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<blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 595511" data-attributes="member: 13196">The all seem to be flat when it comes to the light.1. This one could use a tad of straightening so the buildings on the left are corrected. The color of the water is not pretty and is dull overall. Perhaps get an ND filter that would allow the water to smooth out and to possibly offer more of a reflection.2. At f/11 with a 24mm lens, your focus is way off. If you wanted to blur the front leaf, use a larger aperture. It looks like you might have focused on the buildings. Since you included the leaf as a foreground element, try focusing 1/3 of the way into your image. Or if you really wanted to blur that leaf, focus further back with a larger aperture. When using f/11, it is to keep a lot of the image in sharp focus so focus is off.3. The lighting is dull and drab. Although branches can be useful for framing, I don't like it here. What it reminds me of is a comb-over by a guy who doesn't have a lot of hair. The sky could have stood by itself with all those clouds.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hark, post: 595511, member: 13196"] The all seem to be flat when it comes to the light. 1. This one could use a tad of straightening so the buildings on the left are corrected. The color of the water is not pretty and is dull overall. Perhaps get an ND filter that would allow the water to smooth out and to possibly offer more of a reflection. 2. At f/11 with a 24mm lens, your focus is way off. If you wanted to blur the front leaf, use a larger aperture. It looks like you might have focused on the buildings. Since you included the leaf as a foreground element, try focusing 1/3 of the way into your image. Or if you really wanted to blur that leaf, focus further back with a larger aperture. When using f/11, it is to keep a lot of the image in sharp focus so focus is off. 3. The lighting is dull and drab. Although branches can be useful for framing, I don't like it here. What it reminds me of is a comb-over by a guy who doesn't have a lot of hair. The sky could have stood by itself with all those clouds. [/QUOTE]

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