Rocky Shore

[Elmsmedia]

hey i was just wondering what you guys though about the compsition of this shot, im new to dps, but love the idea of critiquing.

sorry if the photo doesnt work, but ill put the link in.


Rocky Shore | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Camera Canon EOS 60D
Exposure 15
Aperture f/16.0
Focal Length 18 mm
ISO Speed 100

Thanks.

[Tito87]

Originally Posted by Elmsmedia

hey i was just wondering what you guys though about the compsition of this shot, im new to dps, but love the idea of critiquing.

sorry if the photo doesnt work, but ill put the link in.



Rocky Shore | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Camera Canon EOS 60D
Exposure 15
Aperture f/16.0
Focal Length 18 mm
ISO Speed 100

Thanks.

I think it's a beautiful photograph.

[milosh]

Originally Posted by Elmsmedia

hey i was just wondering what you guys though about the compsition of this shot, im new to dps, but love the idea of critiquing.

sorry if the photo doesnt work, but ill put the link in.



Rocky Shore | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Camera Canon EOS 60D
Exposure 15
Aperture f/16.0
Focal Length 18 mm
ISO Speed 100

Thanks.

Hello,

next time, try to embed your photo in the post, you have the Share button on Flickr (above the photo). Select the Grab html/bb code and choose medium size, then copy the code and paste it here.

I think your photo is pretty successful. Did you use a graduated ND filter? You would certainly benefit from one, since your foreground (the rocks) is underexposed. Also, your sky on right is blown out, a GND filter would help you to balance those. I think you achieved a really nice effect in the water with slow shutter speed. Regarding the composition, I would crop off the right 1/4 of the photo (the area with no rocks) because for me it acts as a negative space, drawing my attention away from the lighthouse.
If you crop it and try to brighten up the rocks, you might get a nice foreground leading the viewer to the lighthouse.

[Elmsmedia]

Originally Posted by milosh

Hello,

next time, try to embed your photo in the post, you have the Share button on Flickr (above the photo). Select the Grab html/bb code and choose medium size, then copy the code and paste it here.

I think your photo is pretty successful. Did you use a graduated ND filter? You would certainly benefit from one, since your foreground (the rocks) is underexposed. Also, your sky on right is blown out, a GND filter would help you to balance those. I think you achieved a really nice effect in the water with slow shutter speed. Regarding the composition, I would crop off the right 1/4 of the photo (the area with no rocks) because for me it acts as a negative space, drawing my attention away from the lighthouse.
If you crop it and try to brighten up the rocks, you might get a nice foreground leading the viewer to the lighthouse.

I did use a 6 Nd filter, love em hah, but thanks heaps for you feed back, i did over expose it abit, becuase i wanted the 15 second time, cause the water wasnt moving much, but one of the losses yes is the over exposure in the back, do want a grad filter dont have one yet. but thanks heaps.

[Elmsmedia]

heres an updated version, thanks for your ideas

[Krusty79]

I have a hard time getting dark foreground rocks and the bright sky around the sun exposed correctly also, even with my 2 stop ND grad. You could try some exposure blending or HDR. I think this is a beautiful shot, but the blown out sky is not helping.

I agree with milosh that cropping some off the right will bring more attention to the distant building on the left.

[milosh]

The second version is certainly better than the first one. I think you could do an effective manual blending of two different exposures, since you're shooting on a tripod, and your horizon is a flat line.