Tidal Ripples

Are the ripples enough of a patter to hold their own? Or should there

be something added to the picture to make it stronger. Just a

beginner looking for any suggestions. Thank you.

It's a good question you've asked, and not so easy to answer.... and of course, I'm no expert myself, but certainly willing to give my two cents Canadian :-)

You captured a very strong pattern of the ripples and their shadows. Bottom line is that I like it - the thumbnail certainly intrigued me enough to open up this page.

As for me, I often think in terms of what I call "useful cliches".

One of these is "a little bit of something in a lot of nothing", or "a little bit of one thing in a whole lot of something else."

So my gut reaction is to answer, yes, I would like to see a little something in the photo - maybe a lobster pot float or some other flotsam or jetsam, toy bucket, whatever (I've always wanted to use that term.) ... and I must admit, that I'm not averse to putting something in the scene if I have to :-)

Another useful cliche I tend to use is "diagonal is often better than straight", at least in cases where you don't *have* to keep a straight horizon or edge or whatever. That might work better here, too - sometimes makes for a more dynamic image.

I wouldn't not take the straight photo like this one, just saying that I'd try a few of the variations I mentioned.

So I hope that helps - in any event, looking at your portfolio, you're developing a nice style of your own - just keep taking lots of photos.

Best regards,SteveR