So Calm

[Judilori]

Practicing my 3rd's in landscaping shots. I feel the horizon in this photo was well executed (just my thoughts) How well were the shadows captured? What are your thoughts and please be brutal. There has been no retouching to this photo. I have not posted in a while as I have tried incorporating the suggestions given on prior posts.
Camera: Sony DSC-H50
f/5.6
Exposure rime 1/400
ISO 100
focal length 5mm
Max aperture 2.875
no flash

[leviathan]

Hey there. You have a very beautiful image.The most captivating and engaging part of your image is the line created by the white water level and the brown mountain. I appreciate your attempt to frame the image following the rule of thirds. Because that bold line is the strongest aspect of the image, i think it needs to be framed in either the lower or upper third of the image. Right now it splits the image in half. My suggestion would be to have that bold line in the bottom third of the image, done so by cropping a lot of the water, since it doesn't add a whole lot to the image anyway. Great shot! Hope this helps some.

P.S. I think that bold line needs to be level as well. Right now it looks slightly tilted.

[Judilori]

Thanks so much for your critique. Is this what you meant?

[lpt95]

I really like this picture. I think it has a very peaceful effect to it. The thing that most stands out to me is how dark the rocks in the foreground are. My eyes are drawn very quickly into the background without a good resting place close up. Perhaps this landscape would be a good candidate for an HDR image. Overall it is a good photo.

[leviathan]

Yes, excellent! And just a little straightening of the image so that prominent line I mentioned is nice and level. Love it!

Originally Posted by Judilori

Thanks so much for your critique. Is this what you meant?

[Judilori]

I really want to get this right, is this what you mean by straightening the line?

[Laburno]

Originally Posted by Judilori

I really want to get this right, is this what you mean by straightening the line?

I like it!
Feels a lot more balanced

[Doctor Atomo]

I like the water, and how my eye wanders upon it. Maybe only a very small amount of cropping to lower the "line" a little! I think the straightening did help. Just my $.02, and I really know very little!

[leviathan]

Looks great!