The Boat... Edits & Opinions welcomed (Page 4): #2, I like the wake , the tilt of the boat, fix the horizon and take a second look, Bob.

bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY

flashbackwithtisha wrote:

I am working on a retirement gift for my father-n-law. I plan to take one of these images and transfer it to a large piece of wood. Just curious which one you would use and feel free to edit and show your vision. Be creative! I am about to start editing them all. My vision is more rustic, almost painted on the wood and sanded away. All of the images were taken with 50mm 1.4 at f/9 ISO100 A 1/500
Thanks in advance for your input!

#2, I like the wake , the tilt of the boat, fix the horizon and take a second look, Bob.

Shaka Loc: Brisbane, Australia

# 1 is the go in my honest opinion/

jjestar Loc: Savannah GA

#2 for me spent 2 min ajusting

Crewman Loc: Fleetwood, Fylde, Lancashire, UK

All 3 of your pics are good and will be improved with a little cropping and colour adjustment. I am intrigued as to how you are going to transfer your finished picture onto a piece of wood !

VINNIE_B Loc: Ukiah, Ca.

Thanks for the reminder :-D

Gary521 Loc: Colorado

If you are looking for a critique, the next time you shoot a picture like this, place the boat so that it is not in the center of the picture. Use the rule of thirds. Allow the boat to have something to travel into. For example, the boat in #2 is about to nose into the edge of the picture. If the boat weas on the right of the frame, it would look like it was going somewhere and have room to get there. However, the shots are nice and clear with nice color and light. Just a thought.

bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY

Gary521 wrote:

If you are looking for a critique, the next time you shoot a picture like this, place the boat so that it is not in the center of the picture. Use the rule of thirds. Allow the boat to have something to travel into. For example, the boat in #2 is about to nose into the edge of the picture. If the boat weas on the right of the frame, it would look like it was going somewhere and have room to get there. However, the shots are nice and clear with nice color and light. Just a thought.

Perhaps a little constructive cropping, reduce sky and the right side, that would give the boat a shift to the right and someplace to go in the frame

mgstrawn Loc: Atlanta, GA

Jay Pat wrote:

I vote for #1. But zoom in similar to #2.
Pat

I agree with Jay Pat. What a great idea!

flashbackwithtisha Loc: GA

Gary521 wrote:

If you are looking for a critique, the next time you shoot a picture like this, place the boat so that it is not in the center of the picture. Use the rule of thirds. Allow the boat to have something to travel into. For example, the boat in #2 is about to nose into the edge of the picture. If the boat weas on the right of the frame, it would look like it was going somewhere and have room to get there. However, the shots are nice and clear with nice color and light. Just a thought.

Thank you Gary521! I took your advice and adjusted the crop the best I could. What do you think? Not much room to work with because it will be 48X36 piece of wood

flashbackwithtisha Loc: GA

Deejay wrote:

quote=mooseeyes quote=wilsondl2 #1 I would flip... (show quote)

Thank you Mooseeyes! I took your advice and adjusted them as much as I could. Posted them a few comments up. Let me know your thoughts.

flashbackwithtisha Loc: GA

jeryh wrote:

Vote for number two ! Use levels adjustment to darken slightly, and sharpen to 80%.

Thank you jeryh! I really love the action in that picture, but I am disappointed that you can't see the name of the boat.

flashbackwithtisha Loc: GA

Deejaysr2013 wrote:

quote=flashbackwithtisha quote=flashbackwithtish... (show quote)

Thank you so much Deejaysr! I think that is my favorite too!

flashbackwithtisha Loc: GA

[quote=saycheese][quote=flashbackwithtisha]I am working on a retirement gift for my father-n-law. I plan to take one of these images and transfer it to a large piece of wood. Just curious which one you would use and feel free to edit and show your vision. Be creative! I am about to start editing them all. My vision is more rustic, almost painted on the wood and sanded away. All of the images were taken with 50mm 1.4 at f/9 ISO100 A 1/500

Thanks in advance for your input![/quote

I like the water action in the second one best.But I 'm sure he will be thrilled with any of them!
Annie[/quote]

Thank you Annie! I totally agree! If only I could see the name of the boat. Disappointing.

flashbackwithtisha Loc: GA

photophly wrote:

quote=flashbackwithtisha quote=flashbackwithtish... (show quote)

Thank you photophly!! I tried to adjust the horizon. Did you notice my recent post and do you think it looks a little better?

flashbackwithtisha Loc: GA

bobmcculloch wrote:

quote=flashbackwithtisha I am working on a retire... (show quote)

Thank you Bob!! I worked a little on the crop, tell me your thoughts. Didn't have a lot of room to work with, do to the size I am cropping it but luckily with the 50mm I had extra space to choose my crop.