Thanks Greg - I've had a bit more of a stretch. I probably should have stopped the polarie and taken a second image to get a sharper foreground. Next time - it's only a couple of hours north of Perth.
Funny you you metnion the cropping on the Wave rock photo. The original is exactly as you describe - but I cropped it to remove an inconveniently placed park bench.
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
Yes I agree with H the 2nd one is the best.
Are you able to increase the contrast and sat a tad in the sky?
I think it works best because it has the strongest composition. The last one is similar but it doesn't hit it off as much because the triangular leaning from the centre of the MW feels unbalanced and a bit awkward. The first one the proportions are a tad off in that the landscape is almost 50% which is not a sweet spot geometrically. A usual formula (just guidelines really) is 1/3rd 2/3rds split between ladnscape and sky or vice versa or more precisely 38.2 and 61.8% (achievable in post processing if the original framing is close).
Roger posted a similar shot recently but in his one the leaning MW was counterbalanced by a large mass of rock on the left. The first one is quite nicely composed as well and feels balanced but a few lens issues there (coma) and exposure is a bit too low giving a green colour to the rock. Also the white balance temp seems a tad off - a bit too cool, giving that bluish background. But I like that one as well. This is just picking at it. You certainly have the great locations to image.
Greg.
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