C+C Please

[acparsons]

Hello All,

Been working on this photo for a while. Would like feedback on color, errors, and composition.


DSC_2002bvcbvc by Machiavelliar, on Flickr

 

[snowbear]

I like it, very much; the colors, the composition, and the balance between the cloud and the women. The horizon seems very slightly tilted to the left.

 

[cdryden]

I love the color of the water. I thought the sky was a bit over exposed for my personal taste. I would have liked to see what this would look like if you had used a gradient filter for the sky to even out the exposure. I also think it would be nice to bring out a little more detail in the large cloud on the right.

These are just my personal feelings, taste is subjective.

 

[tirediron]

Great composition and subject matter. The image definitely sags to the left, but that's easily sorted. I agree that the use of a G-ND would have taken this from really nice to 'Wow'! I think I'd also like to see a little, not much, but a little more of the brick wall upon which the ladies are seated.

 

[Derrel]

Good use of the ladies and the large cloud as a clever visual weight balancing idea. Sky color seems a bit too purle-y to me, a bit cooler in WB than I would like to see, but it's your image, so you decide how the colors ought to be. I like the green water.

 

[acparsons]

Thanks for the comments.

Here is the finished product.

DSC_2002bvcbvc by Machiavelliar, on Flickr