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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 374069" data-attributes="member: 9240">I don't mind the 50/50 crop.&nbsp; I think your problem is more in that you've got some cool details in there that need to be brought out, but without them you have a nice landscape captured in a portrait aspect ratio that further goes to confound the viewer as to what's interesting.&nbsp; Use a gradient to lighten the dark water in the foreground so you can see some of what's reflecting in it.&nbsp; Then bring out some of those details in the clouds, both in the sky and the reflection (clarity, contrast and some detail extraction tools work here if you have them).&nbsp; Then it's just a matter of playing with saturation and light a bit (I needed to pull some reds out of the water).[ATTACH=full]121704[/ATTACH]Or you can go to a 4:5 crop and put the horizon on the golden ratio line...[ATTACH=full]121705[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 374069, member: 9240"] I don't mind the 50/50 crop. I think your problem is more in that you've got some cool details in there that need to be brought out, but without them you have a nice landscape captured in a portrait aspect ratio that further goes to confound the viewer as to what's interesting. Use a gradient to lighten the dark water in the foreground so you can see some of what's reflecting in it. Then bring out some of those details in the clouds, both in the sky and the reflection (clarity, contrast and some detail extraction tools work here if you have them). Then it's just a matter of playing with saturation and light a bit (I needed to pull some reds out of the water). [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]121704._xfImport[/ATTACH] Or you can go to a 4:5 crop and put the horizon on the golden ratio line... [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]121705._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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