I've been catching up on some long overdo editing today and came across this one from a trip this summer to Acapulco. What do you folks think?
I'm not sure I like the boat in the background nor the fact that it is perfectly centered but I'm also sensitive to the fact that I can over-simplify an image if I'm not careful.
I'm also aware that the horizon is centered vertically but I think that it may work in this case.
All valid points that you have mentioned. I like the silhouettes and color treatment.
Perhaps process one with the following:
1 - remove boat (I want to draw intersecting diagonals - bet they go through the boat) - a distraction
2 - if possible add more room at top - notice this gives three areas now rather than essentially two in the original
3 - remove horizontal line just below boat
4 - remove brush in center of image
I would not worry about the sole bird on right - the island helps balance that space versus the left.
Any improvement?
<edit> Took the opportunity to play, hope you do not mind, if so I will remove the image. Not the cleanest job but you get the idea. And added a slight vignette to help contain the eye.
Thanks for taking the time to comment and offer your interpretation, Bob.
My initial image was already at the limit sky-wise so my only alternative would be to fake more sky like you did. I tried going the other way (showing more foreground water) but it seemed to make the image top-heavy.
I understand your clone edits and they do clean up the image. I'm just wrestling with how much I want to retain of what was really there vs. trying to artificially create a more perfect image.
I'll keep working on it when I have a chance. Thanks again.
I like where you're headed, Kent. I actually tried some more dramatic versions with more contrast and saturation and I did like the results. In my trials though I was trying to retain the layering of the background hills. I would kind of hate to lose that.
Thanks ... the thing that was causing me the most issue was the long left to right stretch to see all the birds. I think the vignette helps mitigate the need to "scan across" the entire image. I tossed some lens blur at the BG hills to try and bring the action to the water ... front & center for the "poser" so to speak ... if that makes any sense.
