At the Peak of Diamond Head

All those steps leading to the top paid off.

 

Comments/critique please...

I think this is the best of your Hawaii folder (the red-headed bird a close second). Very nice shot.

Thanks Brandon...

I can't pinpoint it. But this picture doesn't really do it for me. I can see that it was a beautiful scene, but the image doesn't really captivate me.

 

There are aspects that all distract from eachother (sky, ocean,coral,ground/houses).

 

Could this shot have been better if something was isolated? like you zoomed in a bit more on the rocky houses below. Or excluded the sky completely?

 

I often find it hard to pin point what makes a landscape shot interesting, and what doesn't.

 

Can anyone offer inseight?

Thanks Etan. I'm not sure actually... I didn't crop anything out (I used the Nikon 18-70mm DX lens). I can take a stab at isolating parts of it by cropping I guess.