[Jason van Wyk]

interesting pose, nice full frame.

[Jason van Wyk]

the wings forward reminds me of a ballerina dancer throwing her arms forward.

[Jason van Wyk]

I quite like this one too

[Jason van Wyk]

ok guys, i’m getting there

[Jason van Wyk]

[Jason van Wyk]

Hi drat. Yes my wife is trying to make the same point to me. I’m colour blind, so I’m naturally drawn to the overly dramatic looks. But my wife guides me a lot here.

[Jason van Wyk]

Hi Albirder. Yes, I am shooting in RAW. But I wouldn’t be able to move the sun into a better position, so alas will revisit the spot and redo the photo (what an excellent excuse to get out there:) I’ve just subscribed to adobes creative suite deal for light room and Photoshop, so am still reading a lot and watching a lot of YouTube “how to videos” and all I can say is WOW there’s a lot out there, but all the good stuff I’m getting is right here from LS. so I’m really glad to be here.

[Jason van Wyk]

Hi Guys. Your feed back has been really helpful. I’m going to try recue this photo as much as possible, but i think the only real solution is to go back and retake the photo. this forum has really been great in opening up my eyes to things I really wasn’t aware of before. Please keep the tips and pointers coming.

[Jason van Wyk]

Thanks Albirder, Your critique is really really helpful. I’ll try the adjustments and repost here again

[Jason van Wyk]

yes, I used the graduated filter in Photoshop to darken the exposure. – I think I over did it a bit didn’t I?

[Jason van Wyk]

a Real classic – love it

[Jason van Wyk]

Good composition – works good with the text “classical”

[Jason van Wyk]

Great fish eye – could you try and fix the blow-out?

[Jason van Wyk]

https://flic.kr/p/zLr4yU

Thanks guys, this looks better.
What about the little yellow thingy sticking up bottom centre left?

[Jason van Wyk]

Thanks Rob. Yes i was wondering about that

[Jason van Wyk]

Thanks for the tip – I’ll definately try it as soon as i get home

[Jason van Wyk]

Thanks Irene. I didnt even see the dirt spots.

[Jason van Wyk]

Hi Irene. I am curious too.

[Jason van Wyk]

The sky is a bit overexposed.
I agree with others;
1. Use a tripod
2. Try HDR
Great composition

[Jason van Wyk]

The dark background shadow really brings out the centre piece.

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