is overstated actually (cliche, if possible) i'd crop it at the horizon or leave a sliver of sky before the brilliant sun, thus getting rid of the sun all together... the image still maintains the sunset, because you have the fire in the water & ice reflections... so we know it's there, but it's just not jumping out and punching you in the face now

tmpadmin · Jan 10, 2005

Just beyond the "pool" the area become somewhat uninteresting to me, until you get to the sun. Aside from the little reflection.

angelikmermaid · Jan 10, 2005

i think its beautiful.. i really like the way the sun looks..

Geronimo · Jan 11, 2005

Thanks all for the comments

jadin · Jan 11, 2005

I like it. It's kind of interesting how the "warm" sunset still looks freezing cold. My major problem is that it gets soft really fast. I'd like to see a much wider DOF.

hobbes28 · Jan 11, 2005

I'm up in the air about this one. In some ways I like this picture because it gives a very serine feeling when you look at it. I like the field of ice that is lain in front of the lens. On the other side of the coin, I don't really like how it's lacking a definite subject. I find myself wandering around the picture looking for something to focus on. I've looked at it a dozen times and can still not think of any other way that I would've done it.

Rhubarb · Jan 11, 2005

I think the foreground makes this shot. The sunset adds nicely to it.

Gives me a feeling of cold beauty. Good shot.

I kind of agree with jadin in that it would be good to see this shot with a sharp background as well as foreground.

Geronimo · Jan 12, 2005

Ok now that I have sobered up and awake I can respond to the comments.

@Scurra
There was some dust on the sensor or when edited I got happy with a piece of clone for some reason. Most likely the dust.

@Duck
thanks mate.

@Alison
I was hoping the stream and ice chunk and pool of water would add foreground interest. Panos of a sunset just seem cliche and I was looking to show the icey sunsets from my town.

@meotter
Overstated? You mean blown out? I didnt have the right filter and the digita didnt capture any detail there. I think if I removed it that it would not showcase the colors in the snow and water as well. I will have to crop it and see how it looks.

@tmpadmin and angelikmermaid
Thanks for the comment and thought

@jadin
I noticed I was out of focus a tad bit when I got home and looked at the photo. I turned to get the focus right as wide as possible. I do agree with your assement though.

@hobbes
Thanks. I was hoping the stream would come out more but then I lost the details in the ice and the sun started to get really blown out.

@Rhubarb
Thank you.

Benjim · Jan 12, 2005

Really really nice pic!!

The only thing I would say is that it would have been nice to keep the horizon and the rock at "rule of thirds" layout - although that may not have been possible.