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Hi Jake,

 

I can't make any constructive criticism because, for what you're doing, it's perfect - Nice composition, nice light, nice balanced exposure, nice photo!

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Beautiful shot, shame about the sky, which looks washed out maybe?

 

I also think it's let down by the lens. Maybe it's the compression, but it looks like it's lacking sharpness. This is why I'm looking at an L series lens.

 

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Thanks for the comments Nathan, Julio and George.

 

George, sky is exposed pretty much as seen, unfortunately there just wasn't muuch colour in the lighter portion of the sky. I could selectively darken that portion of sky but it's probably taking the processing a bit too far IMO.

 

While the 18-55mm is nothing special it's not tooooo bad in terms of sharpness when it's stopped down, usally good around F8-F11. I think this one may very slightly out of focus as I can usually get better foreground results out of it. Distant detail is another matter, there's a lot of seaspray and 8mp really isn't great resolution for landscape stuff. I'd really like a good MF kit before spending money on lenses for the 350D.

 

Thanks again for the constructive feedback too, very much appeciated and I hope I can return the favour in future.

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I would say the fg colours tones were very nice, the slight silky water also good. Can't help much about the sky as we can't control nature so we make the msot out of it. Overall, still a very pleasing seascape.
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Jake,

 

A beautiful image. I like this a lot. Particularly the strong green and rusty tones on the rocks.

 

Just with regard to the sharpness comments, it looks to me like it'd bear a tiny bit more Photoshop sharpening (obviously you have to take care not to go over the top). Before you dash out and buy a new lens, it might be worth a try at small radius unsharp mask, something like 0.3-0.5 radius and 50-150% on top of whatever sharpening you already did, or sharpen a little less at whatever radius you used, then do this, just to bring out a little bit of the fine texture.

 

I realise sharpening is subjective to an extent, so sorry if you've already experimented and got this to where you liked it :)

 

cheers,

John.

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This is a beaut' under the cicumstances. The sky doesn't seem to bother me that much, as there is so much detail and good light in the foreground. Funny, the kit lens IMO is not that bad, better than I expected.

 

Best reards Michael. A nice portfolio indeed.

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