A breezy evening at Eigg

[chorleyjeff]

I like the movement of the water and the gold colour. Maybe crop the gold at the bottom to satisfy the club judge sensibilities.

[kev7d]

This is a very pleasing image to me Jeff.  I really like the subtle colours and the reflection of the low sun on the water is really nice. The rocks add interest and balances the image to my eyes. If you crop the bottom I personally think it loses its quality. 

[chorleyjeff]

Thanks for kind comments. A photo judge said the gold at the bottom was a distraction and should be cropped but I said it echoes colour in the sky. The print is now for sale in the Avante Garden Centre Gallery so any comments about that will be interesting.

[kev7d]

i am no expert Jeff. But my eye balls think this looks best left as is.  

[colinb]

11 hours ago, chorleyjeff said:

 Maybe crop the gold at the bottom to satisfy the club judge sensibilities.

 

???? The gold at the bottom balances the gold at the top. If you do crop surely it will bring the dark rock into the bottom right pulling the eye?  Either way I do like the soft silky feel to the waves.

[Clicker]

Absolutely do not crop the bottom off this image ... At least least not for me ... Agree  with Kev and Colin  . ... For me it makes a huge difference to the image ... Without it .... It is unbalanced and as Colin said, the eye is drawn out to the bottom right rocks .... The light at the bottom feels like the water rolling in on the tide and the eye lifts back up almost ready for the next wave to come in ... As one does when watching waves . Lovely image  as it is ...don't spoil it ... Course  it's just another opinion ... But same as t'other two

[chorleyjeff]

Thanks for comments.

I think it is probably best to trust our own judgements, but unfortunately I have a tendency to hope for approval from judges etc. !!!

[kev7d]

Feedback is feedback. It is important to be considered. But it does not mean you have to agree with it. 

[kev7d]

Coming back for another look Jeff as I think it is really nice. Another observation, is the horizon slightly off the horizontal?

[THELONGMAN]

Lovely picture Jeff, so good to see seascape with a bit of charictor thats not a creamy washed out,

 

Geoff

 

[chorleyjeff]

On 27/11/2016 at 10:38, kev7d said:

Coming back for another look Jeff as I think it is really nice. Another observation, is the horizon slightly off the horizontal?

I thought it was OK when I processed in LR. But perhaps needs revisiting.

The matted and framed print looks OK but that depends on how it was mounted.

[chorleyjeff]

On 27/11/2016 at 21:11, THELONGMAN said:

Lovely picture Jeff, so good to see seascape with a bit of charictor thats not a creamy washed out,

 

Geoff

 

That opens a can of worms !  Some people like pin sharp, some like foggy water and some like in between. I think it is horses for courses.

[fuzzyedges]

I like it as it is a very serene seascape 

If it was mine, for the judge I would put a duck at the bottom and watch him choking on his expertise 

[ChrisLumix]

On 29 November 2016 at 20:04, chorleyjeff said:

That opens a can of worms !  Some people like pin sharp, some like foggy water and some like in between. I think it is horses for courses.

I think you got it (motion blur) just right - "in between". 

[Vaughan]

I like this photo I don't think it needs cropping I would have liked to have seen a bit more sky though

[Clicker]

I imagine  from the angle of the sun on the sea it would have been pretty difficult getting more sky in unless it had crept  behind some cloud cover ... Then of course you' d have lost that beautiful light on the water...   Personally I  love that you have used such an unusual ratio of sky  to water...   But  it's just my opinion... ...