Sunset Silhouette

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This was taken at Sunset Beach in Cape May, NJ early October. Please comment on how it could have been improved. Thanks! Anna P.

[0ptics]

Nice! I really like the colors and the silhouette!

[Greg McCary]

Nice colors and composition. It could use some room at the top, if you cropped it.

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Thanks Greg. Actually this was not cropped from the top so no room for improvement there. But I do appreciate the critique. I'll keep that in mind next opportunitiy.

[Drez]

Nice colors and composition. It could use some room at the top, if you cropped it.

Well framed. Though I would agree with Greg a little extra sky might balance things a hair.

Can't add sky now but perhaps cropping a small bit of the foreground? Seems to make sense in my minds eye at least...

[n8]

Actually...I bet it wouldn't be too hard to add some sky with a little photoshop know how.
My critique would be that it appears to be very soft. I would guess that the af had a hard time with grabbing onto the backlit subject.

[hminx]

Nice mood in this Anna, can post edit if ok with you .

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Pete,

By all means, please edit to your hearts content. I'd be very anxious to see what could be done with this. To me it's all a learning experience. Thanks!

Anna P.

[hminx]

Here is my edit, I extended the area above his head as suggested, cropped a bit of the foreground, shifted the horizon down away from the center of the image, popped the colours a bit and sharpened. I may have overcooked the sharpening a bit but thats a matter of personal taste.....

[hminx]

Definitely overcooked sharpening sry, reviewing it the edges need to be softened a pixel or two.

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Thanks Pete for your rendition. I must say you did a fabulous job! The things you can do to improve a photo in digital photography is just amazing. I really like how you added more sky at the top and also by lowering the horizon. I do agree though that it is a tad oversharpened for my taste. I am not very good at photoshop yet but am learning something new every day. Thanks again!
Anna P.

[GB1]

Not bad .. I like the concept and the colors. I need to try this with a model

G

[baldemort]

its a nice attempt, but the model is a little to full in the frame for me, so maybe try again and back of a touch. nice colours and light, but very noisy shot so maybe a touch more PP or lower ISO.

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Baldemort, I did have a similar photo where the subject was much further away. Is this closer to what you were suggesting?