constructive criticism please

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Permalink Reply by Rob Bixby on January 12, 2009 at 2:29pm

Hi Steve,
There are two minor things I would look at. First, the gentleman in the corner. I would recommend either moving him further into the image, or out completely. This would avoid the question if he was there by accident or not. The other thing, keep your horizon straight. Without a visible horizon, and the main vertical subject having sloped walls, you need to look for something else straight. The roofs will give you a reference. Even a degree of slope will give the viewer a slight feeling of slipping out of the image.
Otherwise, your use of the rocks in the foreground to fill space is nice. Too many people would shift the center down and use a lot of dead space in the sky. Nice shot.
Rob

Permalink Reply by steve taylor on January 13, 2009 at 12:12am

Thanks Rob, I appreciate the advice, this shot was taken, Hand Held (No tripod) and it was rather windy, I'll try harder next time, Cheers, I've only had this camera a couple of months and this is one of my first attempts, any advice on how to take slow shutter speeds in daylight, dop I need an ND filter

Permalink Reply by Flash Buddy on January 16, 2009 at 7:44am

What Rob said. I'd punch it up a bit with some contrast, crop, blur the foreground to lead the eye into the subject.

Permalink Reply by Flash Buddy on January 16, 2009 at 7:53am

Here is my version.

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