Is this good enough?

msaha · Jun 20, 2012

Hello all,

I took this shot at the morning.
there was no golden hour..... mybe golden seconds untill clouds covered the sun :grumpy:

well, here it is.

what should I do to improve it more?
thanks

Ernicus · Jun 20, 2012

Good enough for what? How do you feel about it?

msaha · Jun 20, 2012

Ernicus said:
Good enough for what? How do you feel about it?

I don't know, I feel it lacks the power?

apramdasi · Jun 20, 2012

I think you need to work on the sky a little more, get the blues showing more. Even bump up the contrast a tad bit. Just my 2 cents!

Ajay Ramdasi

LaFoto · Jun 20, 2012

Well, as you admitted yourself: the light did not "come out to play" so you had to make do with what was given, and what WAS given is just a bit "Meh!", so your photo cannot be a whole lot more than that. I like how you "smoothed" the water with the helf of the shutter speed.
But - the light is not the best, as you realised even while you were out there. That shows...

msaha · Jun 20, 2012

Thanks everybody!! =)
best luck to all of you.

pgriz · Jun 20, 2012

Let's see... The framing is very good, the scenery and the composition are intriguing, your choice of a slow shutter worked to get the water "soft". The light was not very good, which you already knew. So... Keep on coming back to this spot until everything lines up, and then you'll have your killer shot. Don't know what direction you were facing, but this could also be great at dusk or even at night with illumination from a full moon. You've got a great location, work it to get your shot!

Deo · Jun 20, 2012

Go out more early or try using gnd

cgipson1 · Jun 20, 2012

Image is fun to play with at least... it is a nice shot... just needs better light and PP.

yerlem · Jun 20, 2012

I like the image. It looks futuristic with tha ¿ufo? in the background

Joel_W · Jun 20, 2012

Completely agree with LaFoto's summation, as the light really hurt more then helped. Your sky really needed more PP editing to bring out the clouds and richen the colors. CGibson1's edit took your photo to the next level. If you come away with the why and how to, then the photo was a success, and another step up in your learning curve.

Frequency · Jun 20, 2012

I liked your image; the calmness is really inspiring

HughGuessWho · Jun 20, 2012

Agree with all of the above. I really like the composition, especially how you framed the forground, but the light wasn not helping you. Maybe try the same shot an hour earlier, whether the light is actually "golden" or not. A lot can be done in post, with a shot like this, as cgipson1 demonstrated with some practice.

msaha · Jun 21, 2012

pgriz said:
Let's see... The framing is very good, the scenery and the composition are intriguing, your choice of a slow shutter worked to get the water "soft". The light was not very good, which you already knew. So... Keep on coming back to this spot until everything lines up, and then you'll have your killer shot. Don't know what direction you were facing, but this could also be great at dusk or even at night with illumination from a full moon. You've got a great location, work it to get your shot!

Deo said:
Go out more early or try using gnd

cgipson1 said:
Image is fun to play with at least... it is a nice shot... just needs better light and PP.

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yerlem said:
I like the image. It looks futuristic with tha ¿ufo? in the background

Joel_W said:
Completely agree with LaFoto's summation, as the light really hurt more then helped. Your sky really needed more PP editing to bring out the clouds and richen the colors. CGibson1's edit took your photo to the next level. If you come away with the why and how to, then the photo was a success, and another step up in your learning curve.

Frequency said:
I liked your image; the calmness is really inspiring

HughGuessWho said:
Agree with all of the above. I really like the composition, especially how you framed the forground, but the light wasn not helping you. Maybe try the same shot an hour earlier, whether the light is actually "golden" or not. A lot can be done in post, with a shot like this, as cgipson1 demonstrated with some practice.

Thank you all!
I have learnt so much from this thread!
Thank you all again!!