An Idle afternoon at St. Andrews golf course - Sctoland

[ruchika]

Am posting for the first time. New to photography, so using a point and shoot for now.
Appreciate any comments on how to improve.



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[Aegea]

That's a pretty good shot as it stands. I feel there is rather more sky than you need, maybe crop out a bit? Also, I find using a polarizing filter can darken the sky and makes the colors "pop" in shots like this.

[yrot.tory]

it's a nice pic... but you could crop out a bit of the sky and darken the clouds a bit more like what aegea said.

[Sterling]

One suggestion I would make would be to clone out the roof tops, light post, etc. that are just peeking above the horizon just to clean up your nice composition.

[windrider86]

Welcome to DPS. If you wouldnt mind, I'd like to invite you to take a peek at the guidelines. That way you'll know what you need to add to your post. Thank you!

[ruchika]

Thanks all of you for the great comments.

Will crop the sky a bit.

Just one question regarding the polarizing filter, does it have to be applied while taking the picture or can I do some post processing?

My camera might not have a polarizing option. Will check it in any case.

[Aegea]

A polarizing filter fits over the lens of the camera when the photo is being taken - sorry, you can't pp it! On DSLRs there's usually a screw thread at the front of the lens so that different screw-in filters can be used.

[Eduard]

Originally Posted by ruchika

Just one question regarding the polarizing filter, does it have to be applied while taking the picture or can I do some post processing?

Though not as good as a filter on your lens, Nik's Color Efex does have a "Polarization" option.

(Disclaimer: My only relationship with Nik Software is as a consumer/customer.)