What's wrong with this shot ?

[daremo]

Here is a photo I snapped on Sunday with my k800 cameraphone since it's the only camera I have available for now.I'd really appreciate some help on it please.


Thanks

[wulf]

It looks like it is lower on the right than the left (although it is hard to tell because the land may jut out). A touch of rotation may help. You might also be able to pump a bit more colour and contrast in.

Wulf

[jiminyClickit]

daremo, Welcome

Sometimes it helps to reask the question: is this a photo that needs help, or does it need to be retaken? Closer? Different time of day? With a boat/swimmer/giant sea monster in it? There are techniques to boost the overall look of it, but it will still be sky/land/water almost indistinquishable from 100's of others. Rethink the impact of a photo that has detail, movement (even if it's just color and shape), something to get the viewer involved. This would be one to practice a tutorial on, find a technique that you've heard can spice up a photo. Look around the site, find photos that stop you, and ask "Why did I notice that?"

[ELAY]

Originally Posted by jiminyClickit

This would be one to practice a tutorial on, find a technique that you've heard can spice up a photo. Look around the site, find photos that stop you, and ask "Why did I notice that?"

If you are of a mind to follow this approach, you could do worse than to have a look at the discussion in this thread, which deals with the post-processing approach one photographer uses for landscapes.


THREAD HERE

EL