Julie Deer
October 2025 - Boat Trio
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About the Image(s)
These boats caught my eye. After cropping I used various sliders to lighten areas so that the reflections were stronger and the stones on the bottom could be seen.
What would you do differently?
10 comments posted
Hey Julie, I like the composition of you image. I would change that with a crop. I did feel it needed a little DeNoise filter and I changed the temp. just a little and added texture and to make the water look wetter, some Clarity. I used a little vignette and some Vibrance, which I don't usually use. I found the rope going from the bow sort of distracting so I removed it. That one was a judgment call that later in the month I might have added back in. There is nothing wrong with your image, I just tried a few different things. Nice Image. Posted: 10/04/2025 03:04:16
Thanks Don. I also think the rope (that I now see) is distracting and will remove it. Posted: 10/13/2025 00:23:46
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Hi Julie. I am just visiting from another room.
This is a lovely image and I really like it. I am not sure that I wouls change anything. It is "tack sharp" and beautifully exposed. You have followed all the rules. You have a foreground, middle ground and background. You have an odd number of boats in the foreground (something that photographers apparently like), but that stone breakwater/causeway worries me a little (and just being super picky).
It cuts the image in two and the right hand end of it leads my eye out of the image.
Maybe a hard crop and concentrate on just the boats might create a stronger image. Just a thought!
Posted: 10/07/2025 22:56:29
This is a lovely image and I really like it. I am not sure that I wouls change anything. It is "tack sharp" and beautifully exposed. You have followed all the rules. You have a foreground, middle ground and background. You have an odd number of boats in the foreground (something that photographers apparently like), but that stone breakwater/causeway worries me a little (and just being super picky).
It cuts the image in two and the right hand end of it leads my eye out of the image.
Maybe a hard crop and concentrate on just the boats might create a stronger image. Just a thought!
Posted: 10/07/2025 22:56:29
Thanks Martin, You have given me plenty to think about. I certainly will have a play using some of your ideas. Thank you. Posted: 10/12/2025 07:06:43
Julie, your cropping is good but I think your original cropping is good too if you took out the bow of a boat on the right. Your post processing is excellent. I like your inclusion of the clouds. Posted: 10/09/2025 19:04:05
Hi Henry, thank your for your kind words. You have given me a lot to think about. Posted: 10/13/2025 00:25:37
Hi Julie, I like the composition of the 3 boats and sky together. You might want to crop tighter, maybe using a square 1:1 crop, to include the boats to just above the trees. I recommend darkening the walkway so it doesn't lead the eye out of the picture, and maybe sharpening a bit. Posted: 10/14/2025 17:17:39
Hi Julie,
I really like the serene scene with those pops of red. The ropes do not bother me - I expect to see boat moored. The horizon looks a little off, but maybe my eye is following the breakwall. I love reflections, but the boat on the left is a alittle bright. It draws my eye - I would darken that a little. I like your crop because you get a sense of the location which is lovely. Posted: 10/17/2025 14:32:54
I really like the serene scene with those pops of red. The ropes do not bother me - I expect to see boat moored. The horizon looks a little off, but maybe my eye is following the breakwall. I love reflections, but the boat on the left is a alittle bright. It draws my eye - I would darken that a little. I like your crop because you get a sense of the location which is lovely. Posted: 10/17/2025 14:32:54
Hi, Julie,
I love this landscape photo; something I can understand. haha.
If I would do anything, I might crop the sky a bit; 16x9 ratio. Just personal taste.
Thanks for sharing. Posted: 10/17/2025 19:54:11
I love this landscape photo; something I can understand. haha.
If I would do anything, I might crop the sky a bit; 16x9 ratio. Just personal taste.
Thanks for sharing. Posted: 10/17/2025 19:54:11
I Like to treatment of the water. I would be tempted to perhaps crop out of some of the sky and clone out the mooring ropes. Nicely seen and taken. Posted: 10/18/2025 12:54:58