My first whipping and first post

[iSpark]

Taken on a very foggy morning at a pier.
Any suggestions on improving it?
Thanks

[Richard]

Taken on a very foggy morning at a pier.
Any suggestions on improving it?
Thanks
Hi, iSpark, and welcome to Dgrin. :clap Very nice pic, but there is something that bothers me about it a bit. It looks like you may have sharpened the figure a bit too much, which defeats the foggy mood and makes the shot look somewhat artificial. I also think the composition could be improved by cropping out the rightmost pillar, which would give a stronger diagonal movement.

Just my .02 €. :D Looking forward to seeing more of your work.

Cheers,

[wholenewlight]

I'll agree with Richard

The ratio of sharpness between the foreground / subject and the background looks a little odd. My first thought was that the subject looked like it had been "PS masked" and the "fog" looked "photoshop created".

That being said, I do think the shot has good value. It certainly caught my eye. I like the tonal quality of the shot and composition.

[iSpark]

Thank you for the welcome.
I see your point, I think I did the sharpening a bit to much. Worked it again, and it does have a smoother overall apearence.

on the pillar, if I crop that out, should I move in more on the boy? Other than contrast/brightness, sharpening and resize, that is all I did to it.

and thanks again for the c&c

[DavidTO]

Interesting comments. I played with the image a bit to see what was bothering me...and I actually liked it with a touch more contrast, which defeats the foggy look even more. I kinda liked the fog being out there and the boy being isolated in sharpness. You also might try cropping the right side of the frame a touch.

I really like the feel of the shot, and I find his posture, mid-stride, just a touch odd, but you can only control so much, eh?

How'd it look in color?

[ultravox]

Yes, you do or at least your photo sparks.:D
I do agree with the above sugestion of cropping the rightmost pillar. It's way to dark and of a different orientation.
Overall, the photo is GREAT, but if you can improve it , go for it. It's a keeper.
:thumb

[iSpark]

How'd it look in color?

This one was shot in B/W

I do have some other shots in color, I'll post next week. Unless I start a new thread in another section?

And thanks again for the c&c

[Steve Cavigliano]

Love the mood this could convey. I agree with all that has already been posted. Crop more off the right, unsharpen the foreground and bump the contrast (curves).

I like it as a B&W (good thing since there's no color version...lol), but the difference in the foreground and backround sharpness made the original look tpp fake/phony.

I bet your next edit looks much nicer :clap


Good work,

Steve

[oldbmw]

I like the difference in sharpness, and I agree with cropping some of the right hand side off. Not sure what you were doing when you took it but maybe kneeling down or getting lower would have given you a little better perspective.

Normally I don't like not having a face in the shot, but something grabs me about this one.

Exposure is great. Adding contrast will take away some of the fog effect, but maybe burning some of the piers slightly will make them stand out a little more and not take away to much of the fog.

[ultravox]

Hi oldbmw, welcome.
Pls.excuse me but it's old news.
check this out http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=20074&page=6
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