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@grace-galdamez, I really enjoyed looking at your homeschool camp photos!
First, I’d love to hear more about the “homeschool camp”! Is there a homeschool convention in Mexico near you?!
– Parking lot sunset: Great time of day. Love the reflections in the cars. I think a vertical shot, shooting through the space between the rows of cars toward the setting sun would be a more interesting composition, and would maybe remove some of the distractions like the telephone pole and surrounding buildings?
– Boat on lake: Great subject! I really like that the reflections of the people on the boat are NOT merging with the foreground shoreline. This helps keep the subject stand out. I’m curious what this photo would look like in B&W! Maybe cropping the top and left.
– Tree silhouettes: This is my favorite of the 5 you uploaded! The color is so rich and throughout the entire photo. Letting the trees fall into complete shadow is great. No need to see detail in the trees and foreground. It helps the shapes stand out. Depending on what was to the left of the left-most tree, I would have included the entire trunk, so it was more noticeable that there were three distinct trees in the photo, one in the center, and two on either side close to the edges of the photo.
– Wooden bridge: Without a clear subject on the other side of the bridge, it’s hard for me really stay latched on to this photo. Perhaps get lower down and include more of the bridge? Maybe focus on one specific board in the bridge and let the background be blurred out? Or maybe step to the right (or left) to use the top of the railing function as a leading line?
– Moon between trees: Fantastic framing, here! Very creative. Good way to use elements that would naturally be uninteresting to create something that’s fun to look at. I’m not sure if I like the orange glow on the trees. Even though I assume it’s natural, the last rays of light barely still visible, it looks maybe “dirty”? I wonder if it was edited to be more cool, if that would help. Otherwise, really neat photo!