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Published: 2015-08-30 19:58:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 446; Favourites: 9; Downloads: 0
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Just some experimental photography.Note: I'll be adding similar photos to my stock gallery soon. This however, is not stock. Also, sorry about the DA Watermark. I had to re-install Photoshop, and haven't gotten around to re-making my own watermark.
Photographer: Me.
Location: Hermanus, South Africa.
Went to Hermanus for my Cousin's wedding in May. He's BluDragon01 on here, but he's not active.
Questions:
What can I do to improve? What would you suggest for post processing? Any tips for composition?
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Comments: 5
My R0,02:
It catches the feel of the Cape sea in winter - cold and stormy. I know those days!
Since you asked for commentary:
For me, the composition is to 'bottom heavy' - cropping off some of the sky to put the horizon closer to the upper third might help. Including more of the rock might also help - there isn't quite enough to anchor my eye on that thin line of rock at the bottom, and I suspect that adding more of it would help this.
There might be a little more texture to the sky to be had in this kind of high contrast mode? Sometimes I strip out the blue - effectively add a red filter, then de-saturate. In the analogue world, this gets beautiful cloud/ sky texture. It may lift something out here, and then change the balance of the image upwards again.
And you mentioned about the watermark, so I wont beat that drum!
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I would never have thought to crop the sky to bring the horizon closer... My first instinct was to crop the rocks instead! Which made it look "off balance." I still have the original photo, that has substantially more rock at the bottom. (not rock bottom though)
Will definitely play around with the filter and de-saturation. I de-saturate most of my images, to some extent, because I like the "moodiness" it gives to seascapes and barren landscapes, however that is as far as my post processing skills go. Can't wait to try your suggestions.
Thanks so much!
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In the programming world, they refer to 'impartial eyeballs' - seeing things fresh, and new. That's what community is about. I look forward to V2!
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I think it's beautiful. But I don't know much about photography so I can't offer any advice.
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Thank you, I'm glad you like it
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