Critique please

Evertking · Mar 27, 2018

Anything... If you say it sucks, fine... Just tell me ways to improve it. I just want to learn.

Jeff G · Mar 27, 2018

Very, Very, Nice!

smoke665 · Mar 27, 2018

Definitely don't suck LOL. From a composition standpoint, I prefer the first two. The last just doesn't have a focal point for me. The processing is probably a little severe for some but I tend to lean that way as well. In the water in the first I prefer a tad more detail but that's just a personal opinion. All in all I'd say well done

sergezap · Mar 27, 2018

Sorry, but too much HDR kill the pictures depth.

BrentC · Mar 27, 2018

Really like the composition of the 2nd one but to heavy on the processing for my taste.

Dean_Gretsch · Mar 27, 2018

I prefer #2. It's a beautiful scene. I also don't care for HDR.

Fujidave · Mar 27, 2018

I like them all even if it is just a bit too much. If you can tone down the #2 that would be stunningy beautiful even though it`s still a belter as is.

Peeb · Mar 27, 2018

Did you try varying shutter times on #1? I like the blur, but I wonder what it would have looked like with differing degrees of blur.

weepete · Mar 27, 2018

Evertking said:
Anything... If you say it sucks, fine... Just tell me ways to improve it. I just want to learn.

Actually these are pretty good indeed! Your post processing needs quite a bit of refinement, but your compositions are pretty good which is an excellent place to start.

Issues I immediatley see are chromatic abboration, as others have mentioned the shadows and highlights are a bit too close meaning everything looks a bit mid toned hence "overcooked", there's a bit of movement blur in the foliage, distortion from the wide angle and everything has a soft glow from the HDR.

But loads of potential here. I'd be interested to see an original sooc to see how you are shooting these.

If you are up for it I'd quite like a pop at editing one with my workflow and we could compare notes? up to you of course.

As far as tips go I'd look into luminocity masking for HDR, Jimmy MacIntyre has a channel on youtube that I quite like and a free photoshop panel if you subscribe to his e-mail marketing. I've found it pretty useful in the past. I think his blog is throughstrangelenses. just google it and you'll get the right guy.