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[Matt McCord]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/64449319@N04/6015958040/What do you guys think of this image. I'm interested in getting some tips on composition, exposure, etc from some of you more experienced landscape photographers out there. Thank you in advance.

Camera	Nikon D3100
Exposure	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture	f/5.6
Focal Length	18 mm
ISO Speed	200

[barabe]

Love the sky, Beautifull colors.
What i don't like is the branch top right corner that just stix out of nowhere.
The foreground is a bit dark and could use a bit of lighting up. The use of a graduated firltre could have helped you acheive this. The road bottom right is leading out of the picture, it would have been betteer to have the road leading into the shot but we do not always have the choice.

[windrider86]

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[Prue]

love the sky.

I don't like the right of this picture. Maybe crop it to get ride of the right?

[Nicole]

I would crop it closer to where the trees hit the ground cutting out some of the black area without any detail. I would also crop it on the right in between the first two trees just to get rid of the branch in the upper corner.

The colours are gorgeous!

[Matt McCord]

Originally Posted by barabe

Love the sky, Beautifull colors.
What i don't like is the branch top right corner that just stix out of nowhere.
The foreground is a bit dark and could use a bit of lighting up. The use of a graduated firltre could have helped you acheive this. The road bottom right is leading out of the picture, it would have been betteer to have the road leading into the shot but we do not always have the choice.

Thank you for your input. I really didn't notice the branch, I guess a little crop would fix that. I read somewhere that in order to bring out the full effect of sunsets, you should stop down the exposure compensation one stop. I'm gonna try moving it back up.

[Matt McCord]

Originally Posted by windrider86

Much easier to critique if we dont have to flip back and forth from one site to another.
Here is the link to the guidelines/rules for you to check out. Please include the info they ask for as it helps us a great deal to know more about your photo. Thanks!

Thank you. As I'm new to the site, I'm not doing something right when posting critiques.

[navcom]

I like the colors and the exposure but it's lacking a main subject. Without a subject it doesn't draw interest. Remember, a pretty sky alone doesn't usually make a compelling photograph.

Hope that helps!

[Matt McCord]

Originally Posted by Nicole

I would crop it closer to where the trees hit the ground cutting out some of the black area without any detail. I would also crop it on the right in between the first two trees just to get rid of the branch in the upper corner.

The colours are gorgeous!

Thank you. I'm still working on my post processing skills, so this'll be good practice.

[Matt McCord]

Originally Posted by navcom

I like the colors and the exposure but it's lacking a main subject. Without a subject it doesn't draw interest. Remember, a pretty sky alone doesn't usually make a compelling photograph.

Hope that helps!

Thank you. This has been a problem as I'm just starting out. Are you referring to a person as the main subject, or maybe just an object in the foreground to "anchor" the image?