Sunrise shots

I am working hard to improve - composition, exposure and depth of field. This set is a selection of this week's efforts captured while taking time off work to be in the 'golden hour' in my county - your comments and critisisms are welcome and appreciated.

I love the feedback as I am new at this and have lots to learn. Thanks and regards Jeff.

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Great pics, my favorites would the first one and the last couple of shots at the mill. I love that early morning fog sitting low on the water and the log in the foreground of the last pic is a great focal point.

Thank you stormwerks for your kind comments. The irony is I tried to move the log out of the shot, but it was too heavy and then I realised it would be a good focal point and worked to include it.

On composition I should have moved a little more to the left and got it all in and the wall then running to the lower left corner of the shot, but I am always wiser with hindsight, just have to learn to think like this at the location.

I also wish I could have got more interesting skies in all of these, but you cant control the weather and living in Scotland I have realised you need to be up nearly every day to get one goos sky in 10.

Great series. The second shot really stands out for me.

#1!

Great series, hard to pick a favorite. I would like to see a little more detail in the sky too.

#1!

I hope you feel that is was worth your taking time off work to capture these - I do!
Great set.

That numero uno is outstanding!

jeffmurray wrote in post #12317835
On composition I should have moved a little more to the left and got it all in and the wall then running to the lower left corner of the shot, but I am always wiser with hindsight, just have to learn to think like this at the location.

Actually I like that they run out the edge as it provides a place to draw the eye in to the picture. Really great series.

Very impressive series, my favorites are the first two.

great shots

I think the PP on #2 would be great on #1

Thanks CameraBuff, Madwrench, DigitalPixelsStudio, HighPlainsPhotographer​, MadlyAlive, and tom1s for the feedback it is appreciated.

I have added a little more post to #1 although it doesn't process the same as shot 2 - it is more saturated as it was taken with a different lens Canon v. Sigma I guess.

I'll keep trying for that magic sky - looks like I'll just have to get up every day (my wife is complaining already).

All the best

Regards

Jeff