Hi iv'e just joined the forum

Hi my name is sophia, I'm doing A-level photography and im borrowing my dad's pentax K100D camera. If i post some pictures up would you give me some feedback to help me improve. This is my first picture, its one i took at the Whitby goth festival.



http://s1080.photobucket.com/albums/j327/SophiaElizabethH/

^ that link takes you to other photos i have taken.

Thanks, Sophia.





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Just noticed Paul got his post in just before me - and we seem to agree

Thankyou very much for your comments. Very helpful. I agree it does look better cropped.

Thanks, Sophia

Hi, and welcome to the forum.

The cropped shot is better.

Hi Sophia and welcome to our world - love the shot.

Tony

Thankyou both

Sophia.

I disagree about the crop from the bottom. As I said when you entered this in the Gallery I like the wet sand reflections along the bottom of the image.
David

In fairness to Paul he did say that he may have pver cropped and I think he has - to me it neede a trim - this one has had a grade2

It would probably help to explain why the cropped image works better than the original;

As Paul has already pointed out the boat on the left was a distraction and not adding any interest to the image especially with it right on the edge of the frame.
The other suggestions and example of cropping the bottom has also removed a large area from the bottom and bottom right that had little interest, David has argued that the reflection of the cloud could have been left in but doing so would have resulted in the image being split equally in two by the horizon, I'm surprised David didn't notice that he must be more interested in his new camera

Welcome to the forum.

I did over crop, and noticed it as soon as I posted the shot> I was a little occupied though as Son and Daughter in Law was here and we were looking at my new Grandaughters photos's - to my other child.

I probably cropped about 10% more than would have worked even better.


Paul

I think only a limited crop was needed to remove the boat. Also at the bottom of the image to the cloud reflection...That works better for me,

Yeah I think i should just crop the boat out and just a little off the bottom, Paul did you higher the mid tone contrast ? your lighting looks better.

Sophia.