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hildrethjoe Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #1 · NV Desert A few from the NV Desert. I am thinking they both have too much sky and not enough 1/3rds... but I think the sky adds to both of them. 1- Valley of Fire 2- Lake Mead National Recreation Area Nov 07, 2009 at 05:02 AM

Greg Campbell Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #2 · NV Desert To my eye, there's just a little too much blank, open space. (If the sky had more detail or interest, they'd be fine as-is.) I'd crop about 20% of the sky from both. Forget that dumb 'rule.' Compose (and crop) as needed to balance the image, not to meet some mythical / arbitrary ratio. Nov 07, 2009 at 05:17 AM

Steve Wylie Offline Upload & Sell: On p.1 #3 · NV Desert The problem with number 1 isn't the empty sky as much as it's the shoulder of the road. A better composition would have been a horizontal shot taken from the roadway itself. For number 2, I think the road (again) would serve as a visual element leading the viewer through the image, but from this vantage point, the road isn't used as much as it might otherwise have been (maybe this was the only vantage point available, though). Also a bit of tonal contrast would also improve this shot. Nov 07, 2009 at 09:33 AM

Moleman Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #4 · NV Desert Nice photos, but I feel they need a bit of processing. Nov 07, 2009 at 09:59 AM

hildrethjoe Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #5 · NV Desert Greg-that's what I was feeling but I thought I'd see what others thought. Thanks for the suggestions. Steve- I agree with your ideas. I am fairly new to this and realize I need to do much more thinking (composing) before I click the shutter, but that' the reason I'm here is to learn from the great wealth of knowledge that is FM. Moleman- My processing skills are very sparse...what would you suggest? Like I said to Steve, I'm here to learn! Nov 07, 2009 at 11:15 PM

Steve Wylie Offline Upload & Sell: On p.1 #6 · NV Desert Here's a suggestion for you. Invest in a set of Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0 filters. They're available at www.niksoftware.com (along with some other great software). They're plugins for Photoshop, and will offer you a wide range of effects that will improve your final output. I use them all the time and am proud to do so. Nov 08, 2009 at 07:14 AM

Steve Wylie Offline Upload & Sell: On p.1 #7 · NV Desert Here's a quick example of what Nik filters can do for you. In this case, I used the Tonal Contrast filter in Color Efex Pro, and darkened and brightened the sky and clouds with Viveza, both by Nik. Nov 08, 2009 at 07:24 AM

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