Sunset in Bali

[Eyad]

I call this picture "The Summit".. Group of people gathering in the distance to share shots, laugh and watch as the sun goes down on this beautiful island.




Your comments are all welcomed.

[mazzachre]

Nice colors.
I would like the EXIF data also, just for reference.

And to the critique. The horizon is off, a few degrees, and "all the water is running out to the left side and onto my desktop!" Pictures with watery horizons are quite easy to fix with straighten tool, and it makes one hell of a difference.

There is too much water in the foreground, the lowest 1/6 to 1/5 of the picture is boring and does not add to the motive in any way. It also places the horizon in the middle of the frame, which does not add any dynamic to the image.

The right hand side of the image is also a bit boring, cutting off a bit there would make the composition much better.

Try a crop where the sun and the people are around equal distance from the borders and the horizon corrected, and the dark part of the water in front is gone, it will make for a much better image IMHO.

[Eyad]

Originally Posted by mazzachre

Nice colors.
I would like the EXIF data also, just for reference.

And to the critique. The horizon is off, a few degrees, and "all the water is running out to the left side and onto my desktop!" Pictures with watery horizons are quite easy to fix with straighten tool, and it makes one hell of a difference.

There is too much water in the foreground, the lowest 1/6 to 1/5 of the picture is boring and does not add to the motive in any way. It also places the horizon in the middle of the frame, which does not add any dynamic to the image.

The right hand side of the image is also a bit boring, cutting off a bit there would make the composition much better.

Try a crop where the sun and the people are around equal distance from the borders and the horizon corrected, and the dark part of the water in front is gone, it will make for a much better image IMHO.

Noted, thanks... I'll try that too.

[Eyad]

Is it better now?



EXIF
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Nikkor 14-24 f/2.8
ISO 200
1/100 @ f/11
15mm

[SwissJon]

That's stunning.. I love it. What do you want to know?

[Eyad]

I wanted to see if it has any flaws (which were pointed out earlier) so that I can fix it...

Also to keep an eye for such flaws in my other landscape pics which I'll share soon.

[SwissJon]

You really need to ask specific questions.. See the forum rules.. The only way you're going to learn to improve your photography skills is to learn to critique your own work and then ask about areas that you are unsure about.. Just asking a general "Whats wrong" is going to result in very little feedback, and you'll not learn to look at your own work and improve it at the time you're taking the photo.

Critique Forum Rules

[Eyad]

You are 100% right... I totally forgot that as i've been away for long time

I was looking for my pic's color and tones in the overall pic as I can see some dark areas on the bottom right.

Anyway got it cropped and posted again.