what i am doing wrong ?

[RX350]

tell me what I am doing wrong , something wrong on this shot and dont get it .
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e186/mb200613/Linked%20pics/Ocean-2800.jpg
thanks.

[Naturalist]

i guess this all depends on what you were trying to achieve.

[AirBrontosaurus]

Looks crisp on my monitor. The composition isn't anything to write home about, and the colors aren't very rich, but that's nothing that can't be fixed by photoshop (the colors, anyways).

As said before, what were you trying to achieve? I think the shot has a ton of potential if we have a better idea of what you're going for.

[davidfig]

Could it be more like this? White balance was set to auto.

[cl photos]

I actually like the picture. The softness of it gives a really erie feeling to it.

[Mediation]

I like the first one. Can you put the saturation up a tad bit and post it up again. I want to see if that will give it a bit more pop.

[RX350]

satured one looks bad , it looks over done and rock looks yellow :confused:.
I guess I am asking from this photo to much , it just looks empty.

[CelticRavenVA]

RX350,
Don't get discurraged, it is easy to lose focus on artistic photos like this. While it seems others try and create them with ease, I pound my head for days on the location, and then again at the computer.

Your photo, is what I would call the best of background shots. However what I would suggest isn't a photoshop improvement, it is a focus improvement. Put something or better yet someones in this as a focus... The scene can give a very warm feeling or very cold depending on what you put in there. Personally, I would have called this a test shot and found a friend or model I could have brought back and hand her standing on the pier in very high contrast clothing, brought the camera up closer, and wider angle and then had the model set the mood for the shot.