hayeska33

Personally, I think this is excellent. I like your choice in a slightly longer exposure (somewhere around a second, I'm guessing), and centering the sun. The only thing I might have tried different is getting a little lower for the shot. I think doing that would've created better separation between the main foreground element (the boat) and the bridge in the background. As well, that might have offered a different and unique point of view. It sounds like you were already dealing with a lot of challenges, though. 

My eye is immediately drawn to the motion in the clouds. I follow the action of the clouds back to the part of the image where they're calmest, then down to the boat (which seems like the subject). The line of boats intersecting the subject leads me back to the mountains, across the bridge, and out of the image to the right. For me, this image works better without the line of boats in the background, although they do add a little more perspective. As well, it's not exactly practical to swim out there and get a line of boats out of your frame. 

I'm a hobbyist photographer, and don't have a ton of experience. That isn't intended to negate my own critique, only to provide you a little more perspective on it. 

Great work!

In this image, I tried to use B+W to focus more attention on the

composition. Regarding composition, I focused on getting clear separation

between the elements, and using them to create a circle. I think the eye is

immediately drawn to the crane, the follows the rocks around the edge of

the image, with a very brief exploration of the center. As such, I think the

eye gets somewhat lost in the photo, and this may not be a particularly

good one for the portfolio. But, what do you think?

In this scene, I tried to capture the intensity of the impending storm. All

critiques are welcome. Thanks.