Winter Landscape

[Fuzz62]

Hi,

This is my first post (excluding intro), here are a few pics i took last New Years Day, there was a thick mist around Wigan / Bolton, i went up onto the local moors to walk the dog, again as always the camera was in the car. Once on the moors the mist started to lift and left a gap off around 40 mins for me (sure it was so i could get a pic or two).

Anyway they have not really been edited, cropped and touched the contrast slightly apart from that its as was taken.

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The last one was taken by a roadside near Wigan, the day was dull, the water was almost brown from run off from a field so i decided to try crop and sepia, highlights and contrast editing only.

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If you feel the pics could be improved in editing please say and i will try, i am here to learn and i will accept all criticism as long as you give me advice too.

Mark

[RecurrentNerve]

They're all nice and sharp and technically fine, but they're just lacking an interesting subject, mainly because the mist stops you seeing into the distance. I think the one with the most potential for improving in PP is number 2: I think it would look good in black and white; try and bring out the trees in the mist and brighten it up a bit. Levels adjustment will be your friend there. And maybe crop a bit off the right hand side, making it more square.

The last shot is cropped a little tight to the bridge. The other problem is that your eye naturally follows the line of the bridge only to find it doesn't lead anywhere! Not a lot you can do in PP obviously but it's something to think about next time you're out and about.

[danbaileyphoto]

I actually like the depth that you show in your images here, and I think that there is enough texture and subject matter to keep the eye moving through the frame, which helps makes for a more compelling image.

One thing I'd say, though, is that in the first three of your photos, the subjects and lines seem to converge towards the middle of the frame, which leaves the right side of the image off balance. Try to put and lead prominent subject elements and lines in more random places in the frame or use the rule of thirds.