CassidyMariya Loc: New Jersey

What do you think of this image? Is there anything I can do to make it better? Please let me know thank you!

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Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida

This is a lovely image. However, if it were mine, I would crop off the bottom. I would get rid of the rocks and rail. If you are comfortable cloning, you could crop just above the rail and then get rid of the sign and post. That would leave a little more of the water. If not, you could crop just over the sign and post. I would probably add just a touch more contrast, but not much.

I just tried those changes and I liked it but it needs to be what you want it to be.

John N Loc: HP14 3QF Stokenchurch, UK

I would go along with Cwilson341. I also feel that the image is not level. Maybe a little lens distortion.

I had a quick play with it in PSPro2020. I cropped the quayside and posts and levelled it to what seemed best for me. Then used the curves tool to get a bit more beef in the sky and the hue map set at -15% to punch up the red in the sky. I don't know what other editors call these functions.

A picture says a thousand words, so I hope you don't mind my version of your image.

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CassidyMariya Loc: New Jersey

No I don’t mind at all I appreciate it actually. Thank you

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

Beautiful image! One thing you might consider is cropping out some of the foreground.

NJFrank Loc: New Jersey

As mentioned by others crop the bottom to get rid of the gravel rail and signs. I like John’s idea, but perhaps not as intense.

Rab-Eye Loc: Indiana

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John N Loc: HP14 3QF Stokenchurch, UK

Always good to have a second eye, and I'd agree - it is a bit intense, particularly right hand side just above the quayside. Might have another go later.

NJFrank Loc: New Jersey

Welcome to my world. I have a tendency of going too far with the sliders.

captivecookie Loc: Washington state

Carol nailed it on her first try. She's a genius like that. And you've produced a brilliant photograph (after the crop).

SalvageDiver Loc: Huntington Beach CA

Cassidy, here is just another opinion for you. First, this is one of the best pictures you've posted so far. To improve it I think it just needs a little cropping and tweeking.

The foreground doesn't add much to your composition. As others have said, I would crop the foreground but just above the posts, but no further. Then, you see that the sky becomes the most dominant part of the image. If that's you emphasis, then no more cropping. I felt that there was too much sky, so I cropped some of it out. This had the effect of creating more of a landscape/pano than a portrait oriented image. Since the sky was still a significant part of the image, I brought out more of the reds and increased the contrast. This left a flat foreground, so I felt that increasing the reds in the homes and foreground complemented the sky. This just color graded and brightened the rest of the image to match the color cast of the sky. Then the brightly lit home on the right became too bright, so I reduced the brightness and saturation until I felt it matched the rest of the scene.

Hope this helps
Mike

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ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

I think all the comments you received are spot on. I like the edits that were posted to give you a visual of what is being said. SalvageDiver hit the nail on the head. This IS probably the best photo you have posted. It has impact without being overwhelming. Keep up the good work and keep listening to the talented folks here. You are getting better every day.