Photo Discussion
Category: Constructive Critique

California Dreaming

	California Dreaming This is another of my images taken during a storm last Tuesday morning in Huntington Beach Calif. I edited this image using camera raw, NIK HDR Pro2 & Viveza software. F16, 1/200, ISO 320, Lens 28-135mm, Focal 115mm, circular polarizer filter. Arthur Bohlmann

I think there are two too many elements in this one Art. The black and white dog on the left seems like a "outlier" object that compromises the strength of the leading lines and flow of the image.

The fisherman's attention, too, is directed off in an entirely different direction and his fishing pole extends out the edge of the frame. You might try strengthening the composition by cropping this to more of a 4:5 to eliminate him. That may put the end of the pier dangerously close to the right edge of the frame, so I'm not sure this will work.

I think I like the post-processing effects with the few spots of saturated colors.

But overall, I think it might be a stronger, more coherent image than your prior post.

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May 12, 2013

Stephen makes some very good compositional points. However, I'd suggest a different "fix" if you wish to change it. Simply cloning out the dog and fisherman would take care of the issues raised.

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May 13, 2013

	California Dreaming Arthur Bohlmann

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May 13, 2013