anotherview Loc: California

Agree.

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

These are the same adjustments I would have made. Looks good!

Hamltnblue Loc: Springfield PA

Thank You all for the feedback and ideas.
I'll have to read the thread a few more times and get more time down there.

MikeIrby Loc: Phoenixville, PA USA

Hi Ham!
This is how I see his story from your image. I believe it works nicely.

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via the lens Loc: Northern California, near Yosemite NP

Hi Jim,

Well, since you asked…
My first comment is, as I view the image, I am not sure what your subject is: is it the painter, the background, the gazebo? An image needs to have a clear subject for the viewer unless your goal is to keep them guessing. If the painter is your subject you could choose to leave out the gazebo and bring the painter in and up closer. Also, you could lighten up the painter so the eye is drawn to him and if he were closer more detail of him would be available to view. The brown barren patches by the gazebo do not add in a positive way so cutting the gazebo would have cut those barren patches out, too. I’m not sure why a higher f-stop would benefit the image, unless of course, the background was the subject, but then you would need to bring the background in a bit closer so the viewer could actually see it. The image is very green and shows little in the way of highlights, a lot of midtones. An image benefits from having a wide range of tones from dark to light. As for the angle, leaving out the gazebo, you could have asked the painter to step to the other side in order to get a little more of the painting and that painting would most likely have mirrored the background, which would add interest. Hope this helps you.