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Image Doctor: Early Morning Paddle
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Photographer: Liam Hardy Added: 29-Jul-12 Camera Type: Canon PowerShot SX110 Lens: In-built lens (Non-exchangeable) Shutter Speed: Aperture: |
Adjustments: Vibrance/Saturation, Curve adjustment, Contrast boost, minor sharpening. Photographer's Comments: This is one of my earliest and favourite photographs, taken at my local beach. This guy heads out for a paddle on sunrise almost every single morning, depending on the conditions! |
Image doctor's advice
Hi Liam,
What a gorgeous sunrise… and the sort of morning that I would probably prefer to be out in the kayak rather than standing on the beach making the photo!
There is not a lot to grumble about this photo… perhaps my only two concerns would be the placement of the horizon line being rather low in the frame and also the paddler who is rather close to the left edge of the frame.
Almost by default, I would normally place the horizon line on the lower third of the picture and then place the paddler on the left third but like any guidelines of design, they should just be a starting point and not a hard and fast rule.
By placing the paddler close to the corner of the frame I feel that you have created some tension. Now, because this is your photo, it is really your decision as to whether you think you want this tension. I'll leave that decision to you!
Cheers, Anthony
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Hi Liam, Well I understand the comments made by Anthony, but I think you've nailed it! The tension that you've generated in this image is exactly what this paddler must be feeling... any further into the image and the tension will be lost and the image becomes just a lovely sunrise. As for the horizon placement, there's much more to be said for the detail in the sky than in the foreground water - so IMHO you've done the right thing. Well done.
Rob on 28-Sep-12 07:10 AM
I agree with the comment about the paddler being close to the edge of the frame - I'd probably have waited a few seconds for him to move to about the left 1/3 before taking the shot. I disagree however with the comment regarding placement of the horizon - what's amazing about this image is the colour in the sky, the water in comparison is rather boring, not really reflecting the colours of the sky at all, so you really want the image to include a lot of that spectacular sky!
Tim on 27-Sep-12 11:18 AM
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