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I like this version much better.
Lightening the foreground allows me to see what it is and make sense of it. Perhaps the V-shape is a little distracting, but much less so than not really understanding what I was seeing. Personally, I don’t mind the V-shape that much. In any event, I think that a 1:1 or vertical crop would be better than cropping up from the bottom.
I don’t mind the HDR effect. I think it works quite well in the sky. If anything, the foreground is the problem. It seems a bit over-saturated. I like the brightness, but maybe a little less color.
This particular foreground is distracting. It looks like a composite (i.e., fake). I’m not sure I can even tell what it is at this size.
Also, I would add more contrast / drama / detail to the clouds.
Keeping in mind that this is The Shark Tank, and we’re only supposed to have negative comments …
The shot is a little too snapshot-y. The mushroom needs more attention. Consider the following:
* sharpen / add contrast to the mushroom
* more bokeh or blur to separate the mushroom from the background
* more green and less brown in the background
* eliminate the twig on the left and the stem on the right of the mushroom (and the leaf at bottom left)Yes or no? No. I don’t think it improves the shot. If you made the spokes the tone of the wheel, and made the wheel a little darker (or perhaps just make the spokes darker than the wheel), I think it would be a stronger image.
As I see the image, it’s about the storm. Therefore, I’d rather see more detail in the clouds and don’t mind the foreground being lost.
The shadows are too dark. If changing the time of day you shoot the scene doesn’t help (or can’t be done), then I would bring up the shadows. Overexposure or exposure bracketing / HDR might help.
Compositionally, I like the idea of two waterfalls, but you’re not getting two waterfalls. You’re getting two halves. If you got closer, you might be able to get both. You might lose the stream, but it might be worth it. Moving in might also eliminate the dark shadows.
The image seems a little flat — maybe it’s just the colors of the butterfly. Maybe try adding a little more contrast?
It would be great for the flower if the background were more green (or if you could make it so, in post-processing).
The flash has got to go … somewhere else. Not only does it create a harsh shadow on the column, but it also creates very unflattering shadows on her face. You should move the flash above the model — ideally in front of her, although that looks like it may be difficult in this case.
Apparently, no positive comments are permitted, so …
The crop seems haphazard rather than planned. Also, the exposure is a bit off: the light on the left side of your body is too bright.
The harsh shadows inside the dress could be lightened. Also, either a tighter crop or a wider crop horizontally, because that last horse leg is teasing me, as is the flowing dress.
I agree with the comments on cropping. In addition, there’s something slightly off in the tones. The post looks a little unnatural. Too red? Too crunchy? I can’t be sure.
I think I like the B&W version best. I don’t think the ground and the sky work very well together, so eliminating the color helps. The tonal contrast in the B&W version works nicely. Also, I like the extra room to the left of the pump; the first two images were too crowded on the left. I would probably add a little more room. Finally, it would be great if you could get more detail out of the clouds.
I agree that the first photo is better. How about something in between the two extremes?
But … why the vignette on the bottom left? It’s distracting. It looks like you cropped the photo to eliminate the vignetting in the other three corners, but not this one.
Also, it would be great if the bird’s head didn’t blend into the sky.
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At first, I thought the tree branch on the top right was distracting, but it really adds to the image. Perhaps, though, it should be a little less bright. I am not especially fond of the partial building on the left, but it’s not bad. Perhaps a little less dark, so as to draw less attention.
However, I think the ground is too bright. It draws too much attention away from everything else. The clouds should be the brightest thing in the image.
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@mc-fowler: Thanks again. I’ve never done anything high key, but I would be interested in doing so. I should give it a try!
White is a much better choice than color, but perhaps a little less bright white. I don’t know if a slight cream or gray would be better. But this is much improved. It even makes the subject feel a little less unclear than I suggested in an earlier iteration.
However, I agree that a wider shot, with more foreground and a smaller barn, might be an improvement. I’d also like to see more detail in the yellow fields — although it might be there and I just can’t tell with a low-resolution shot.
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