Keys to the Horizon

[Zbg935]

I took this on a day trip to Key West. I used Lightroom to create a little more contrast.

Boats on The Horizon by zachbg, on Flickr
Exif Data:
Camera Nikon D3100
Exposure 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture f/10.0
Focal Length 55 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash No Flash

[Nicole]

There are two main things I would do with this shot. First, I would straighten the horizon. Then I would crop it (maybe 16:9) to remove some of the water.

[Zbg935]

Originally Posted by Nicole

There are two main things I would do with this shot. First, I would straighten the horizon. Then I would crop it (maybe 16:9) to remove some of the water.

Hows this:

DSC_0021 by zachbg, on Flickr

[vainqueur]

You are missing a subject. A scene look very dull without a subject...

[Nicole]

Something a bit more like this:



What I've done is crop in a bit too, as well as straighten the horizon. I also increased the saturation and warmth a bit to bring out those sunset colours, and added a gradient filter to lighten the bottom a little so that the ships' silhouettes were more pronounced.

In the future what I would do is try to get the ship to create more of a subject as vainqueur mentioned. However, you may be able to crop down to get the ships as more of the subject.

[Zbg935]

Originally Posted by Nicole

Something a bit more like this:



What I've done is crop in a bit too, as well as straighten the horizon. I also increased the saturation and warmth a bit to bring out those sunset colours, and added a gradient filter to lighten the bottom a little so that the ships' silhouettes were more pronounced.

In the future what I would do is try to get the ship to create more of a subject as vainqueur mentioned. However, you may be able to crop down to get the ships as more of the subject.

Ok. Thank you for your advice.