Rising Fog Lady

[ChelleShock]

Please critique use of colors, texture, graininess, concept and composition.... everything else is welcomed as well. Thanks.

Make:Canon
Model:Canon EOS REBEL T3
Shutter Speed:1/500 second
Focal Length:50 mm
ISO Speed:400
Date Takenec 31, 2011, 4:54:42 PM
Software:Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
Sensor Size:8mm

[Barry Jackson]

Colors, texture, graininess, and concept all get good marks.

Composition wise, the lower right corner makes my eye want to be lead to the distant shore and not to the subject. Cropping off the right third keeps me in the frame but I am not sure if that is the answer.

[ChelleShock]

Thanks, I appreciate the feedback. It seems that I'm stuggling with composition and I don't know how to get over it! Quite discouraging from time to time.

[Optikal iLLusion]

you and me both on the composition thing lol. I really like that shot though. I dont mind the shore. Id take it as is.

[Krusty79]

Sorry, I'm not going to be as positive as Barry. I like the basic landscape scene a lot, but the colors look very odd to me and unrealistic. The ground looks like a sepia filter has been applied and there are some strange colors in the sky. In addition, part of the sky is blown out, so there is a dynamic range issue. I would recommend shooting closer to sunset to help overcome that.

Finally, I like the concept of the woman, but to me it looks like she was randomly photoshopped into the scene. It doesn't look like she is hanging/swinging from the tree and it doesn't look like she jumped out of the water, so it looks odd to me. At first glance, I though she was swinging from a rope, but when I took a closer look, she looks like she was just photoshopped in.