The Shining
- Thread starter lionking
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Hi Andrey,
Welcome to FocalWorld! It's great to see you here.
And a newbie you may be here, but you do have some really sweet water shots in your archive!
I do like the blue/gold contrast here. I like that little bit of pour off next to the gold, and I like the water action. The blown sun I think is the first thing visually the mind thinks about. And since its the sun, sometimes it's fine to let it blow out an area because we know the sun is bright. I wonder though what this same scene looked like either jut as the sun was coming down below the cloud, or just as it was starting to get blocked by the horizon?
Jim
Welcome to FocalWorld! It's great to see you here.
And a newbie you may be here, but you do have some really sweet water shots in your archive!
I do like the blue/gold contrast here. I like that little bit of pour off next to the gold, and I like the water action. The blown sun I think is the first thing visually the mind thinks about. And since its the sun, sometimes it's fine to let it blow out an area because we know the sun is bright.
I wonder though what this same scene looked like either jut as the sun was coming down below the cloud, or just as it was starting to get blocked by the horizon?Jim
AlanLichty
Moderator
Andrey - welcome aboard. I like the reflected sunlight and the water textures.
There are some interesting elements in this image that you might be able enhance by cropping this down a bit. The right hand side of the image doesn't have that much in it and if you brought that edge over to at least the edge of the big cloud in the upper right and maybe crop some of the sky down to the same cloud you can bring the focus of the scene closer to the sunlight and the better parts of the water features.
There are some interesting elements in this image that you might be able enhance by cropping this down a bit. The right hand side of the image doesn't have that much in it and if you brought that edge over to at least the edge of the big cloud in the upper right and maybe crop some of the sky down to the same cloud you can bring the focus of the scene closer to the sunlight and the better parts of the water features.
Zeph
Well-Known Member
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I like it how it is, you've got all kinds of stuff going on with this image. Sure my eye wanders around for something to center on, but the cascade in the center and the foreground reflection, the stop motion wave all keeps me interested. Regardless of what Jim says, a blown out sun is naturally blown out.
I like it how it is, you've got all kinds of stuff going on with this image. Sure my eye wanders around for something to center on, but the cascade in the center and the foreground reflection, the stop motion wave all keeps me interested. Regardless of what Jim says, a blown out sun is naturally blown out.
Welcome to the forum, this is a great shot, I love the whole thing.
Paul Goldman
Member
Wonderful!
Martín el Escocés
Well-Known Member
Great water and lovely sun colour on it!
lionking
Well-Known Member
Thank you Jim!Hi Andrey,
Welcome to FocalWorld! It's great to see you here.
And a newbie you may be here, but you do have some really sweet water shots in your archive!
I do like the blue/gold contrast here. I like that little bit of pour off next to the gold, and I like the water action. The blown sun I think is the first thing visually the mind thinks about. And since its the sun, sometimes it's fine to let it blow out an area because we know the sun is bright.
Jim
And thank you for creating this place, i hear you there, i was busy catching the waves, and missed the moment, unfortunately when it touches the horizon the light changes so quickly it almost impossible to catch good wave and bracket, but now with the new body, i hope to do that.
Thank you!
Hey Alan!
Thank you for your thoughts, will try that.
I like you more man!
;-)
Thank you for your feedback.
Hey Ben!
Thank you very much.
lionking
Well-Known Member
Thank you Ryan!
Thank you Paul.
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Thank you very much Martín!
Bill Swartzwelder
Well-Known Member
Great scene! I love your images, so glad too see you posting here!