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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: AndyWR on August 26, 2010, 03:13:42 am

Title: The Afterglow at Sedona Lagoon, Manado, Indonesia.
Post by: AndyWR on August 26, 2010, 03:13:42 am
Picture taken at Sedona Lagoon, Manado, Indonesia. 62 sec exposure.

(http://i941.photobucket.com/albums/ad260/AndyWR/SedonanLagoonAfterglow.jpg)
Title: Re: The Afterglow at Sedona Lagoon, Manado, Indonesia.
Post by: shutterpup on August 26, 2010, 08:14:20 am
I can't tell what's on the left, and that's exactly where my eye settles as I look. Could there have been another angle that would have been less cluttered(a lesson I've had to learn :))? As I prefer a softer palette, the colors are a little over the top for me.
Title: Re: The Afterglow at Sedona Lagoon, Manado, Indonesia.
Post by: DarkPenguin on August 26, 2010, 08:26:46 am
The left is a bit hard for such a soft photo.  I like it but the sharp edges of the left bit do detract.
Title: Re: The Afterglow at Sedona Lagoon, Manado, Indonesia.
Post by: wolfnowl on August 26, 2010, 04:45:04 pm
It looks like it was made with a Holga or a Lensbaby - not sure if that's the case.  Too OOF for me, and I'd definitely tone down the saturation a bit.  I'd also remove the telephone pole or whatever mid-frame at the back, but that's just me.

Mike.
Title: Re: The Afterglow at Sedona Lagoon, Manado, Indonesia.
Post by: AndyWR on August 27, 2010, 07:29:16 am
I can't tell what's on the left, and that's exactly where my eye settles as I look. Could there have been another angle that would have been less cluttered(a lesson I've had to learn :))? As I prefer a softer palette, the colors are a little over the top for me.


Yeah I admit that thing on the left is bush and it's quite "get in the way". I would like to show the boat on the lowert left side, but if i crop the bush then the boat would almost touch the frame so there it goes like that.. Lesson's learned. Thanks alot for the comments.  ;)
Title: Re: The Afterglow at Sedona Lagoon, Manado, Indonesia.
Post by: AndyWR on August 27, 2010, 07:35:34 am
How about now guys ?

(http://i941.photobucket.com/albums/ad260/AndyWR/IMG_3330-1.jpg)
Title: Re: The Afterglow at Sedona Lagoon, Manado, Indonesia.
Post by: shutterpup on August 27, 2010, 08:26:13 am
I like the composition better, but it's still too saturated for my palette. To each his own; it was the left side of the photo that really bothered me.
Title: Re: The Afterglow at Sedona Lagoon, Manado, Indonesia.
Post by: DarkPenguin on August 27, 2010, 09:30:11 am
Better.  That hard edge on the left still pulls your eye but not so bad.
Title: Re: The Afterglow at Sedona Lagoon, Manado, Indonesia.
Post by: AndyWR on August 27, 2010, 10:08:28 am
Thanks for all the comments