Great advice group. Thank you all.
lngroller wrote:
Dodge the highlights on the rocks to make them brighter as well see if you like that
I did exactly that. Using the adjustment brush in lightroom, I decreased the exposure on the waves, and increased the exposure (slightly because I didn't want to blow out portions of it). Looks much better.
lngroller wrote:
Hope you don't mind... just a quick edit a bit sloppy but this draws your eyes to the rocks first I believe. Edit; still just a bit to bright on the crest of the front wave... but you get the idea
Yes, I totally agree. thank you so much.
Thank you all for commenting and giving your opinions. I am going to play with the brightness of the crashing waves and see if that takes away from what I perceive is a distraction.
Sirius_one wrote:
A gorgeous series; I particularly like the waves in the first two shots!!!!!
Thank you Sirius_one. I appreciate the kind words. Thanks for stopping by!
I took this shot with a specific purpose in mind. I manually focused on the rocks, and purposely used a narrow DOF (F5.6). I took this shot aperture priority, with the SONY A7II, ISO 640, 184mm, 1/200. My intention was to draw the eye to the rocks. It looked great in camera. When I enlarged it on my computer, the foreground (intentionally not in focus) seems to be a distraction to me. My question--is the blurred foreground a distraction, or does this photo work? Thanks for all of your critiques.
dllphoto wrote:
nice pic I go to Marblehead,Ohio and the Lake sometime look like the Ocean with the waves.so I enjoy your pic alots thank for posting..
Yes I was surprised at the level of waves coming in. It was really beautiful. Thanks for commenting.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
tom1921 wrote:
very nice. no. 3 is my fav
Thank you tom. I appreciate the comment
grillmaster5062 wrote:
Very nice series, great colors and composition.
Thank you grill master. Thanks for stopping by.
rmalarz wrote:
I really like the first two.
--Bob
My favorites as well Bob. Thanks for commenting!
Lake Erie, taken from Presque Isle State Park