Swamp in the summer

[KimC]

This was taken late afternoon. It was taken with my Nikon D3300 and I had a Tamron 70-300mm f/4-5.6 lens - I don't recall the settings.

[bnnrcn]

Hi Kim. Your settings are recorded while shooting and you can see them with the image software you use. I think the water is too bright ,next time you can try a polarising filter if you have one to reduce the glare

[chauncey]

We have a multitude of swamps in our area and, although I've tried, I cannot approach this man's work...http://www.clydebutcher.com/photographs/1

[bnnrcn]

WOW , great ! Have you also seen the prices Boyer

We have a multitude of swamps in our area and, although I've tried, I cannot approach this man's work...http://www.clydebutcher.com/photographs/1

[chauncey]

My mama told me that to discuss prices is, aah...somewhat crass.

[Otavio]

Hi, Kim. I will offer you some ideas here that you might want to consider. Also, I am including an edit here, with the only purpose to better illustrate the comments, as there is not much that can be done with a small numbers of pixels. As I said on other image of yours (that one of a dragonly), just let me know if you dont like it, and I will remove it. The file you uploaded was only 960 x 640 pixels. You can increase this up to 1600 x 1000 pixels, for better display.

-Your camera was not level. This is usually a bad thing to landscapes but is easily fixed on post processed, though. I applied a 2.3 degrees counterclowise rotation to fix it.
-Time of the day/Light: Always try to shoot landscapes during golden hours (1~1,5h after sunrise and 1~1,5h before sunset). At this time, light is "horizontal" and not "vertical". This completely change your landscapes look, textures, etc. (Although you said that it was shot in the afternoon, I am not sure if during golden hour)
-The colors look a bit "washed"; looks like the day was a clouded one, so I increased contasts and saturation a little.
-Regarding composition, although it is not absolute, usually the centered horizontal line wont work great. Try to use a different approach. There is the rule of thirds for a starting point, but you can sometimes break the rule and find a new composition. Below is the composition I would consider.

I hope the above can be of some help to you. Cheers,

[bnnrcn]

I like the edit eliminating brightest part of the water

[bnnrcn]

Otavio, I like your frames very much. Do you do them with PS ? I concentrate more on editing than frames for the time being because I'm new, but I want to frame my images in the future too. I don't even know if there is a tool for framing in PS although I have learnt quite a lot about layers.

[Shadowman]

I like the original as is, not as a landscape but as a series of tones and lines or perhaps slashes of white.

[Otavio]

Otavio, I like your frames very much. Do you do them with PS ?

No... I use a much simpler and a free software for the frames: IRFANVIEW. I also use Irfanview to downsize my images, as it is really simple to use.

Cheers,

[bnnrcn]

Thanks Otavio

No... I use a much simpler and a free software for the frames: IRFANVIEW. I also use Irfanview to downsize my images, as it is really simple to use.

Cheers,

[KimC]

We have a multitude of swamps in our area and, although I've tried, I cannot approach this man's work...http://www.clydebutcher.com/photographs/1

Wow! Thanks for sharing.

[KimC]

Hi, Kim. I will offer you some ideas here that you might want to consider. Also, I am including an edit here, with the only purpose to better illustrate the comments, as there is not much that can be done with a small numbers of pixels. As I said on other image of yours (that one of a dragonly), just let me know if you dont like it, and I will remove it. The file you uploaded was only 960 x 640 pixels. You can increase this up to 1600 x 1000 pixels, for better display.

-Your camera was not level. This is usually a bad thing to landscapes but is easily fixed on post processed, though. I applied a 2.3 degrees counterclowise rotation to fix it.
-Time of the day/Light: Always try to shoot landscapes during golden hours (1~1,5h after sunrise and 1~1,5h before sunset). At this time, light is "horizontal" and not "vertical". This completely change your landscapes look, textures, etc. (Although you said that it was shot in the afternoon, I am not sure if during golden hour)
-The colors look a bit "washed"; looks like the day was a clouded one, so I increased contasts and saturation a little.
-Regarding composition, although it is not absolute, usually the centered horizontal line wont work great. Try to use a different approach. There is the rule of thirds for a starting point, but you can sometimes break the rule and find a new composition. Below is the composition I would consider.

I hope the above can be of some help to you. Cheers,

Thank you - I find your comments most helpful, and I appreciate that you edit the original, as then I can see exactly what you are referring to. I greatly appreciate your help, and guidance.

[Otavio]

Thank you - I find your comments most helpful, and I appreciate that you edit the original, as then I can see exactly what you are referring to. I greatly appreciate your help, and guidance.

You're welcomed Kim. I am glad that the comments were useful to you. Keep up the good work! Cheers,