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    Big Thunder Mountain

    Tried to recover this picture with some editing. any suggestions on improvements?

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    Re: Big Thunder Mountain

    Very tough one. Looks very busy. I wish you had another perspective where you isolated the mountain minus the signs, fence, pole, lamp, etc. to answer your question, i think another angle would be neede for htis. or maybe a zoom in to the nice textures of the pointy part of the mountain, that with the sky background could've made for a nice simple shot. hope that helped
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    Re: Big Thunder Mountain

    Thanks, that does help. I am going to try a crop on this one. But, next time i will do my best to remember to keep it simple.
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    Re: Big Thunder Mountain

    Simple is good. And also, when composing you subjects, ask yourself "what's the picture about?" That might help you isolate the important subject matter and decide what to include and not include in the shot.
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    Re: Big Thunder Mountain

    The fence and light post is a distraction. I like the exposure on the sky and Big Thunder.

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    Re: Big Thunder Mountain

    I was standing in the front of the line for this ride. I decided to take a picture of the nice view you see when you are waiting to board the ride. I left the light post and exit signs thinking it would give off that feeling of boarding and exiting the ride. I understand why the light pole would be a distraction and how the picture would benfit from removing all the excess along the bottom as well.
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    Re: Big Thunder Mountain

    Thanks for the help guys! the edit alone looks a lot better. I hope I can put your advise to good use next time I take some photographs.
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