Sunset - 1

[Downrigger]

Great contribution, Binnur. Lovely image. I fooled with Mike's suggestion in the lightbox and think it is produces a good version - it really does ghelp emphasize the great job you did with the foreground.

[bnnrcn]

Thank you Mike. I use lytebox to make an image bigger but I haven't used it for this purpose at all. Careless of me

There is an easier way to quickly see the effect of a crop: Click the image to view it in the Lytebox. Then click and hold while moving the image "past" whatever side of your monitor that you prefer.

[bnnrcn]

Thank you Mark

Great contribution, Binnur. Lovely image. I fooled with Mike's suggestion in the lightbox and think it is produces a good version - it really does ghelp emphasize the great job you did with the foreground.

[bnnrcn]

Here are the crops

1- Mike's suggestion. Thank you Mike , it really works. I cropped more than half of the sky because this way the rocks are more emphasized.






2- A little cropped from bottom

[ajohnw]

Nice idea using the lightbox like that Mike.

I think I agree with your comments re rocks. There is cloud with an end right of centre. Crop just above that and then off the left to move the sun to around a 1/3. Looks best to me then. Not sure why. Suspect it's because as it's bright the sun draws the eye and then the image is appreciated.

It's a sunset or it's rocks? Best way to look at things like that is it a nice shot.. Didn't like the cropped version posted at all.

John
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[bnnrcn]

Thank you for commenting John I uploaded two cropped versions just at the same time as you posted. You can see them above your post. I think it is possible to produce some more cropped versions from this image because there are enough materials in it.

[bnnrcn]

John ( ajohnw), you can feel free to crop the image if you don't like the crops above.

[ajohnw]

I need to leave an image alone for an hour before I make my mind up if I have done the right thing.

Cropped as mentioned, darkened slightly, slight gradient to darken bottom and right borders a little more - the one on the right boarder is too strong or abrupt as I can see a change in the sky which is too sudden..

Idea. Make more use of the light coming onto the rocks and leave them less prominent as I feel they were too bright. The clouds tend to trail off towards the right top corner if cropped like this which I feel can helps a little more..When I look at any shot for PP I usually think in terms of where the weight is. In this case it's finished up nearly on a 1/3 at the left more or less centred vertically. Then is there any added interest in the rest of the shot that can be made use of.



I upsampled and downsized it too. Shots with this much potential need to be bigger. I doubt if 1200px wide causes anyone any problems.

John
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[bnnrcn]

Thank you very much for the explanation John. I like the crop and the edit very much. I will try to do it on my own too

I need to leave an image alone for an hour before I make my mind up if I have done the right thing.

Cropped as mentioned, darkened slightly, slight gradient to darken bottom and right borders a little more - the one on the right boarder is too strong or abrupt as I can see a change in the sky which is too sudden..

Idea. Make more use of the light coming onto the rocks and leave them less prominent as I feel they were too bright. The clouds tend to trail off towards the right top corner if cropped like this which I feel can helps a little more..When I look at any shot for PP I usually think in terms of where the weight is. In this case it's finished up nearly on a 1/3 at the left more or less centred vertically. Then is there any added interest in the rest of the shot that can be made use of.



I upsampled and downsized it too. Shots with this much potential need to be bigger. I doubt if 1200px wide causes anyone any problems.

John
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[Brownbear]

Hi Binnur,

Just to say beautiful image. I like your final crop best (the one alongside Mike's suggested crop which is very nice) only because you captured the sky so beautifully, and it is a gorgeous sky! (with just the right amount beautifully lit rocks in the foreground) (some of the light on the rocks is lost in the other crops and I like the light on the rocks) )

[bnnrcn]

Thank you Christina

Hi Binnur,

Just to say beautiful image. I like your final crop best (the one alongside Mike's suggested crop which is very nice) only because you captured the sky so beautifully, and it is a gorgeous sky! (with just the right amount beautifully lit rocks in the foreground) (some of the light on the rocks is lost in the other crops and I like the light on the rocks) )

[Kyle]

Fantastic shot Binnur! I actually like the non-cropped version the best. The rocks and clouds all add to the mood, in my opinion. The mix of colours is great.