landscapes Sunrise Fishing

Feedback/Critique would be greatly appreciated, thanks for taking the

time to look. Jake.

Jake this is very good, exposer and light beautiful.

Regards Rod

Boy, if this doesn't take your mind away from the snow nothing will. The colors are gorgeous, did you use a grad ND?

 

I think there are a variety of cropping choices one would have made with this scene. One preference I have is a horizontal one, that would emphasize the silhouette of the person in the upper right which gets a bit lost in this vertical. But that is a nitpick for such a fine image. The only really intrusive element is the outcropping of rock in the upper right corner. I think the picture exhibits a measurable improvement when it is eliminated.

 

But like a good wine, a picture this nice should just be enjoyed rather than debated over endlessly. Thanks for sharing!

From the foreground to the great sky this photo is a winner in every way. If I were to nitpick the rock at the right upper corner is a bit distracting but cropping it out would put the fisherman in a poor position.

Jake, this is a gorgeous image from the foreground to the background. Everything about this photo is perfect. Where is this place?

excelente composicion luz y balance del color. saludos cordiales

Excellent...

It can't get much better than this.

Bravo!

My friend whata nice way of critique n appriciation of image. I must say u also have good eye to evaluate the image. I am impressed.

 

Fully agree with u. haven't check how u rate it but i m gona rate this 7/7.

 

Thanks n Regards

Jake, I don't know whether you are after a real critique or ego stroking. I will assume the former. This shot is a very good example of impossible light which seems to be about as popular as oversaturated colour. I like this shot a lot but not the fact that I see light that I don't think was there. How would rocks glow when the sun is behind a cloud? I would prefer to see a toned down, plausible image.

 

If you don't want to hear this, I'll happily delete the comment and leave you in peace.

I second Jeff's opinion here, although it is obviously a beautiful image.

I'd like to know something - why is it that almost every shore scene with a heavy grad filter, giving unrealistic lighting effects, is drooled over on this site?

Hope no offence taken - none meant!

Hugo

Definately the former Jeff, ego stroking does little to improve my images. And no offence taken Hugo, although it did seem like a complaint/grievance which probably shouldn't be voiced as a 'critique'. I'm totally new to grads and while it may have been over used there is no other way to hold back the sun, although I do think a reverse grad would have been more effective. As for the impossible light, it's there, just exaggerated because of 4 stops of grad and levels adjustment/raw conversion. Attached is an unadjusted RAW conversion, with camera parameters set to 100% neutral (they don't effect a RAW file but do set a starting point for convertors like RSE). Off topic (the sample is purely to show where the light is hitting) the image is underexposed on purpose, just the way I prefer to do things when shooting RAW. I really appreciate your honest opinion Jeff and I agree that I should have left the foreground a bit darker. Never hold back, I've got to learn somehow. Regards, Jake.

Wonderful composition, timing and light Jake, particularly if this is after only 1 year of shooting. Although I agree the dark rock at the top is a minor distraction, I think trying to crop it out makes an alrady long format into an uncomfortably narrow shot, and cropping at the bottom to compensate loses that lovely foreground. You've done a great job preserving detail through most of the shot, although I might concur that the upper half could be 0.5-1 stop brighter for a slightly more natural balance. The adjustments you have made are to me not as unbelievable as alluded to in some of the above comments (and I've spent a bit of time along coasts). Keep up the great work.

Okay, I'm probably the person with the least amount of experience posting a comment so you can take this with a grain of salt but here is my opinion. I think this photo is excellent. Who cares of about the techinical aspects of it or if it looks realistic or unrealistic. It's fabulous. So what's wrong with enhancing it a little. If it makes for a more interesting and pleasing image, then why fuss about digital alterations. This is a new era with new tools, new possibilities. I personally love this photo. One question I do have is the fisherman real or added? Doesn't matter to me but just curious.

My philosophy in general is that I am not interested in recreating the scene, I am interested in creating an amotional imprint. So the recreation of the exact colors is moot for me. As a record of a scene, one's memory fades over time and the details are lost. What persists is the emotional residuals and ultimately that is my objective.

 

I would agree that grad NDs are a tad cliche but cliche or not, the results matter and I think that this is quite well done.

Great title and subtle detail to an otherwise (just) good photo :) At first I couldn't understand the title. I had to 'fish' for the fisherman, but once I found him, it made all the difference. Nicely done, Jake!

Best regards from Kenya,

Mark Anthony Kathurima

I?m just a hack at photography so far so I?ll add my philosophical opinions based on being an accomplished musical artist. Personally I think the line between accurately representing a scene in photography and creating an artistic image, are defined best by the context required of the piece; which in a forum, is vague at best. Is this intended as a natural representation of the scene or an indulgence into creative licence?.

As creative licence I?m with Richard Dong, Jake?s image took me somewhere, as a natural representation I?d also be poking and pondering upon its purity, but that would be a whole lot less fun than becoming lost in this pictures emotive properties.

I?ve enjoyed this image and contemplating the variance of opinions posted in relation to it.

 

 

Excellent landscape, magnificent composition, great light and texture on the ground.

Perfect .congrajulations and best regards.