Sunset at Condo

[prrs4me]

I took this from a condo in Florida. What could I have done better?

[Nicole]

The sky has really nice colours, and it looks like the sky is reflecting in the water a bit (would that be accurate?). What I think might have been better would be if you would've moved the camera down some to capture more of the light reflecting in the water. Also, you could use that tree to your advantage to give the sky a bit more interest. Things silhouetted against a sunset really look nice.

If you want some tips on shooting landscapes, there's a thread on Qualities for a good Landscape pic, and another on the Golden Rule of Landscape Photography.

I do think that you've made a good attempt at this though And welcome to the forums, hope to see more from you.

[jiminyClickit]

prrs4me.

Lesson learned today: find out the photographer's intent before attempting to say anything about a photo. So in that light, if you were going for a silhouette, well done. If you wanted to show the area (including the water feature), metering below the horizon next time may give you both that beautiful sky AND parts of the landscape. Also what Nicole said has an influence on your next shot: are you sure the sky is enough, or does it need another interesting object in it? Your sky's dazzling, so you'd have to decide that for yourself. Also ask yourself on every photo: has this been done before, and how will mine be different? If you are practicing, this is really good, as far as the smallish sample shows. The more data you give, camera used, camera settings, time of day, your intent all help members better advise you how to be the best photographer ever. Or feel like that, anyway. More info, lucky Florida person! Shoot on.

[prrs4me]

how do i make my pictures bigger and still stay within the limits?

[jiminyClickit]

prrs4me,

Are you posting through flickr?

How to Post Pictures in Assignment Threads Using Flickr - 12-04-2006, 09:52 PM

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[prrs4me]

Thank you so much for the info. I will give it a try.

[Redrabbit]

I agree. If that is water I think the shot should be down more.