River Scene

Looking for some critique on this one. Mainly curious about what others think about the composition. specifically, what do you think about the angle where the trees meet the sky?

(btw, I've since cloned out the leaves in the upper right of the photo)

thanks,

ryan

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I was going to mention those three leaves in the upper right.

Looks good from here, but I don't see anything about the angle on the tree line than needs a comment.

I think the lighting is interesting, and I like the colors in the foliage. The water bothers me a bit in that it looks too fast. Perhaps a faster shutter speed would make it look more natural.

thank you for the feedback.

ryan

The colors are vibrant. It looks like a nice place.

The big rock bothers me. I find myself wanting to peer around it to see what's downstream.

joedlh wrote in post #5604819
The big rock bothers me. I find myself wanting to peer around it to see what's downstream.

I like when photos do that

LeuceDeuce wrote in post #5605137
I like when photos do that

I do as well.but this rock is really huge.it almost blocks the entire side?

Flo wrote in post #5605160
I do as well.but this rock is really huge.it almost blocks the entire side?

really?

so you don't like the composition? what might you have done differently?

ryan

If I were to pick out something in the image that I would change it would be the lighting. The high noon sun has created some pretty high contrast that I would tame a little.

Here is what I did to even out the lighting a bit (lighting and contrast adjustments using Nik Vivesa):

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RAPhotography wrote in post #5605246
really?

so you don't like the composition? what might you have done differently?

ryan

Just me Ryan.no biggie.I like to see where the river meanders to .

LeuceDeuce wrote in post #5605348
If I were to pick out something in the image that I would change it would be the lighting. The high noon sun has created some pretty high contrast that I would tame a little.

Here is what I did to even out the lighting a bit (lighting and contrast adjustments using Nik Vivesa):

hmmmm . . . I kinda liked the splotches of light because I thought it added a touch of interest. I really like the way you mellowed them out though. I think it improved the shot quite a bit.

thanks for the comments everyone.

ryan

Looking back over all the comments, I have to say that I think Flo and joedlh have a good point in regards to the view upstream. It would probably better fit the classic composition to have the viewer be able see a lot more of the river (assuming that it is possible).