Personally, I would probably have gone for a little less contrast. The shadows under the clouds at the top of the image are quite distracting, while the white glow in the centre is very, very white!
It's hard to say exactly what I'd do, editing-wise, though, without having a chance to play around with the original file...
It's an interesting interpretation of a sunset. I like the golds and yellows, but the image overall, isn't my cup of tea.
When I think of a sunset I think of the sun being on the horizon, or even slightly below the horizon so only the wonderful colors from the sunset show. In this image, the sun is still in the sky and is dominating the image as a huge white ball. Very distracting and my eye keeps going back to the white ball instead of enjoying the rest of the image. I also feel the shot is a bit "tight". Another part of a sunset is the grandeur and a wider angle would show more of that.
Perhaps having waited just a while longer for the sun to be lower on the horizon and shooting a wider angle to get more of the sunset's grandeur into the shot would have worked better. At least for me.Also, if you don't have a wider angle lens, you could try making a panorama of several shots to get the effect.
Looks like it was a spectacular sunset with all the yellows and golds and the cloud cover, but that white ball and the tight composition don't work for me.
Oh, I know what it is...this reminds me of a scene from a film where a large bomb, or nuclear explosion, went off. That's the feeling I get from this one. Not the feeling a setting sun would evoke.
I hope that wasn't too harsh. Not my intent, but this one definitely evokes emotion in the viewer. (Which is always a good thing) :)
@manek43509 it is very distracting i give you that! lol i did deepen the shadows to make sure the post and such were fully silhouetted which probably made those clouds a bit darker.
@mikehamm not harsh at all! i dont mind critique i wish i could have waited for the sunset to get low in this spot, but we were in a hurry and this is the plce we were pickcing up our bale of hay for ours horses. and your right the shot is tight, my lens on my powershot is a wide angled lens, however i had to zoom to crop out the to barns that were on each side giving it that tight look, however i do want to recreate this shot with a better sunset and waiting for those pinks and reds to come in to play! haha and at least it evokes the emotion of a bomb from someone! lol
I think the shot is too tight, as has already been said. i would love to have seen more silhouettes like the barns you speak of. i shoot a LOT of sunsets, and part of the beauty of them is capturing them where they are and making the surroundings part of the work you create. :)
The other thing I would suggest is incorporating the elements you do have in a more 3-dimensional way when possible. The fence in this shot is a nice silhouette, but it's a bit flat to keep shooting this way. Here is an example of a simple sunset with a different perspective of a fence. Not my favorite sunset photo but I liked the extra light from the fence and the perspective.
I would be interested to see what your widest angle would be on your camera for a landscape shot. I know with the smaller cameras it can be difficult to maintain detail with a really wide angle, so I would suggest keeping your aperture between 6-10 when you zoom out during this bright time of day.
@mikehamm@sdpace i did take the photo with the barns in it, but only the sides of them and the silhouettes look flat in them too. one of my favorite photos to take are sunrises and sunsets because i love the beauty of the colors definitely going to try it thought making everything silhouetted. i think i just created a new word! ;)
I really like the colour but there may be a bit too much contrast as suggested. I agree that it may also be a bit too tight. I wonder if the fence was not there if I would prefer it then (not really an editing issue:-) I also wonder if the sun was more contained to the upper left corner and a wider angle giving more landscape to the right of the picture would work, maybe including the barn you mentioned.
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Maybe use some kind of mask, then, to make sure your darkening only applies to the lower half of the photo, and leaves the clouds a little less imposing?
I dont necessarily have a problem with how tight this is but the exposure seems to have been taken from the sky... I would focus or take the exposure reading from the sun which would not have blurred it out so much and made it cleaner
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It's hard to say exactly what I'd do, editing-wise, though, without having a chance to play around with the original file...
When I think of a sunset I think of the sun being on the horizon, or even slightly below the horizon so only the wonderful colors from the sunset show. In this image, the sun is still in the sky and is dominating the image as a huge white ball. Very distracting and my eye keeps going back to the white ball instead of enjoying the rest of the image. I also feel the shot is a bit "tight". Another part of a sunset is the grandeur and a wider angle would show more of that.
Perhaps having waited just a while longer for the sun to be lower on the horizon and shooting a wider angle to get more of the sunset's grandeur into the shot would have worked better. At least for me.Also, if you don't have a wider angle lens, you could try making a panorama of several shots to get the effect.
Looks like it was a spectacular sunset with all the yellows and golds and the cloud cover, but that white ball and the tight composition don't work for me.
Oh, I know what it is...this reminds me of a scene from a film where a large bomb, or nuclear explosion, went off. That's the feeling I get from this one. Not the feeling a setting sun would evoke.
I hope that wasn't too harsh. Not my intent, but this one definitely evokes emotion in the viewer. (Which is always a good thing) :)
@mikehamm not harsh at all! i dont mind critique i wish i could have waited for the sunset to get low in this spot, but we were in a hurry and this is the plce we were pickcing up our bale of hay for ours horses. and your right the shot is tight, my lens on my powershot is a wide angled lens, however i had to zoom to crop out the to barns that were on each side giving it that tight look, however i do want to recreate this shot with a better sunset and waiting for those pinks and reds to come in to play! haha and at least it evokes the emotion of a bomb from someone! lol
The other thing I would suggest is incorporating the elements you do have in a more 3-dimensional way when possible. The fence in this shot is a nice silhouette, but it's a bit flat to keep shooting this way. Here is an example of a simple sunset with a different perspective of a fence. Not my favorite sunset photo but I liked the extra light from the fence and the perspective.
I would be interested to see what your widest angle would be on your camera for a landscape shot. I know with the smaller cameras it can be difficult to maintain detail with a really wide angle, so I would suggest keeping your aperture between 6-10 when you zoom out during this bright time of day.
Maybe use some kind of mask, then, to make sure your darkening only applies to the lower half of the photo, and leaves the clouds a little less imposing?