Boardwalk

[cathyetta]

Any suggestions?

[wyndhydra]

Cathyetta,
Cool shot. I like the idea of getting a distorted bridge to be the main point in your photo. Two things jumped out at me when I first saw the picture. I noticed a half visible sign on the right. I would probably clone that one out unless it holds some significant value. The second thing was that the bridge seems to be leaning. I know that most people want a straight horizon... But I would rather have a straight bridge that I'm not falling off. Other than that you might want to brighten the foreground a tinge or do something to get rid of some of that over exposure in the sky (make some clouds? or use a vignette?). I think the shot is definitely still good and could be used for some cool things. In the future, try and underexpose the shot a little more since you cannot get anything from the bright white area.

[jtailspin]

I'd love to see what the sign says. It definatly needs some sky.

[cathyetta]

Hey Wyndhydra
Thanks for those great ideas. Gives me some real goals when trying to work with PS. I will work on those things and may need some help if I become too frustrated.

[RexK_Cozumel]

Another thing you can do if this is a location you can reshoot at is to use a graduated ND filter to get the exposure right for both the bridge and the sky. Then you can also reframe the shot to gid rid of that sign.

[cathyetta]

Hey Rexk not able to reshoot but would be interested in using that filter for other shots. I have so so much to learn.

[cathyetta]

Hey Jtailspin I could kick myself for not including that whole sign somehow. Yes I agree about the sky.

[odark30]

Clouds DO add to the shot. This is just a quick PS:clouds.jpg

[cathyetta]

Wow! Odark30. That really looks great. How did you do that?