Coledale sunrise - second chance

[surenj]

We were given a second chance after the first sunrise 'failed' to impress....

For your C&C....

[Remorhaz]

Hi Suren - I like the idea of the first and I had a number sort of like it (without the god rays ) but I reckon the heaviness of that manmade concrete and stuff on the left detracts too much

#2 is stellar - I think you may have gone a bit much with the WB but I'm warming to it (did you like that ) and liking it each time I look at it - you might be able to crop a bit more off the top and loose that very bright hole which may simplify where to look (the bright spot on the ocean below and the silhouette of the fisherman)

[surenj]

Yeah I agree about the slight imbalance with the concrete. I might clone out that metal thing and see whether it can be saved. I love the waves and light though.

#2 This is with the big stoppa as I wanted the waves blurred to make silhoutte stand out more. Therefore there is a massive red cast with the grad. This is actually a desaturated version.

#3 is also heavily color adjusted due to bigstopper and grad causing wild color shifts.

[biggerry]

bigstopper and grad causing wild color shifts.

moreso the grad? I find teh BW bigstopper has only a warming cast of which is not that intense.

The second image is a cracker, no doubt about it - even with teh slightly central feel to it, it still seems to work. Nice spotting.

The first is in no mans land in terms of crop I reckon, either wider or tighter is needed here, i found wider to including the outflow valve works and conversely tighter to exclude it also works. Good water movement capture and the rays add another useful POI and anchor point.

The third is nice but imo needs some cast correction and some texture somewhere (that could just be a phase i am going thru though;) )

[zafra52]

I like the first one best. I also like the
second, but I would crop it to ensure the
fisherman meets the rule of thirds. I believe
it might make more interesting.