Sunset at Lake Superior

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 30, 2013216 views3 comments

Here is another shot from my trip to Lake Superior. I realize I tend
to keep my images a little dark and was wondering what you think
about the foreground in this shot, is it to dark or does it match
the sunset?

Nikon D7000
ISO 100
f/18 @ 1/5 sec.
15mm
Thanks for previous comments.
All critiques and comments welcome.

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on August 31, 2013 at 12:21 PM

I don't know that it's a matter of this being too dark, but I would recommending dialing back quite a bit on the contrast (and possibly saturation). Compositionally, I like how the shoreline creates a nice diagonal that intersects an abstract diagonal created by the higlights from the sun to the glow in the foreground.

Registered on May 28, 2004, 114 Posts, 2890 Comments

Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on August 31, 2013 at 7:24 PM

I agree with Brian's observations on this one, Gerald. You might also try to pull more detail out of the darks, but I don't know if that would be possible without creating noise. You might consider a crop from the left that would eliminate some of dark areas.

--P

Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Reid on September 2, 2013 at 9:26 AM

I agree with Brian's comments especially in the saturation. I like your compand the light on the foreground rocks.

Registered on January 27, 2013, 65 Posts, 2460 Comments