Felt like there was something here

I felt like there was something here. My family's reaction was "yawn..."

What do you think? How could I improve it?

Nikon V2 with 18.5mm.

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A tighter crop might help, moving in on that blue object could create some mystery as to where is the owner. The extra sky and water don't add a lot to the image IMO.

the time of day was not helping you ... quite harsh light

I have the same lens and use it with the V1, find it very sharp even wide open, the uploaded image looks somewhat blurry

Thanks for the perspective. It is good to see through someone else's eyes.

The 2:00 pm light was bad, but it's when I was there, it is also representative of what you see floating down that river -- blinding sun, then the darkness of overhanging trees. I didn't notice the blurriness, but I suppose that is accounted for by shooting from a raft going downstream.

Thanks again.

Slow ? did you had it in P mode ? I find my V1 when used in P mode closes the aperture and uses rather slow speeds

instead I try and keep it near f1.8 - with the 18.5 mm - and use higher shooting speeds

It's sorta missing a subject, but I do like how it seems to dead end right into a river/lake? :D Maybe there was a bridge there once(?) And yeah, the image is quite soft.

I also see something here, but like you, I cannot determine what it is.. maybe that big branch up there is acting as imaginary support for the missing suspension bridge?

I just opened up the bigger version and it is WAY soft. Unusably soft.

Maybe something went wrong with the compression. I just checked the file and I was wrong about the lens. I used the 10mm f/2.8 @ f/3.2, I had it on manual with auto ISO and it was at ISO 2300 (way too high for that camera) and 1/3200, which was unnecessary.

I was feeling like Winslow Homer there for a moment on the river.

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Originally Posted by Lava Lamp

I just opened up the bigger version and it is WAY soft. Unusably soft.

Maybe something went wrong with the compression. I just checked the file and I was wrong about the lens. I used the 10mm f/2.8 @ f/3.2, I had it on manual with auto ISO and it was at ISO 2300 (way too high for that camera) and 1/3200, which was unnecessary.

I was feeling like Winslow Homer there for a moment on the river.

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This site does compress images and make them softer, I've confirmed it. But I don't know when it does so... though probably when they reach a certain file size. I also emailed Photo John when he was still here with both an original image and one from the site (which I separately downloaded). He replied that yes, the site does compress, but offered no information as to when.

Especially not good from a photo critique standpoint, eh?