Badlands NP

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Critique Style Requested: Standard

The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.

Description

This was a sunset shot at the Badlands NP.

Specific Feedback

Does the second mountain on the right make this photo look lopsided?

Technical Details

38mm, 2 sec, F13, ISO 125

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Scott, what a beautiful and soft sunset you captured. The sky colors are gorgeous.

To be honest with you, I had not really noticed it. My eyes were glued to the larger mountains. Did you try a version cropping that lone mountain off the frame?

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Thanks for the feedback! Yes, I have tried cropping it out, just wondering if I really needed to do that. Appreciate the comments!

Scott

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I really like the ‘crown’ that’s in the background and feel it would have made a great image on its own with the sunset. I think the foreground that’s included takes away from it.

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Thanks Igor. I have that shot you describe as well. With this composition, I was trying to include the dry riverbed to give the eye a place to go. Appreciate the feedback!

Scott

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I kind of agree with Igor but I do like that the landscape and the sky have a similar and pleasing colour palette.

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Hi, Scott - The soft quality of the light and the pastel sky are lovely. Even before I read your question about the mountain on the right, my first reaction was to wish you’d panned the camera a little to the right to include more of it. Right at the edge of the frame is a bit distracting and it keeps drawing my eye away from the rest of this lovely scene.

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Thanks Tom, most appreciated!

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Thanks Bret. That’s kind of what I thought too, just wanted to see if others felt the same. Thanks again!

Scott

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Here is the shot I was referring too, more straight on (taken on different day).

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Scott, that second one really shines. Perfect comp (even with the hills centered, it works). And the clouds really add a nice touch. This one scores.

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Thanks David, most appreciated!

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I agree that the second shines. The foreground repeats the triangles that are in the back and therefore integrates better with it. There is more of a unity.

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Thanks Igor!

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I really like this second shot. You might be able to obtain a similar result from the original photo with a reworked crop, too. The sky and pastel colors are simply gorgeous in the first photo.

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Many thanks!

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Very late to this one but I MUCH prefer the second image. In the first image I find the valley leading to the hills distracting and not adding anything to the image compositionally. It feels very off balance. A portrait crop eliminating the right mountain would probably work much better. Also, a crop from the bottom removing the bottom third, right about where the valley exits the frame on the left side, would be a great place to crop and also include the right mountain. Great conditions for these images though.

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Thanks David, totally agree!

Scott

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Another vote for the second image. The increased contrast and saturation work really well, as does the subtle vignette. The square crop and the the centered hills make this a definite keeper. I wouldn’t change anything in this particular composition. Excellent work,

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Wow, thanks John! The jury has spoken and I am keeping the second image.

Thanks,
Scott