C&C please

[drama]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1045/650813371_4f7c3124b8_b.jpg

I love water textures, which is what I to show here mostly
The balance of land to water does it work ?
C&C welcome

[zmikers]

This could be monitor again, but it looks too dark and not enough pop in the colours, but like I said, it could just be my monitor. I've been having problems calibrating it properly.

[Paradox]

There's not enough pop in the colours because it's black and white zmikers. ;) Also I'd tend to agree that it's a bit too dark/over contrasted. But not a bad shot. :)

[Rooz]

There's not enough pop in the colours because it's black and white zmikers. ;)

lol

can you post the colour version aswell drama if you still have it.

[drama]

Here you go
I cropped out the shore line

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1024/667551913_1f8f9cff8d_b.jpg

[RichNY]

I think I would have left the shoreline and cropped the bottom of the image, perhaps even more than I did here.

[Paradox]

I agree, although the effects on the sea were the main focus, you need a background or everything really blends into one. I think the colour version is a bit better than the black and white however, simply because it's less dark so you get more detail.

[forno]

Needs a touch more sky I reckon, and needs a tad + on the exposure, love the texture of the water as you say:)

[zmikers]

There's not enough pop in the colours because it's black and white zmikers. ;) Also I'd tend to agree that it's a bit too dark/over contrasted. But not a bad shot. :)

LMAO - I had the mid day sun blaring through my widnow which is right behind my monitor. Had troubles seeing what I was looking at! Sorry about that. Very embarrassed now:p

[RichNY]

Needs a touch more sky I reckon)

What it needs is more Cow Bells! (http://www.funnyhub.com/videos/pages/snl-more-cowbell.html)

[Dawoofo]

Drama, I like wave texture too, but I've never been able to "lay down the cowbell" :p with regard to wave texture in any of my images where I was fully satisfied with the results, and I'm not sure why.

I think I like the texture at the bottom of the picture the best, but that's just me...

[JTL]

Drama, I like wave texture too, but I've never been able to "lay down the cowbell" :p with regard to wave texture in any of my images where I was fully satisfied with the results, and I'm not sure why.

I think I like the texture at the bottom of the picture the best, but that's just me...Now, you see, this works...because you've turned the image into an "abstract" where only the texture of the waves mattters. Everything else in the original frame is superfluous as far as involving the viewer in the texture. Good eye and well done...

Taking objects out of context is a great way to get the veiwer to think only about the object. Sometimes context is necessary to understanding an image and sometimes its not. Here's a great example of when its not.

[zmikers]

Now, you see, this works...because you've turned the image into an "abstract" where only the texture of the waves mattters. Everything else in the original frame is superfluous as far as involving the viewer in the texture. Good eye and well done...

Taking objects out of context is a great way to get the veiwer to think only about the object. Sometimes context is necessary to understanding an image and sometimes its not. Here's a great example of when its not.

I agree, I like the cropped version better. It definitely works here!

[drama]

That is an interesting crop idea & those textures look very tempting
Thanks dawofoo :)

Thanks guys for the feedback

[24Peter]

That is an interesting crop idea & those textures look very tempting
Thanks dawofoo :)

Thanks guys for the feedback

I'm a little late to the party on this one since you seem happy. That last crop is indeed a good one if you're going for the texture.

As for your original snap, I'm surprised no one mentioned the old "rule of thirds". Landscapers usually (but not always since its more of a convention than rule) try to position the horizon line (where sky meets land, or in this case, water) either 1/3 from the bottom of the image or 1/3 from the top. That's why your original photo seemed so bottom heavy - your horizon was only about 1/6 from the top.

You might also see landscape images divided into three layers: top sky, middle mountains, bottom lake reflecting mountains. It's the symmetry of the three layers that draws the viewers attention.

Of course, there are great landscape photos where the horizon bisects the image at the mid-way point, so like I said, it's more a convention than a hard 'n fast rule.

[drama]

Thanks 24Peter :)
I broke the rule & wanted feedback on if it works or not
I hadnt thought this shot through, on why I wanted it, the way I did
No great reasons, except that I liked the way it looked on camera

[drama]

Here is a more traditional crop of the scene

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1249/650813457_53600bc2fb_b.jpg

[griptape]

Even that crop just makes me want to say landscape scenes shouldn't be framed as portraits. I think the trouble is that you just don't have a subject. It's not as though it's a picture of the ocean doing something odd, or anything unusual. You might as well splash your hand in a bath tub and take a picture. I'm not trying to sound harsh, I'm just saying you need to pick an actual subject.

[Rooz]

the "subject" is the water texture which is what i think drama was going for. you don't need a traditional subject per se to have a nice photo.

i really like the crop you made dawoofoo.