Photos from my first 3 months of taking shots....your thoughts?

[ga6742]

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[mfo]

Quite nice. I'd suggest you expand your editing skill-set. You can selectively lift more visual information from captures like Number Two. The foreground has potential to look a lot more dynamic.

 

[KmH]

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For example, I cropped a bit to give it a more panoramic feel, brought up the exposure of the foreground, increased the mid-tone contrast, and dodged and burned a bit.

A selection of GND (graduated neutral density) filters to put on the lens is a valuable landscape and sunset photographers accessory.

 

[stephanieclark]

The second one with the graduated filter is much more interesting. Your first photo I think is great but I'm a sucker for silhouettes.

 

[ga6742]

Thankyou nfo/KmH/Steph....I see that you created a more interesting view. I guess I am having trouble with the concept of editing nature. I love the photo you created but I have trouble getting past the notion of having daylight in the foreground and post sunset in the background. I am not being disagreeable. I understand that this is part of my education and I appreciate the lesson. I have closely recreated what you did and I asked my family members to select the best between the original and the one you created. All selected the one similar to yours. I guess people don't care about how the photo is created as long as it is pleasing to the eye. Thanks for the advice. I will take some time to learn more editing.