Sunrise Reflecting Cloudsby
acoppolaComment by mpeters: Hi from the Critique Club...
Please PM me with any comments or questions regarding critique as I would be glad to discuss. I will offer these comments both with the challenge in mind as well as general technical aspects.
Subject matter: The clouds are truly beautiful and the lighting on them makes the picture striking. I do feel it suffers a little bit without an additional contextual object(tree, ground, etc.) Challenge wise, the lack of a clear morning type setting(although i would agree that this looks like a mornign scene) hurts the score.
Techniclaly I couldn't offer much to improve on, your exposure controls the hightlights and still gives good detail accross the frame. I suppose a slightly faster shutter could have benefited you but 1/30 isn't too bad IMO, especially if you were able to brace yourself while shooting.
Colors are very pleasant with natural colors. The small darker clouds along the bottom do not add anything IMO so a tighter crop might have been nice. It is an easy picture to look at and like, but doesn't have a striking focal point to really catch the viewers interest.
Keep on shooting and enjoy what you shoot. Dont worry about the scores as they are secondary to your enjoyment.
Cheers,
Mark
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