Best composition for this shot???

[Elvie]

I prefer the second one. First one would have been ok if the sky had been more interesting

[Chip]

Originally Posted by kencaleno

2/3 sky-1/3 land = Dreamy feeling; 2/3 land-1/3 sky =Earthy feeling-basic composition compromises. regards, Ken

I see what you're saying, Ken. Thanks for the explanation.

[garyp]

Hi and thanks everyone for your input.
Ken thanks for improving the first shot in photoshop. I don't own any filters yet so I can't get too creative at location. I took the shot with a point and shoot digital camera so don't have alot of control over some things like shutter speeds, aperture lighting and such. Also thanks for the explanation on composition.

Elvie, I would have liked better results on the lighting too on the first one. It seems to be better in the second one. I suppose by pointing at the sky it automatically underexposed the land?

I am only beginning on the photography journey and this site is a great place to start.

Gary

[ricklumpas]

The 2nd one has better composition, though the horizon is not that straight (can be remedied with any post production software.