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<blockquote data-quote="Joseph Bautsch" data-source="post: 14609" data-attributes="member: 654"><p>Hi Bill and good shot. I also have to agree with Helene. There is a little too much foreground. Splitting the shot in half with the foreground is distracting. Bring the horizon down to the lower third of the shot. That will make the sky and setting sun more dominate and attract the greater part of the viewers attention. Also why do you think the shrubs (trees) in the foreground have to be in focus? They have a very dominate presence in the shot and putting them in focus will draw attention away from the setting sun and sky. Being out of focus they work to frame the subject while at the same time deflecting the attention to the setting sun. I also do a lot of scenic shooting and am always interested in what settings were used. Let us know what camera settings (EXIF data) was used? Also the colors are great, what was your White Balance? Filters? I should also point out that for scenic shooting a tripod will do more for picture sharpness than f/22 will. With most lenses the best sharpness is achieved between f/11 and f/18. Above f/18 light starts refracting around the shutter blades in the lens and actually decreases sharpness. Below f/11 the depth of field starts falling off.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Joseph Bautsch, post: 14609, member: 654"] Hi Bill and good shot. I also have to agree with Helene. There is a little too much foreground. Splitting the shot in half with the foreground is distracting. Bring the horizon down to the lower third of the shot. That will make the sky and setting sun more dominate and attract the greater part of the viewers attention. Also why do you think the shrubs (trees) in the foreground have to be in focus? They have a very dominate presence in the shot and putting them in focus will draw attention away from the setting sun and sky. Being out of focus they work to frame the subject while at the same time deflecting the attention to the setting sun. I also do a lot of scenic shooting and am always interested in what settings were used. Let us know what camera settings (EXIF data) was used? Also the colors are great, what was your White Balance? Filters? I should also point out that for scenic shooting a tripod will do more for picture sharpness than f/22 will. With most lenses the best sharpness is achieved between f/11 and f/18. Above f/18 light starts refracting around the shutter blades in the lens and actually decreases sharpness. Below f/11 the depth of field starts falling off. [/QUOTE]

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