MDB - you've put the gauntlet on the table..let's see 'em!
That is some hell of an excuse...I can't, I'm off to do a cycle tour of Turkmenistan and I'm leaving tonight!
Seriously though, yes, I know.
The Approaching Storm (aka "summer" 2012)
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FWIW, I welcome constructive criticism on all my photos (on any thread). It's something I dabble in to please myself and it can be very difficult to get out of the "I know what I like when I see it" mindset.
After a bit of thought:The Approaching Storm (aka "summer" 2012)
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FWIW, I welcome constructive criticism on all my photos (on any thread). It's something I dabble in to please myself and it can be very difficult to get out of the "I know what I like when I see it" mindset.
It does, thanks.Rule of thirds Jo- basically translates as your image having too much sky in it - if you break up the image into thirds - your horizon line should meet one of those thirds, which yours sort of does but then with so much empty sky with no feature it's too much emptiness. Does that make sense?
After a bit of thought:
Yet again, a big empty sky, the ground is great, but the sky does nothing until the rain at the bottom of it. I'd crop the sky down to around/below 'bumpkin' on your tag line or thereabouts (so as not to foul the rule of thirds, I originally was going to say crop it just above, but then noticed) and/or maybe think of it being more of a panoramic letterbox type format.
I for some reason actually need to see it cropped it first before I can properly decide on these thing. Up until then its just intuition - I often see pictures as being a series of small parts and/or as simply a series of lines you see.
This is merely a suggestion, only do it if you too like the effect it'll give and slag me off if you hate it!
See aboveAfter a bit of thought:
Yet again, a big empty sky, the ground is great, but the sky does nothing until the rain at the bottom of it. I'd crop the sky down to around/below 'bumpkin' on your tag line or thereabouts (so as not to foul the rule of thirds, I originally was going to say crop it just above, but then noticed) and/or maybe think of it being more of a panoramic letterbox type format.
I for some reason actually need to see it cropped it first before I can properly decide on these thing. Up until then its just intuition - I often see pictures as being a series of small parts and/or as simply a series of lines you see.
This is merely a suggestion, only do it if you too like the effect it'll give and slag me off if you hate it!
See above
Don't worry we shall slag you off anyway, especially since you won't be able to read it.