[Irma]

I've been working with angles and lines... very difficult subject and I have got a lot of rubbish... nothing worth to post...
I changed my subject yesterday and I got a sunset picture... The sunset is centered, but as I don't have any interesting foreground I thought I would be nice to center...

Could you please give your comments?

Thanks a lot!

[shuttertalk]

Good shot of the sunset, Irma... looks like the exposure is done well.

Like you said, I think the photo lacks a subject -- usually the sun itself can be a subject, especially with reflections in the water, but in this photo it's almost gone to bed. It's still a nice shot though, don't get me wrong.


I think in this case, since the frame is so empty, a vertical crop would do better justice to the photo. That way you can appreciate the layering of colours in the shot.

Pay attention to the rule of thirds as well, especially with the placement of the horizon. In mine, I've placed it 1/3 way up from the bottom of the frame.

[Irma]

Thanks a lot ST. Your crop is much better than mine...

Right you are, my sun is already too low, but I had to sacrifice the reflection in the water for the sky and sun.. There wasn't any cloud where the sun could hide to take the picture and I didn't want to have an overexposed sky...

[teddyfingers]

What exactly is "the rule of thirds"?

Teddy

[teddyfingers]

Never mind I saw the post in Photography Technique Talk. on the rule of thirds.

Teddy