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<blockquote data-quote="ohkphoto" data-source="post: 162650" data-attributes="member: 1573">Just some questions to satisfy my curiosity:&nbsp; is this houseboat on a river or a sea?&nbsp; Does it actually travel or does it stay tethered to the dock?&nbsp; What is the canvas on top of the boat?critique:center of interest and storytelling&nbsp; . . . high score.&nbsp;&nbsp; Obviously, I as a viewer am very interested in the subject.composition:&nbsp; I'm not sure what difficulty you had capturing the shot . . . I'm guessing your shooting angle was limited.&nbsp; The tree adds nothing, and to me is a little bit of a distraction.&nbsp; But you may have had limitations there about where you were positioned . . . were you in a boat or on the shore?&nbsp; Your horizon is close to bisecting the image, but you handled it well with the processing so it doesn't take too much away from the image; however, if you crop out the top part of the sky to eliminate the cumulus clouds, it moves the horizon to the top third and immediately my eye is drawn to the boat and not the clouds . . . which are beautiful, but actually take some of the attention away from the boat.&nbsp; The beauty and center of interest are the boat and its reflection in the water.&nbsp; With the new crop even the tree isn't an issue.technique:&nbsp; Your processing is excellent.&nbsp; Bright colors, not overly saturated, and it's hard to tell if it's HDR or not, which is a good thing.&nbsp; Unless you're trying to camouflage some flaw, I don't think the vignetting is necessary.&nbsp; I see you shot it at a focal length of 35mm . . . did you also shoot it at 18mm?&nbsp; Sometimes subjects like this are pretty dramatic at a wider angle . . . a lonely boat against a very large sea.&nbsp; Always remember to experiment.Very nice work!&nbsp; Keep it up . . . you are on the road to developing a style that is yours!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ohkphoto, post: 162650, member: 1573"] Just some questions to satisfy my curiosity: is this houseboat on a river or a sea? Does it actually travel or does it stay tethered to the dock? What is the canvas on top of the boat? critique: [B]center of interest and storytelling[/B] . . . high score. Obviously, I as a viewer am very interested in the subject. [B]composition[/B]: I'm not sure what difficulty you had capturing the shot . . . I'm guessing your shooting angle was limited. The tree adds nothing, and to me is a little bit of a distraction. But you may have had limitations there about where you were positioned . . . were you in a boat or on the shore? Your horizon is close to bisecting the image, but you handled it well with the processing so it doesn't take too much away from the image; however, if you crop out the top part of the sky to eliminate the cumulus clouds, it moves the horizon to the top third and immediately my eye is drawn to the boat and not the clouds . . . which are beautiful, but actually take some of the attention away from the boat. The beauty and center of interest are the boat and its reflection in the water. With the new crop even the tree isn't an issue. [B]technique:[/B] Your processing is excellent. Bright colors, not overly saturated, and it's hard to tell if it's HDR or not, which is a good thing. Unless you're trying to camouflage some flaw, I don't think the vignetting is necessary. I see you shot it at a focal length of 35mm . . . did you also shoot it at 18mm? Sometimes subjects like this are pretty dramatic at a wider angle . . . a lonely boat against a very large sea. Always remember to experiment. Very nice work! Keep it up . . . you are on the road to developing a style that is yours! [/QUOTE]

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