James River

hschlessphoto

I took these a couple weeks ago while visiting family and hunting down in Virginia. I was lucky to get such an awesome sunrise with fantastic colors, and I'm pretty happy with the results. What do you all think?

Panorama


My dog wanted to join...

Stumblebum

Panorama shot is a wall hanger! Incredible!

Both shots appear to be technically flawless!

For second one, I wonder if you had moved to your right and gotten lower then you could get unobstructed view of sunset, bridge as a line and doggy enjoying the view in left third! The current composition would be marvelous if it was luscious blonde glowing in evening sun. :lol JMO!

Oso

Wow. The top one is terrific -- maybe just needs a tad straightening of the water line? Otherwise very cool. You should get a print!

fool4thecity

Nice pano! Awesome color, tones, and holds it the viewers interest. May be just me, but I'd love to see a little more in the foreground. Looks like you have some great leading lines (sandy beach) but they might be a little lost in the missing foreground. Love it, though. It just creates a little tension in my eyes, kind of like when someone posts a picture of a great bird in flight image, but due to their crop it has no where to fly in the scene. Know what I'm saying?

endurodog

I really like #1, great shot!!!!!

anonymouscuban

I actually like the second shot best. Really beautiful shot of the subject.

I'm not a huge fan of panos to be honest so my opinion is a little jaded. I think panos are a bit overdone and often, they lack strong composition because its difficult to compose a pano. I kind of feel that the appeal of panos is more about the process than the images. Just my $.02 though. This is by far my area of expertise.

BTW, not saying your pano is bad, I just feel the second shot is a stronger image. I think more people will connect with dog shot than the pano.

hschlessphoto

Thanks for the feedback, everyone. Really appreciate it all