Sunrise at the Park

[KayGeeCee]

I was wondering if my composition is okay? Also if the post processing is too overdone as well?

EXIF:
Camera: 550D
Exposure Setting: 1/250
Aperture: F16
Focal Length: 50mm
ISO: 100

[shruggy63]

Wow! My auto-darkening specs actually dimmed there. As a general rule shooting directly into the sun is a bad idea. No camera can handle the light range in a shot like this so the sky/sun is blown out whilst the foreground is too dark for much if any detail. If you'd shot just as the sun peeked up you may have got away with it ie. a handleable dynamic range.
I like that you got down low in the grass & it fits the rule of thirds but, after the sun, the thing that draws my eye is the fence in mid ground.
I'm a relative beginner too & I'd go back & shoot again till it's better but maybe I'm nerdy.

[Doug Sundseth]

I don't have a problem with having the sun in frame. (I'd be a bit hypocritical if I were to, since the top photo on my Flicker stream has the sun in frame. )

The colors work for me, but the lack of a real subject and the lack of focus throughout don't work for me at all.

[Krusty79]

I think it would help if more of the foreground was in focus and if you waited a few minutes later when the sun is starting to disappear below the horizon. I would also clone out the fence in the background.

[mlfodor]

I happened to like this photo. It gives me a surreal feeling. The fence in the mid ground is a small detractor but I definitely like the small plant(rigth side, centered vertically) back lighted by the sun.
Ultimately though is are you happy with it? Unless you make money shooting, the photos are for you. Sometimes even a bad photo can have a dramatic impact. Keep practicing and find your niche.

Cheers,
Mike

[mlfodor]

Maybe try cropping it square around the top right corner and put the small plant in the 1/3 zone.