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Old 06-06-2009, 04:36 AM
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Question Probably my First good Photo

Just took this a couple of weeks ago and wanted to know what can be done better!!



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Old 06-06-2009, 10:53 AM
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Welcome to DPS,

first you shoule read rhe rules for posting, your shot is a bit big for the critique section and EXIF files are a must for critique.

For your shot, the first thing that strikes me is that it is badly underexposed, with EXIF files we could see what you did wrong on it. The horizon is slanted to the right and this should be corrected. for composition, the sky is a bit boring so i would crop out some of it to position the water a bit higher to respect the rule of 1/3.

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Old 06-06-2009, 12:03 PM
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Welcome to DPS.

I wish I could see the sun and not just its rays' reflection on the water. I think it is too dark (underexposed). And the horizon needs to be straightening. I guess the last 2 could be improved on PP esp. if you have RAW file on this picture.

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Old 06-07-2009, 11:18 AM
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You want to end up with something like this:
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Old 06-07-2009, 01:29 PM
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I agree that the scene is underexposed. The reflecitons are nice but it could have been better if there are more light in the sky. Thanks for sharing.
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Old 06-08-2009, 05:27 AM
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The horizon could have been lower a little bit. It would have bee better if there was some color or sun.


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