Caribbean Reef

One of my favorite types of landscape pictures is practically

anything with the turquoise waters of the ocean. Is this biasing my

photography, or is this a good composition at all?

Without inspiration, your photographs will suffer. So don't feel bad about focusing on a particular subject that inspires and motivates. If you love blue waters, then embrace those compositions and throw yourself into them. But use that theme in a variety of ways, and experiment with compositions and lighting that you haven't, (or others haven't) tried before. Allow your eyes and mind to "see" that familiar theme in new and fresh ways, and beautiful photography will undoubtly follow.

 

 

Mike K.

 

 

I agree with Mike - could not have said it as eloquently. A question I ask myself is what part of the photo is considered the main subject. In this case I think it is the rocks as opposed to the turquoise color. Keep up the good work.

 

Michelle, thanks for looking at my image and leaving a nice comment. I really appreciate anyone taking the time to look and even more so to comment.

You commented on "Well at Bodie"

 

One thing I have found on photo.net is that most received comments are positive. I would really love to see some constructive criticism that would help me improve.

With that said; here are some suggestions:

Choose a subject in your picture and make it prominent. If the rocks are the subject make sure they stand out and are sharp

Or

Use a larger depth of field. This will give the scene more depth.

 

I have taken the liberty to alter your image by cropping and adding contrast. I have attached the image.

 

Your image has both a prominent subject and depth which make for a very nice photo.

Thanks for the comments. I agree 100% about the critiques. I joined so that I could get constructive criticism from other photographers that may have a different perspective, or more experience. A lot of times it seems like the comments are all positive. That doesn't help much. Thanks for taking the time.