Paddleboard Sunset

[MB1]

It didn't hurt that there was a bit of a brush fire smoking up the sky.

[GB1]

This mostly works for me MB. Great color and her overall position of rowing is interesting to me. Good person to environment ratio too. It seems to be a little sharper than your previous posts on this setting. Can't help but wonder what the b&W would look like too.

gb

[MB1]

This mostly works for me MB. Great color and her overall position of rowing is interesting to me. Good person to environment ratio too. It seems to be a little sharper than your previous posts on this setting. Can't help but wonder what the b&W would look like too.

gb

I didn't think B&W would do because the colors are so great but you know what?

It isn't bad at all.....

Who knew?

[GB1]

Yes, not bad at all. Converting to black and white lets one evaluate the shapes more impartially. The only thing I think I'd do w/ the B&W version is crop in a little. Also, on this screen, it seems a little softer. I would try seeing how much sharpening you can apply before it hits the artifact limit (I looked at this post last night on my smart phone).

G

[Don Schaeffer]

Beautiful color, nicely composed.

[SmartWombat]

mmmmmmmmmm nice.
The colour one especially, I can't see a reason to use B&W in a beautiful display like that.
I nearly tagged it as a contender for sports potw then realised it is in the wrong forum.

I might crop it from the right, see that break in the colour of the horizon cloud?
I'd crop to there becuase it puts the wake from the board in the corner, a good place for that strong diagonal line, and then it recomposes slightly more to the golden ratio - not totally, not a must be on the thirds thing, but it is an additional side effect from adding in that diagonal element coming from the corner.

[MB1]

mmmmmmmmmm nice.
The colour one especially, I can't see a reason to use B&W in a beautiful display like that.
I nearly tagged it as a contender for sports potw then realised it is in the wrong forum.

I might crop it from the right, see that break in the colour of the horizon cloud?
I'd crop to there becuase it puts the wake from the board in the corner, a good place for that strong diagonal line, and then it recomposes slightly more to the golden ratio - not totally, not a must be on the thirds thing, but it is an additional side effect from adding in that diagonal element coming from the corner.

You got it!

BTW, I've got a better set for the sports forum.

[JudyKay]

I am new here and to photography, so I can't really speak to composition, but I can tell you about the emotions it evokes. The calmness of the water is contrasted by the vivid, vibrant colors of the sky, and I feel drawn into the picture with the paddle boarder. In fact, if I listen close enough I can almost hear the strokes of the paddle rippling through the water!

Nice job!