marypar4

I would crop the bottom a bit to get the horizon a bit off the center..and pump up the saturation.

very  nice shot..never seen one in person. Beautiful!

Being a wildlife photographer myself..I appreciate the image perhaps more then others..a difficult subject to find never mind capturing it as sharp and clear as this..very very nice.

amazing ..just met alan today at belmar pro..in Nj ..he is here with his son..nice guy..great photo

Cloudy white balance will give you a very warm cast to your pictures. I dont like it myself and use auto white balance instead with a A3 setting to warm up a bit. The picture setting I keep at standard and then post process ln photshop to my liking. I owned the d80 and always turned down the meter to -0.3 or even 0.7 just to keep highlights from blowing out. Love the camera but it just needs differrnt settings to get it right. good Luck

It has a color cast. Google color cast to see how to do this . I have included correction.

This is stunning. Great compositioin and lighting... bravo!

I like the image..but not crazy about the crop. would go up about one inch on bottom..to put the rocks off center of corner and then take some off top maybe 1/2 inch..this bring more focus to the to the ship and rock. as is ..I am not sure what to focus on. I have include crop for you to view..see what you think.

There are some good elements in this picture..and I see what attracted you to this scene..I would  try to get more contrast out of the image..and more satuation. ..and a feeling of something being absent..perhaps a bike..next to the wall would have brought in more interest..and then crop just past door on right next to pipe keeping that door in picture..and take some off the top which does not add to the image....I realize sometimes you get what you get..in terms of what is present..but then move on til you have something which makes us think about this beyond just the scene..as in a bike might suggest someone is in the apt up the stairs and will be returning down those stairs..

Just a brief comment on some of the critiques. I appreciate reading ALL of the critiques..it is a learning process for me..and too bash an opinion seems to be an exercise in frutility.

don't like the nose right behind the rose..if you shoot person at an angle it would be more effect..and still tells the story. good idea

do not like the specular highlight on the bench..othersise a nice image..

What is the subject? I would say the people..not the sky..so get rid of all that sky..and crop just above the building on left..

The big problem here is the exposure..or time of day..lighting is not good..way to dark..you need to return and get some nice golden light on this..like end of day before the sun sets..I see what you were trying to do..but it doesn't work. YOu might try to salvage this picture with high satuation and sharpening..or a filter from one of the add on companies..I have included an attempt...such as it is..keep shooting.

I like it.. only knock would be ..I would like to see catch light in that eye ...would really make this image pop.

try one more time

i may be nit picking here..but this is a spectacular image that could be made artful by a bit of crop and tweak..so very very good as is ..I just  like to take a touch further....thats me.

having troubel with the upload

The blur in forground is very distracting..this is a tricky situation and I see what you were trying to do..but it missed...try the shot again..and stop down the lens a bit.

so sharp..its unreal..beautifuly in focus..There is much going on here..perhaps next time take a shot of just  the bridge..or just the building..take some of the snow out..it is not necessary. You might save it by cropping the snow out of buttom..go up past the stuff on button on left..and make it a long skinny long narrow landcape..its a beautiful spot..but I see no particular point of interest.

I love this image..the lightening is very pleasing..love the way you arranged the pears..the soft light in the back is also very nice..good job with this.

I am a big fan of cropping unnecessary space .I would crop the top of your picture down to the top of her head.or lower.to make for a more dramatic effect..I also feel the shot is too soft..considering your lens..so I am guessing you softened it in photoshop..or you did not stop down lens enough..I like to see eyes nice and sharp which you have done here..and the shadows a very pleasing.

I am not crazy about the color of the candle..perhaps a gold candle would be less harsh..or perhaps a fill flash to bring out the beauty of the flowers..and tone down the light from the candle..This is a difficult lighting situation whcih requires some thought. I am not experienced enough to give any advice on lighting.

I am frustrated by this untouched photo. I have worked on it

extensively with poor results,I would like some advice on whether it

can be salvaged. I like the compostion but the shadows and lack of

detail are unacceptable. Any advice woud be appreciated. I work in

Element 5.0 which has many fine tools comparable to photoshop.

Stunning..perfect shot..

Beautiful shot..I agree with steve, perhaps a touch more detail in the shadows..but an excellent composition . THis is obviously a tough one to get exposure right..with shadows in foreground .. a neutral density filter might have helped. Not sure if one was used here but doesn't look like it.