arperry Loc: Miami/Florida

I would be proud to hang this photo in my home, as it is, and please do not remove the boat. The atmosphere is enhanced by its presence. It reminds me of all the commercial fishing boats that depart every evening from Black Point Marina close to my home. Very well composed.

rbest77701

I agree with repleo, DO NOT remove the boat! IMHO that is what the whole scene is about. I too would try cropping and see what it looks like. I don't think all the sea in the foreground is doing much for the image and I think you could crop out some of the dark clouds at the top, not all of them, but some. Maybe try a 3:1 crop, which might be too much, or the 16:9 crop and see how you like it. I think it's a great shot and would look really cool cropped into a pano image. I would just play around with crops and see what does and doesn't work for you.

hookedupin2005 Loc: Northwestern New Mexico

If you got rid of the boat, it would be just.............a picture. As it is right now, it tells a story. Well done.

rbest77701

I forgot in my original post. I think it would look great on metal. I have had a few done on metal by different vendors. Artbeat Studios is running a 30% off sale on HD Metal prints right now. I have never used them but am tempted to try. The samples I've seen online look fantastic. https://www.artbeatstudios.com/metal-prints

fotofinish

Great image...if I were going to change...I would play around with cropping to get closer to the boat and eliminate a bit of water from the bottom and clouds from the right. A definite keeper.

TH Loc: minnesota

I would blow it up much larger. Look at Turner's seascapes. Crop in about 40% on the right side and maybe 12% on the right side. Crop the clouds on top down toward the bright sunlight. Leave off much of the dark clouds. Crop much of the sea under the boat. The boat and birds and the sunlight are the focal points. It is a great shot. What I suggest may not work, but I would try it and see what it looks like.

Good job,

TH

cheineck Loc: Hobe Sound, FL

PLEASE do NOT remove the boat! It's an important part of the composition. Otherwise it's just a nice image of clouds.

JFCoupe Loc: Kent, Washington

My only suggestion would be to selectively do a slight edit to lighten the darkest areas of the clouds. Again, just a slight edit.

Also, I have ordered several metal prints from Bay Photo and they have been excellent. At the time, the first order had a nice discount offer as well.

DanielB Loc: San Diego, Ca

First - love the photo. The only thing I could see that stood out (could be the download compression that did this) is that there is quite a bit of noise specially in the low tones. Check this on the original and if it's there I'd just do some noise reduction before printing. As far as metal prints, I do allot of them, I use Bay Photo Labs based out of Santa Cruz, CA. They are one of the best labs in the country as far as I'm concerned. You can download their Bay ROES application online, it's free, and order anything in their catalogue including metals and glass. The images attached are my photo's that hang in my office. The cell phone photo's don't do them justice but they are printed on aluminum and come float mounted as seen in the profile photo. They are almost 3D when printed in High Gloss.

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Jeff Clark Loc: Orangeburg, SC

Hi Mr. Fish Bones,
I really don't know what your looking for as far as advice on your print. I down loaded the image agree with the comments from others about your water line being slightly off. Easily corrected with placing a grid over it in post. Cropping the image might not be what you want. You can tell that you had low light with a high ISO when you took the image. It is a little grainy. The composition is very nice, your subject is eye catching and has plenty of room. If you crop the image any you will bring out the grain and it will be easier to see. The biggest question is how well do you like the image? If you have already used your sharpening tool in post, try pulling it back some. That will help in softening the grainy look. Then if you have your own printers try printing small at first, 8 1/2 x 11, then try 11 x 13, and finally go up to 13 x 19. Try printing first on quality matte paper. Matte tends to hide some grain or imperfections that semi or high gloss might show. Also, try printing again with quality gloss paper. It all is up to you your the artist. If you like what you have hang it. If you like it enough to spend the extra money go for it. Good Luck, happy shooting!

D850 Lover

Spectacular photograph. Well snapped.

CaptainPhoto

I think I would crop out some of the water in the foreground. It's really all about the sky. Just my opinion.

bonjac Loc: Santa Ynez, CA 93460

Have you thought about black and white?

Rich2236 Loc: E. Hampstead, New Hampshire

Well Allen, if it was my picture, I would have it printed on metal, (aluminum.) The result will look 3-dimensional. And the colors will be so vibrant! And yes, i totally recommend hanging it. It is a beautiful image, one that I would be very proud of.
Rich...

ralphfr Loc: Long Island, NY

I agree. The boat is backlit as it should be. If you did brighten it you did it subtly enough so as not to lose the natural and realistic honesty of the scene. Very nice image!