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snafflesComment by sarampo: Hey Susan, this is becoming a habit :-)
I hope the new lens is doing well, I'm just so jealous, I wish I had a 10-20mm :P
Well, to your Critique:
Composition
The great focal point of this photo is indeed the sky, so it's well balanced in that sense.
The horizon is a bit tilted, but probably it helped the shot, since a flat out straight horizon could have made it dull.
Technique
Unfortunately, the shot suffered a bit from the f/22, the lens is way soft at that aperture. Probably you could get a faster shutter speed and bigger aperture, so it would be sharper.
I also think you had a bit of vignetting, probably could have cropped it out.
Processing
Having said that the clouds and sky are your biggest focal point in the photo, maybe a different processing could be done. Some harsher contrasting, some heavy dodging and burning, something that made a viewer look at the clouds and saw a difference, because as is the clouds seem a bit washed out.
But you said it, a last minute shot and still a 5.5 in a FS, it says a lot.
Next time, don't be afraid to process it a wee bit some more :)
Regards,
Joao
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