Two photos from a recent trip to Spain

[willyusa]

Ok, two from my recent trip to Spain... please, input... I'd love to hear some good, tough advice.. I need to learn...

Thanks,



http://coconutpalm.net/Gallery/Photos/small/Boats.jpg


http://coconutpalm.net/Gallery/Photos/small/Hay.jpg

[SWPhotoImaging]

The first one is poster/calendar material. I love the colors, the angle, and the various levels of "sunkenness" of the boats. if I had taken that one, it would be on the wall in my office.

[ssim]

These are both great shots. I wouldn't change anything on them. The second one is my favorite

[manncer]

8)

Very, Very nice

[henkbos]

Very nice shots. Not sure about the big empty corner on the left top of the first one. A tighter crop might help.

[Andy_T]

I like both very much...

In the first one, maybe a different crop might make the photo more interesting.
To me it looks a bit awkward how the boats on the bottom are cropped *nearly* at their outer lines.
I think if you deliberately cropped through the middle of the boats or a little down the quay, it might work even better.

I don't mind the empty space in the left corner.

The second one is just great. I'm not exactly sure if the horizon should be corrected or if it actually adds to the photo. I just love the colours.

Where in Spain were these taken?

Best regards,
Andy

[willyusa]

Thanks to all so far for feedback so far.
I'll try different croppings and see what I can come up with.
Andy, thanks for comments on "horizon", I hadn't thought of that at all, I'll give it a try to see how it looks.

All comments are much appreciated.