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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: Chris Calohan on August 17, 2013, 11:53:30 pm

Title: Morning Light, False Bay, WA
Post by: Chris Calohan on August 17, 2013, 11:53:30 pm

(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5541/9535858446_56e7c32fd9_o.jpg)

Title: Re: Morning Light, False Bay, WA
Post by: Harald L on August 18, 2013, 04:03:28 am

For me it lacks a little bit of atmosphere. Maybe you were a few minutes too late to catch the very precious moment when the sun even starts to paint the gray of the dawn. I would consider to darken the lower half by graduated-masked curves until the stones and the goose (?) become more prominent.

I dared to roughly dodge your picture just to show what I mean.

Harald

Title: Re: Morning Light, False Bay, WA
Post by: Chris Calohan on August 18, 2013, 11:28:41 am

Hmmm, sorta-kinda-maybe more like this:

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7342/9539448846_c55124ae8f_o.jpg)

Title: Re: Morning Light, False Bay, WA
Post by: Harald L on August 18, 2013, 11:43:14 am

Good idea, already thought about a cr**. But I wouldn't miss the goose and a little bit of the water.

Title: Re: Morning Light, False Bay, WA
Post by: David Eckels on August 21, 2013, 06:03:48 pm

I quite liked the OP, Chris. If I were working it, and I'm not, I might darken the lower left to kind of center and draw your eye past the goose and up into that terrific light and mist in the trees. I can't tell with this size, but I might also play with adding a touch of contrast or clarity at places here and there in the trees. I bet you had a great time.