"Is the purple sky too fake"
Seriously? Think you answered your own question! Have you ever seen a sky that colour? I know I havnt.
Its another poor HDR, HDR also does not save a poor composition. The composition is weak to begin with, and the HDR just makes it worse.
This sky looks like something out of fantasy novel, and yes, the composition needs work, HDR or not.
A also got the puple cast on sky..... don't know why.
white balance issues - in yours it should be due to use of fluorescent wb
Thanks a lot night86mare... but i remember all settings are normal. i mean white balance was OK, as my all other shots were ok.
would not choose this view, very very very very very very disorientating and mar fun for composing.
why? because got verticals, and this direction means your horizon is going to fly out of the window, it will look slanted even though it is not, due to horizontal perspective distortion.
the idea of composition is fine, BUT the direction you are facing spoils it all.. so the photo looks "twisted in some way" that most people cannot place
sky colour - in daytime or even at sunset, avoid purple in the sky. when the whole area is darker and the lights come out, then you have license to put a purple sky, and it will work sometimes. there is also the problem of "too much cloud detail" here.. the differentations between each cloud is so distinct that even the human eye would not have been able to see it irl.
that said, at least there is no haloing , which was very very possible here given that the lampposts are sticking into the sky. so work harder on an understanding of composing wide scenes to avoid the problems mentioned.. and keep shooting, cheers.
would not choose this view, very very very very very very disorientating and mar fun for composing.
why? because got verticals, and this direction means your horizon is going to fly out of the window, it will look slanted even though it is not, due to horizontal perspective distortion.
the idea of composition is fine, BUT the direction you are facing spoils it all.. so the photo looks "twisted in some way" that most people cannot place
Hi night86mare, this is a very interesting comment (and perhaps why wildstallion and 0200903C thought of the composition as "weak"). Are you suggesting that if the same lead in were from the left, the perspective would look better? More natural?:think:
Trying to learn here...
if you want to see a good shot from this perspective, you can look at zerodivine's version here; though he has done it in a different way which might not be done again because the works there have been stopped (so no more crane to be framed). note that he also has that disorientating tilt to the left , where this frame can be found inside, but here the viewer's focus is drawn away from it. i do think landscape works better for labrador; reason being the rocks are too big for vertical, or too small. and whatever the case the most interesting you could use for foreground might be a lot of rocks (small ones), or seaweed during low tide. in both, you might as well compose it horizontally to make use of the jetty in the background :dunno:
if the lead-in is from the left, as is common when it comes to shooting labrador park beach.. then yes, your horizon will be straight if you want to include the pillars of the jetty nearest to you.
Culés;3952376 said:Actually, I like the TS's original pic a whole lot better than the pic at the link you give here. I guess everyone's taste varies.
of course.
whatever floats your boat. :dunno: but the ts asked for critique, i gave my view. you're giving yours, with almost zero substantiation except "taste" though. :dunno: :dunno: :dunno: maybe if you elaborated? would certainly help everyone, ts included.
Culés;3952625 said:Jeez, relax dude
Zaren said:1. critiques will not merely be "crap shot!", "nice shot!" or :thumbsup:
2. the critique will include constructive comments/suggestions on how to improve the photo.
3. reasons will be given why the critique giver thinks the shot is good, or why the shot is weak/bad.
4. ppl who post photos for critique must not take offence at any negative comments/critique even if the comments are as brutal as simon cowell's.
5. unless otherwise stated, everyone giving a photo critique here is NOT a pro, NOT an expert, and does NOT have to show anyone their own portfolio to justify that they are worthy of critiquing photos. however, they are interested in learning how to critique better and more constructively, through practice.
some guidelines for those giving photo critiques;
- Framing/Composition (e.g. how appealing/interesting is the pic?)
- Exposure/Tones (e.g. over blown highlights)
- Color/WB
- sharpness
- Post-Process Workflow
- artistic merit