Any suggestions?

nameandanumber

I like playing around with digital editing but, to be honest, I'm not all that good at it so I'm looking to yourselves for some suggestions on what I should do with the photo below.

I'd just like to hear some ideas on how you would process the image to get more ideas on what I should be doing.

Any comments, good or bad, would be greatly appreciated

Original image as shot:



My attempt to improve:



What do you think?

Thanks!

AnCatDubh

Moved to the main forum.

I'd expect better traction for this type of thread. Included C&C in the title.

mehfesto2

The edit is good, but the faux-vignette is too harsh for my liking! - Makes it look like a button off a webpage. Ditch it and I reckon yer onto a winner.


The crop is a little unusual. I think I prefer the original framing. But if you were to crop it, Id suggest putting the towers off centre.

TheNorthBank

Your PP is good and I like the shot but I think the crop is a bit severe. I liked the wet sand and the reflection in the foreground of the original image. Totally agree with mehfesto2, the first thing that struck me when I saw it was that the towers/chimneys are a little central. A crop that would keep the foreground and set the towers off centre would work for me.

Morrisseeee

I'm no expert (thats my caveat) but I like the 1st pic, it looks like it might be underexposed by a stop, so maybe try 'auto-levels' in Photoshop or similar. No cropping necessary, except maybe width.

nameandanumber

Thanks for the replies!

Yeah I think the boarder is a bit too harsh alright, it takes away from the image instead of improving it. Also good call on the centering of the towers.

So now I've tried to include a bit more of the foreground, lighten it, boost the colours and re-crop it:



What do you think?

Pivot_Al

I think that's spot on.