Looking for critiques on composition

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

02/28/2005 01:38:21 AM · #1

My attempt at a decent landscape shot of a lake.

Lake Photo

little post-processing done, other than levels, crop, little bit of dodging, and resize

i'm especially interested in what you all think of the compostion...good? bad?

Also, feel free to rate/leave comments at the website

Thanks

faidoi

Pentax K10D

02/28/2005 01:42:13 AM · #2

I don't know if I really like the reflection in the water but the mountains are gorgeous. Seems like an excellent location for the "Ansel Adams" challenge.

briphoto

Nikon D700

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G

02/28/2005 01:44:31 AM · #3

I'm no expert, but it seems theres not enough of the sky in the photo. I like the mountains and the color.

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

02/28/2005 01:47:28 AM · #4

thanks for the replies

nico_blue

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

02/28/2005 01:54:14 AM · #5

i would have moved the mountains just a little lower but other than that it looks perfect. the blues are really nice

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

02/28/2005 05:34:31 PM · #6

Originally posted by nico_blue:

i would have moved the mountains just a little lower but other than that it looks perfect. the blues are really nice

after taking the picture, looking back, i have thought the same thing. I wish I would have composed better in-camera, but did what i could with it.

gwphoto

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

02/28/2005 05:47:18 PM · #7

Hi Justin. Nice photo. It looks like a great location. If you have access to it again, you might want to look at it during different times of the day to see if there is a more dramatic time. The reflection falls right in the middle. You might try moving it to one side.

ScottK

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

02/28/2005 05:55:26 PM · #8

Did you zoom in at all? For a landscape, I'd look for a wider feeling. The sky has already been mentioned, but to me, the sides also feel cut off. You get just a hint on the right that there might be a curve in the shoreline, but it seems to feel truncated - like I want to know how the shoreline resolves.

Personally, I like the reflection (though, going back, it also seems a bit cut off) and don't really mind it centered. Maybe if there was some more sky, having it horizontally centered (i.e. left to right), but vertically having it a bit lower in the frame, along the bottom third line.

02/28/2005 06:04:01 PM · #9

Originally posted by gwphoto:

I don't think i would have access to it again any time soon, at least not from the same vantage point - the photo was taken out of a plane. The reflection is actually from the sun reflecting off of the wing of the plane.

Message edited by author 2005-02-28 18:26:59.

02/28/2005 06:32:41 PM · #10

Originally posted by ScottK:

i don't think i zoomed in...again, i really didn't have much time to compose it in camera since it was taken out of a plane

Canon EF 135mm f/2.0 L USM

02/28/2005 10:29:03 PM · #11

anyone else?

lentil

Canon EOS-5D

02/28/2005 10:47:11 PM · #12

i love the look of this. where is it? Should take another one now for the current challenge. :o)

03/01/2005 12:03:26 AM · #13

Originally posted by lentil:

i love the look of this. where is it? Should take another one now for the current challenge. :o)

Thanks Lentil - it's at a local lake here in Utah, called Utah Lake ;)