I would pull it into Photoshop and add some blending layers and make it pop.

I had a bunch of upload errors.

using black and white as an exercise can be very helpful to get you used to honing in on a subject and focused much more on composition.

Here are a few of mine which are simple, clear, use of the rule of thirds, some also with a clear subject.

The tree in the water shot was taken on a tripod with long exposure to give the…Read more

First question: What is your main subject here? Is is just the scene? otherwise not much there. Maybe go much much wider. I’ve heard it said that a landscape photo should have and foreground, midground and background with a clear subject.

It would be nice to have a subject on the beach in the lower left, maybe a boat,…Read more

1. All underexposed by 1/3 to 2/3 of a stop or more.
2. Avoid harsh light, the brown cookie photo. use a sheet or reflector to create soft light.
3. Adjust your color balance to be consistent. The images are too warm
4. Depth of field looks OK, play with your focus plane some and pick the best ones.
5. bump up your clarity,…Read more

Although way over done on your clarity settings. I would actually like to have seen it pulled back some, not cropped in, and I usually like to go in tight. There is too little space at the top left around the branch.

Also, try and see what it looks like in B&W.

There is nothing wrong with lots of blank or negative space.

Missed you last week.

If you get a chance I’ll bring my laptop to TGD and give you an introduction to Lightroom.

This is three images stitched together automatically (sort of) in Lightroom. First I adjust for lens distortion and then merge the images.

I held off getting photoshop for a year and a half until I…Read more

I suggest losing the filter only when you are going for max sharpness, i.e. in studio on tripod, remote, macro, etc….

My initial thoughts on shooting golfers with an on camera flash (I assume you are moving around with the camera vs a portrait booth).
Get a flash bracket with a sync cord and put a small…Read more

My initial thoughts on shooting golfers with an on camera flash (I assume you are moving around with the camera vs a portrait booth).
Get a flash bracket with a sync cord and put a small…Read more

The SB 700 comes with a case diffuser and two color correction…Read more

I’m not sure if the trees on the right and twig on the left side of the image is perhaps a little bit too distracting.

More of an issue though is the background. I see you pushed the colors some by saturating the image. I think you would get a much better image if you use the brush to de-saturate the background and leave the bird as…Read more

They are trying to compete with the medium format professional cameras such as those from Hasselblad. Those are $45,000 cameras with sensor sizes of 32.9 x 43.8mm that capture just incredible detail and produce 65 MB files…Read more

JonahB was asking about getting sharp images so a lower ISO is a must. I hope I didn’t come across as suggesting always shoot at a low ISO. I regularly shoot up to 1600 ISO or much more; however, I don’t expect to get very sharp…Read more

My sense on the composition is that if feels a little tight and perhaps to pull back some.
Still pull up the shadows a little.

Nice job.

The first one has too much of the foreground missing and you might try boosting the shadows inside the bridge to show more of the timber framing.

The tree in the second shot is just…Read more

I like this. Also; how does it look warmed up just a tad so you still get the cold feel of the blue without over doing it.

Thanks for sharing.

No sepia, no selective color. The light was that flat.

Here is another from the same time. I missed my ferry and was on the causeway waiting for the next one.

This shot was taken on a foggy day with such flat lighting like I have never seen. James River, Virginia

70 mm F/11 1/125 ISO 400