Is this pleasing to look at?

[Lois khalafalla]

The light shining on top of this mountain was so pretty. I am wondering about the composition and exposures. What I could have done differently to make this photo more beautiful.



F/stop 1/22
exposure 1/40
ISO 200
focal length 300mm
no flash
Canon EOS Rebel

[wulf]

Try cropping off the bottom edge of the image so that the sky fills about 2/3 of the image. That would be applying the rule of thirds and I think (based on scrolling my browser window up and down to simulate the effect) this would give a more harmonious balance to the elements of the image. It is a bit of a cliche but it is suprising how often it works.

If it is a nearby scene and the conditions are likely to be repeated, you might also want to think about how the dark mass of trees relates to what is in the background. They are so much darker that they draw the eye and make things feel a bit unbalanced. This is minimised by cropping most of them out but taking the photo from a different position might be an even better approach if you can return to the same place.

Wulf

[Lois khalafalla]

Originally Posted by wulf

Try cropping off the bottom edge of the image so that the sky fills about 2/3 of the image. That would be applying the rule of thirds and I think (based on scrolling my browser window up and down to simulate the effect) this would give a more harmonious balance to the elements of the image. It is a bit of a cliche but it is suprising how often it work

Wulf

I tried what you said. What do you think? I think I like it better.

[Nicole]

I would probably see if I could get the shot without the dark tree in the foreground. Although it's all quite mono-tone, I really like the pale blues and I think that this could be a really nice shot. I prefer the colours in the first version though.