FAO: Snapzzz (large image on first page)

How could I make this image better:



It was RAW format before it was uploaded to MobileMe (then converted to JPG by looks) but there was no processing at all. What is 'wrong' with it?

Pablo Escobar wrote:What is 'wrong' with it?

the sun is burning my eyes 8) 8) 8)

seriously Pablo, that is some photo

HDR

Bump ;)

I don't think about photography much these days. It's already a very nice photo.

Maybe reposition to not have the corrugated iron, and modern wire fencing in the foreground. The foreground still needs something, but it should not distract from the view. A graduated filter might have helped. A polarizing filter would not have had so much effect on the sky near the sun, but might have darkened the sky to the right, and helped define the texture of the cloud by taking the glare of it. The sun might have been better positioned on a 1/5, 1/4, or a 1/3 vertical line. The horizon might have been better on a 1/3 horizontal line.

My ideal with this, would have been the horizon on the upper 2/3 line and the sun on the 1/5 vertical line. No real foreground, but make a feature of the cloud texture using a polarizing filter. The cloud would occupy a huge amount of the frame, but would lead the eye to the sun. Use a zoom lens not just to frame a photo, but also to change the perspective.

Tony,
Now, that top one really does hurt my eyes. I wonder where I've put my sun glasses ... :lol:

Ally

Trencher wrote:I don't think about photography much these days. It's already a very nice photo.

Maybe reposition to not have the corrugated iron, and modern wire fencing in the foreground. The foreground still needs something, but it should not distract from the view. A graduated filter might have helped. A polarizing filter would not have had so much effect on the sky near the sun, but might have darkened the sky to the right, and helped define the texture of the cloud by taking the glare of it. The sun might have been better positioned on a 1/5, 1/4, or a 1/3 vertical line. The horizon might have been better on a 1/3 horizontal line.

My ideal with this, would have been the horizon on the upper 2/3 line and the sun on the 1/5 vertical line. No real foreground, but make a feature of the cloud texture using a polarizing filter. The cloud would occupy a huge amount of the frame, but would lead the eye to the sun. Use a zoom lens not just to frame a photo, but also to change the perspective.

Thanks, how about in terms of post photo processing?

Tony, short of changing the colouring as a whole, have you dealt much in sharpening specific aspects or otherwise?