Derwent Reservoir

Gemma

Comments appreciated

JonaBeth Russell

I really like the feel of this shot. Especially like that I can see the rocks in the water, near the viewer's standpoint. In this forum, I'm quite the amateur so I have no constructive criticisms to offer. Although, I would like to see this shot from a hunkered-down perspective, making me feel closer to the water's surface.

kdog

I think it's a good composition considering what you had to work with. You used your leading lines and rule-of-thirds guidelines quite well. And yet the shot is missing something. There's no "wow" factor. Maybe a dramatic sunset, or something interesting in the foreground, like a log or some vegetation. Or all of the above. I can't help thinking what that sky looked like when the sun went down. It probably exploded with color. And where were you? Good landscape photography involves lots of missed meals and sleep.

Gemma

Thank you both for commenting.

Kdog, I live in Britain and the sky probably became overcast and it began drizzling by sunset.

It was the golden patch of the light in the foreground that caught my eye and I tried to do something with it, obviously unsuccessfully, and whilst I like the lovely warm light of the golden hours too this picture wasn't in the right direction for either a dramatic sunrise or sunset. I try to be different too, photography has been inundated with pictures of sunsets and sunrises because people know it works.

Edit - I'm sorry, I do appreciate the feedback.