Lake Huron Febuary Sunset

[whit10]

I am a very new to photography have had my camera less than a month. I would appreciate any comments as to exposure and composition. The picture is as taken except I cropped to stop the water from running out of the picture


Nikon d3100
Lens 18-55 @48mm
s 1/200 f 7.1
iso 100

[jjbacoomba]

Hi Whit. Love this shot. beautiful. I am new too, almost a month and a half. Love it so far. I like the shot but feel that it would lokk way better without the trees in the foreground. I can almost picture myself standing there with a cup of hot coffee, enjoying the beauty.

[DigitalDude1969]

HI. New to this too. I agree with jj. I love the shot but think it would be nicer without the trees.

[whit10]

agree with you jjbacoomba about the small trees in front but just could not get them out of shot will play with photoshop to see if i can eliminate them that way.

[SwissJon]

Originally Posted by whit10

agree with you jjbacoomba about the small trees in front but just could not get them out of shot will play with photoshop to see if i can eliminate them that way.

While you're at it, try to lose that branch that's interfering with the sunset.. I like the way you have framed the picture, the foreground interest is good, but the branch going dead centre into the sun is distracting, and I keep looking at that, rather than taking the picture in as a whole..

Nice capture though..

[whit10]

thanks SwissJon that branch in the sun has bothered me from the time I downloaded the pictures took about 6 pictures at different exposures all hand held branch is dead centre of sun in everyone of them. Bye the way the bushes are actually 2 meter tall cedar tree that was covered by snow.thanks again everyone for your help