Storm on the Salt Flats

[spiraleyes]

Ok folks, let's hear what you have to say about this one:

[Addies Granddaddy]

Jim,
The clouds just seem too blown out, and the overall shot too blue for my liking. Is that the way you intended it? If so, then I stand corrected.
I'm not sure what to make of the bottom shot, either. It doesn't seem that there's a focal point. Perhaps if you'd gotten lower and gotten more of the horizon behind the dog, it would have had a more balanced look to it. JMHO.
John

[spiraleyes]

The "blown out" part is actually the sun, barely shielded by a thin cloud. Yeah, it's super blue, but once I enhanced the sky a little, it was obvious that the picture had been post-processed, so I thought "what the heck, just make it super vivid".

As for the focal point, getting down low is a great idea, I'll try that next time. I shot this at 10mm, so there really isn't a good focal point...

Thanks for your suggestions and critique!

[PrevailingConditions]

I too think that the bright spot in the sky hurts the shot. There is also such a clear split between the sky and ground that they seem unrelated. I'm not sure how you resolve that since that's what the world is like in those areas. I do like the dog in the shot along with the grasses and ground in the bottom half.

PC