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[Ecomguru]

HI, This is my first post...I am very new to DPS, very excited to see everyone interacting so well. Please critique, how I could have I done better in this photograph

[judicator]

Can you please tell us the settings you used...and me might be able to give you more help

[Jason Hines]

So first off let me say that I really love the blue sky dotted with the clouds in the image, that is definitely a way to add extra interest to your image.

On the downside however, I am just not sure what you are trying to show. There is no real subject or point of interest in this photo. Picture for a moment if there were a large ship, or a sailboat on this lake. That would add something that would draw my eye and keep me interested in the photo. I hope this helps, keep it up!

[inkista]

The sky is interesting, but the framing seems off (particularly the tree in the lower right corner), and there's nothing there that says Disney World to me.

I'd also recommend not stopping down that far (f/20). I think it's caused you to underexpose a little, and diffraction effect can come into play and make your photo a little softer than it needs to be. Unless you don't have the time/means to focus accurately, using extremely small apertures can be overkill.

[Krusty79]

Welcome to DPS. The colors, especially the blue sky, look a little too saturated to me. It doesn't quite look realistic. A nice scene and one worth shooting, but a focal point and/or some foreground interest would help a lot.

[bigben6]

I would like to have shot this from a lower vantage point as well, it feels like im looking down a touch but not enough to make any kind of artistic statement.

[flytyer57]

To me, this pic looks too dark. My eye is drawn to the blue roof, but it can't make out what it's looking at. The subject is too distant to really focus on it. I'd try zooming in to make it a focal point.

[Isagani]

Perfect blue sky and clouds. But like the others say, i can't make out the subject of this shot. If you just look at the photo intently, your eyes will wander around. this one needs something that will draw the eye to make it more interesting. And also i think you overdid the PP for this coz i notice the tree lines and its like it was pasted on.see the edges of the tree branches with regards to the sky. You can see that its glowing.....

[Ecomguru]

Thanks to all of you for your comments. as I had mentioned, I am very new to photography. I went to discney world on family holiday/s where I took this picture not knowing much and edited in lightroom 3. The gear used was Nikon D7000 with 18-200 nikon lens. The settings were 18 mm f/20 at 1/60 ISO 100

[Hussydog]

I like the rich blue sky contrasting white clouds, however it looks over edited in relation to the 'dull' colours on the greenery and the blue of the lake. I would like to have seen some more framing to lead the eye more to the centre of the picture which would given something of a subject.
To be fair though, I'd be more than happy with this shot as I am newish to photography myself and always willing to get out of my comfort zone to try new things.