Beach after sunset

[Palachandra]

I took this shot after sunset, it was a rainy season and sky was cloudy. I used Exposure: 0.025 sec and Aperture: f/2.8...

I tried to add ship to this shot, but they appeared too tiny How could I improve this shot?

[eydryan]

you know it's a nice shot, but it has no subject... even the ship would've wrked if you framed it close and properly...

[matthewchj]

I agree, a subject would have been nice. Since you couldn't get a ship, two or three people walking along the beach would probably have worked equally well.

[Saralonde]

Beautiful colors in this shot. Generally landscape pictures look best with a foreground, middleground and background to provide interest. You've got 2 of the 3, which is why something feels "missing". You might even be able to use this as a background replacement when editing another shot.

[Teewinot]

I think this shot has great colors and a tranquil feel. While I agree what Saralonde said about having the 3 components of foreground, middleground, and background, I notice that you actually do have a bit of foreground in sand. Perhaps you could re-do your crop to include more sand or less sky to balance the thirds. In any case, a boat may add different meaning to the shot, but I don't think it's necessary...a beautiful sunset landscape like this can stand alone and really be its own subject...but that's just my take!

One other suggestion...I would rotate the frame a hair to the left (counterclockwise) as the horizon is not absolutely perfectly horizontal.

Nice job and thanks for sharing!

[Palachandra]

Thanks for the suggetions.

I will be visiting beach next week, will keep the tips in mind and post back :-)

[clockdoc]

All is not lost since you have some nice color in the sky. You may be able to use this as part of a composite photo in the future with either the sky or the water attributes.