Ullapool U10s

weepete · Jan 26, 2014

I took a few when I was up here last year, it was fantastic scenery and a really nice day to boot. We were spoiled for the weather last year though. I've get a few of these boats, but I felt that this one worked the best as it retained the elements I wanted in the image while cutting out the stuff that didn't add anything. It would have been nice to include a bit of foreground but I felt those shots made the boats too small as they were a fair bit out. I do feel like this one could be sharper but my shutter speed was ok for the focal length and there was no swell to speak of so I guess that's just my lens.

As always, C&C is welcome

Ullapool Fishing Boats by wee_pete, on Flickr

FanBoy · Jan 26, 2014

As you mentioned, the scale of the boats and composition is good.

Ink. · Jan 27, 2014

I like this composition very much (its brilliant - despite the picture sides ratio which i don't prefer but its matter of taste - i'd like to see it in square!)!
I have some concerns about the color of the sky (I'm not sure if it hasn't too green tint?) but it can be my misjudgement because here at my workplace I have no access to good calibrated monitor...

weepete · Jan 27, 2014

Thanks chaps, glad you both like and thanks for the comments!

Anyway I did a square version on Ink's suggestion and I've increased the blue tones in the sky a bit along with two local adjustments for saturation on the fisherman's face as it wasn't looking like a good skin tone to me. I'd have liked to have left a bit more room around the boats on this crop but unfortunatley this is the limit of the height of this photo.

Ullapool U10s Square by wee_pete, on Flickr

shawie · Jan 27, 2014

What an amazing shot - I love all of the colors you were able to capture in this picture! I think it's wonderful how to kept the focus and it's ever so slightly blurred the mountains in the background. I'm fairly new to the photography world I'm afraid I cannot leave the constructive criticism that you are looking for. I just wanted to compliment you on such a beautiful capture.

weepete · Jan 27, 2014

Thanks shawie, I do appreciate you taking the time to comment. Any thought's and opinions or whatever are welcome

LarryLomona · Jan 27, 2014

#1 is great photo in my opinion.

Ink. · Jan 28, 2014

weepete It wasn't my intention to encourage You to crop this particular picture because I did know that it would be harmful (loosing space on sides isn't a good idea - I'd prefer rather having more space on the top and bottom).
I simply don't like those kind of sides proportion

weepete · Jan 28, 2014

No worries mate, I'd have preferred that too, maybe I can still do something about that....we'll see. Anyways I meant it more as an explanation as to why I chopped the sides off as opposed to keeping the original width. I thought I might just have gotten away with it here but I think you guys are right, it's a wee bit too close. It's not really something I thought about in the original crop so I wanted to try it out.

I'm still playing about with composition and some stuff so I'm not sure what works a lot of the time and what doesn't though I think I'm starting to get a bit of a better handling on the processing. Composition is something I've always found difficult so the feedback really helps!

Ink. · Jan 29, 2014

weepete said:
Composition is something I've always found difficult so the feedback really helps!

It is indeed together with catching most applicable lightening.
But You have nothing to be ashamed - submitted example works pretty well for me (both composition and lightening)!