Sunrise on the Jetty

[desmo13]

How would of you improved this shot?

[threelions usa]

the foreground is a bit dark and out of focus at least on my monitor.

perhaps crop that bit out ???

i do like the way you have the sea crashing into the jetty, but i think perhaps the sky is a bit blown out ??

just the comments from someone who is just learning though, so take it with the price it cost !!!

[afdlips]

I really like this shot. and i dont think a crop would necessarily benefit. I feel that the foreground could use an exposure boost. other than that its not bad at all.

[jkriminger]

I would take the foreground out to just below that little shadow running across. For me it helps accentuate the lighted spray. Since the background seems to be in focus, the blurry foreground isn't helping isolate the midground...and is just kinda dead..? I like your composition.

[Phyllis]

I would crop some the foreground because it is too dark and not focused too well

[CLKunst]

I agree with J's crop suggestion. Really beautiful shot! Great use of that brilliant morning light.

[GB1]

desmo13 - Excellent question, as I would find this photo easier to critique than to say how to have made it better.

I think zooming in/cropping might be good in that it would remove some of the dark area that seems out of place with the rest of the action (sort of reminds me of Halloween as is - Oh!). I would have concentrated my viewfinder on the wave crash.

The exposure itself seems both dramatic and off at the same time? But not sure if I would add or subtract light - it's really the contrast that's intense here. I might try toning that down and see what you get.

G

[Frank Tuesday]

I would use a bigger fstop, slow the shutter down, and increase the total exposure a bit. This would lighten the jetty a bit, and improve the depth of field, which I find distracting in the foreground. I also think this would help with the water, as I think there are too many drops, and the stopped motion exacerbates this. If you had access to a graduated filter, this could keep the sky from blowing out too much.

[gahspidy]

I think this is very good. i agree with cropping the fg. i would crop just above the blurry horizontal reflection of water into a somewhat pano style crop. I like the backlit water spray and the soft moody morning sky. For me, everything is just right other than too much foreground.
good job

[Gyro]

I love this shot. The colors are amazing, and all that's happening is extremely interesting. I could tell you were in california just because of the jetty... haha. I can understand a small amount of cropping in the foreground, but I wouldn't want you to lose any of the water splashing up against the jetty.

Is this in Newport?

[MB1]

I think what I would have done to improve this shot while shooting would have been to point the camera much higher so there is a lot more sky and the pools of water are at the very bottom of the image. Cropping it now will remove the dark and out of focus area but won't add any sky. I'd also shoot with a split ND filter so the foreground would not be so dark in compared to the sky.

Another sweet thing to do if you had a long telephoto would be to try to close in on the backlit spray.

It looks like a good area to shoot, so go back and fool around some more.

[photoheretic]

very nice, I think it could have used more depth of field and the sky appears a bit blown.

The suggestions about cropping foreground and slowing motion might be good too, for me the above is what immediately noticed and I like the rest as is.

[Tuna]

Very nice image - I agree about the crop at the bottom.

Tuna