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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

It was a cloudy day and we were on the coast to photograph high waves.
This shot was taken at the same location from which I had already posted two pictures here.

It was simply some rocks that kept getting washed over by waves.

Specific Feedback

I liked the shape of this wave. So I cropped quite a bit to focus the image on this area.

What do you think? Is the image interesting enough for a standalone photo?
Is there anything you would change in post-processing?

As always, any feedback is very welcome.

Technical Details

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LR for basic adjustments, additionally some texture, clarity and dehaze. Some contrast work in PS (including TK Lights Triple Play, which, by the way, I first learned about at NPN).

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Hi Jens,

It’s a beautiful water abstract. The shapes you’ve caught are very pleasing to the eye and the darker, central flows surrounded by the more luminous and chaotic flows has a strong presence. It is beautifully processed, and I think it is presentable as a standalone image. It will make a beautiful print!

The only thing I could possibly suggest is that the bottom may have little too much weight. I played with your image a bit warping and cropping very slightly, but am not sure. It’s tricky.

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There’s precious very little in it and it’s very easy to ruin it… Just something to possibly explore, or just ignore…! :sweat_smile:

(I have adopted your excellent step to post both the original and my edit in the comment. It really makes sense :+1: )

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Hi Laura,
thank you very much for your feedback and your rework (It’s quite unusual to have someone from my time zone answering me here :rofl: ).

I will definitely play with some cropping and warping.

Yes, that is a good practice to show subtle adjustments. However, I did not invent this approach. I have also copied it from others. :rofl:

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Quite the surprise hey?

Looking at it again, I think my rework looks boring really. It’s a very subtle thing, if anything at all…

And so… I continue the chain! :monkey_face::rofl:

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Don’t worry. There is no such thing as a boring rework. I’m glad you took the time.
The interesting information was that the bottom may have too much weight. So I can think about that.

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Jens,

LOVE This! Right up my alley as these are images that I often seek out when I’m near a raging river (or any water for that matter…)

I specifically enjoy that you’ve isolated the one major wave or shape, or flow. I also see this as an “anti-vignette” in that it’s lighter around the edges and darker in the middle - the opposite of the standard vignette; of course this is all natural too - just an observation and certainly not a comment on luminosity around the edges or middle… :wink:

Honestly, can’t think of anything that might improve this. I suppose you could play with clarity/dehaze to achieve a different look in contrast and detaiil, but I think this works beautifully as presented.

Excellent!

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Hi Lon,
thank you very much for your feedback.

“anti-vignette” is a good way to describe it. I hadn’t noticed it that way before.
Maybe I can enhance that slightly at the right edge. Thank you for pointing that out. :slight_smile: