Photo Critique And Advice Picture 6
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We have one more picture submitted by one of our readers in this category. All we ask of you is to add your comments in a very constructively way. Critique the picture and give the best advice possible. Remember, many new photographers can learn a great deal from this project. We believe that this is a brilliant way to learn a bit more about photography, see things from someone else’s point of view and find out how others think about the subject. Anyone can have a picture critiqued and you can stay anonymous if you wish so.
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Sisiman Bay, Bataan, Philippines
The clouds are rapidly forming like a Mushroom and the waves are gracefully hitting the rocks. So I quickly turned around and searched for a nice flow and pattern of waves as a foreground, set up my camera, GND filters and waited for the wave to hit the rocks.
| Photographer: | Samuel Lucas |
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| Camera: | Nikon D7000 |
| Lens: | 10mm |
| Aperture: | f/22 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/2 sec |
| ISO: | 200 |
| Flters: | ND Grads |
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I love the way you captured the sky, the clouds are super, the colour is beautiful and reflection is critical to the image. It looks very slightly overexposed on the right hand cloud. To me, the sky is the main focus but it only takes up a third of the image. But still a very nice image.
I think you got it just right. The wide lens flatters the flow of the water, the shutter speed is good – the flow is seen clearly and with a lot of details – and it was smoothened just enough. Exposure is good – there's one very bright (burnt?) spot on the right-most cloud, but it helps balancing the rest of the image (as long as it's not too large and white when the image is enlarged). And finally the warm clouds balance the cool foreground. One thing I might have tried to do just to see how it changes the image is warming the foreground a little.
Very nice shot.
Tom
Thanks Tom! i'll try that.. noted
Thanks bill!
I think i need to buy my self a tele-photo lens
Nikon 70-300mm will do?
I love the clouds and their reflections. I find the water distracting; it takes too much of the frame.
I would have used a longer focal length to isolate the clouds and looked for a foreground element; perhaps waited for a boat to sail into the frame.