Reflections

[Amy Nelson]

CC very welcome...Have fun with this one!
This photo was taken when I first started taking photography seriously. Really the first one I spent any time with in post production too. It's definitely poorer image quality, it was taken with the Canon EOS Rebel T3i. There were so many beautiful shots that I could have taken that day and missed because I was in a hurry and didn't realize the value of what I was seeing. Blue Meas Reservoir is rarely this calm. I have since learned to slow down. What would you have done differently?

 

[AlanLichty]

Nice scene and very nice reflections. Interesting color tones to the sky just above the horizon.

I am not sure what is lower down in front but I would be inclined to make the water line higher (roughly 2/3 up from the bottom) in the scene and cut out some empty sky. As is with the water line dead center top to bottom leaves it feeling a bit top heavy. I might be inclined to warm the colors up just a bit as well.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Alan has some great suggestions. Also let me add, when you have an image you would like help with, try posting at the critique forum which is a very good place for such posts.

 

[JimFox]

Hey Amy, just glancing quick at this as I made a quick run up to the Great Sand Dunes last night. I will look at this closer when I get back down to Santa Fe to do a little wall painting tonight.

At a quick glance that reflection is sure cool.

 

[Amy Nelson]

Thanks for your views on this image.

 

[JimFox]

Hey Amy,

I am finally able to sit down and look at this on my laptop. I am thinking the best suggestion is as Ben suggested and using the Critique forum. We try to put photos there that could benefit from some hands on suggestions and edits.

If it's all right, the best way to and critique this one is to get a low res copy of the Raw photo using the DNG converter by Adobe. If you go to the Critique forum, at the top you will see a post about Let's Play Guidelines. In it Ben lists out how to make a DNG file, it will allow people to better show you what they are thinking. Then after you can incorporate whatever suggestions that sound good to you.

I will ask Ben to message you so that he can help you with getting started for the first time in the Critique Forum.

Jim

 

[Alisa]

CC very welcome...Have fun with this one!
This photo was taken when I first started taking photography seriously. Really the first one I spent any time with in post production too. It's definitely poorer image quality, it was taken with the Canon EOS Rebel T3i. There were so many beautiful shots that I could have taken that day and missed because I was in a hurry and didn't realize the value of what I was seeing. Blue Meas Reservoir is rarely this calm. I have since learned to slow down. What would you have done differently?View attachment 10511

Love blue Mesa! Awesome reflection.

 

[Amy Nelson]

Hey Amy,

I am finally able to sit down and look at this on my laptop. I am thinking the best suggestion is as Ben suggested and using the Critique forum. We try to put photos there that could benefit from some hands on suggestions and edits.

If it's all right, the best way to and critique this one is to get a low res copy of the Raw photo using the DNG converter by Adobe. If you go to the Critique forum, at the top you will see a post about Let's Play Guidelines. In it Ben lists out how to make a DNG file, it will allow people to better show you what they are thinking. Then after you can incorporate whatever suggestions that sound good to you.

I will ask Ben to message you so that he can help you with getting started for the first time in the Critique Forum.

Jim

That’s ok Jim, this really doesn’t need and further input because unfortunately I will never use this image because of the poor quality. Like I mentioned, this is when I first started out and it’s amazing how much we learn from trial and error. I was just looking back in my archives of pictures and thought to myself if only I had seen this at a different point in my learning time line. At the time I didn’t even realize I should be shooting in RAW.

 

[JimFox]

That’s ok Jim, this really doesn’t need and further input because unfortunately I will never use this image because of the poor quality. Like I mentioned, this is when I first started out and it’s amazing how much we learn from trial and error. I was just looking back in my archives of pictures and thought to myself if only I had seen this at a different point in my learning time line. At the time I didn’t even realize I should be shooting in RAW.

Thanks Amy, I understand where you are coming from. It is fun to sometimes look back at how far we have come. I have done that too and actually came across some a while back that I didn’t even recognize from the way they looked. If it wasn’t that they were on my hard drive I would have sworn they were someone else’s photo!

 

[Josh Rose]

The reflection. Is great.