[Dan Ayala]

Thanks for your comment @Ian c.

 

[Dan Ayala]

Thanks @tersha and @Tobie

[Dan Ayala]

@bucweeet Thanks for your comments but what you disliked is exactly what I was trying to do. I found the background to be the least interesting part of the photo. I liked the way the light shined on the sea grass (?) and that the scene repeated itself in the near background

[Dan Ayala]

@njkOOO @Tobie – thanks for your comments

[Dan Ayala]

@ Tobie and @bucweeet – I like it too. Thanks

[Dan Ayala]

@Erik Fransman – The rock appearing image is actually the stern of the boat that has broken off.  Thanks for your comments

 

[Dan Ayala]

Dahlia Ambrose – in my mind the primary points I wanted to capture were the sky, boat and pier.  To the left of the boat was just open ocean – not that attractive in my opinion. Thanks for your CC.

[Dan Ayala]

How’s this, Mistisle

 

[Dan Ayala]

Thanks for your comments, Tobie

[Dan Ayala]

Thanks all. I do believe a photo can tel a story throughout the frame and doesn’t have to have a single focus point.

[Dan Ayala]

Thanks for your comment. As you can see, there isn’t much in the sky to see. It was a very blue day, so I showed as little of the sky I could in order to get the reflection.

[Dan Ayala]

Thanks for your comments. I wanted show exactly what Admin mentioned, an adobe type building, the brilliant red vine on the wall, the old farm machine as a hint of the ways things used to be done and the faint mist in the background. I didn’t think any of those things interesting enough to be the main focal point.

[Dan Ayala]

Thanks for your comments. I don’t usually increase saturation but I don’t have the raw file anymore.

My usual process in LR is to lower highlights/shadows and increase blacks and sometimes contrast.

[Dan Ayala]

Tom – thanks for your comments.

[Dan Ayala]

Thanks Irene and Albirder

[Dan Ayala]

Thanks all for your comments

[Dan Ayala]

Tried adding contrast in the sky but then it added noise. The correction may be beyond my capabilities.

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[Dan Ayala]

I like it. You’ve taken a mundane subject and given life to it.

[Dan Ayala]

Well done. I like the leading lines and the fog. The railing on the bottom is a little distracting. Perhaps a tighter crop.

[Dan Ayala]

Thanks Tobie

Thanks for your comments SimonParks. I tried your suggestion but didn’t like the result – it seemed to add more noise. So I tried 2 things: Photo 1 – redownloaded the original LR version in Aurora HDR and reduced the HDR effect & noise.

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Photo 2: Took the original LR and Aurora HDR versions and blended in the sky from the LR version

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What do you think?

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