Reflection in water

[joeltan111]

Would like some feedback on the general composition of this Image.
It was taken in Yunnan, China Last December.
I would like to know if there are any post-processing that i can do to improve this image, and is there anything that I should or should have not done when I took this image.
This picture was taken due to the symmetry that was found in the scene.

Settings were F/8 Aperture, 1/125s shutter, ISO 200.
Taken using a Canon EOS 1000D with kit lens (18-55mm IS)

Thanks a lot.

 

[elavan]

i like it, nothing to critic on the compo, just the PP, i've taken liberty to work on it..here is what i did in adobe photoshop:

1) overall levels adjustments to set the black/white points

2) using mask to selectively enhance reflection

3) multiply layer while masking the forest on the left

4) some vibrance, saturation, brightness/contrast and gradient tool as finishing touches

5) noise reduction to smooth out the grain in the sky

 

[joeltan111]

Hey, Thanks for your work. Really appreciate it!

 

[tainted]

If I'm right I believe your horizon is tilted.
Mildly distracting.

 

[photoeye]

Hi I am a beginner in DSLR but would like to share my 2 cents' worth opinion since I am also interested in landscape photography.

1. PP done by elavan was great, it significantly enhace the pics, making it more colourful and vibrant.
2. Pic was a bit tight in composition, in my humble opinion. Would be better to have a bit more sky and the full reflection of the mountains in the water.

 

[leowyien]

If I'm right I believe your horizon is tilted.
Mildly distracting.

eh...was it?

 

[tainted]

eh...was it?

You can tell from the water horizon haha.
Its tilted slightly :bsmilie:

 

[leowyien]

You can tell from the water horizon haha.
Its tilted slightly :bsmilie:

Use 7D's horizon technology or the nikon's .

 

[ovaltinemilo]

elavan has done a great job...TS should try it at home too...overall, the horizon and it wud be really good if could see more reflection like photoeye mentioned.

 

[johnmateosong]

my critic on the pic is that it doesnt look real... the serenity of the place got destroyed. the orig pic looks better.

 

[anxilign]

Me too prefer the original

 

[evolutioner]

prefer the original too, more of a scenery-telling picture,
thats not so say pp-ed is not good, but it's more like a postcard material..

and yes, horizon is tilted and u should rotate it at least..

 

[ZerocoolAstra]

Original photo was slightly overexposed and tilted. It didn't help that the lighting was rather flat. If only the mountains were more strongly lit, it'd make a great scene. Can't rush nature!

I didn't like the PP-ed scene... too unnatural.

 

[opzjon]

I like the original photo too. My opinions are the pic is too tight as mentioned and tilted horizon.

 

[Jedi R]

Prefer the original too but its a bit too bright for my liking.

 

[Numnumball]

prefer the original like the rest amid colors a little dull and flat + reflection cut off which doesnt quite appeal to me.

 

[evolutioner]

maybe this is a little better? i did some simple lighting adjustments and rotated it..

 

[ZerocoolAstra]

better :thumbsup:
but still overexposed... slightly....

 

[evolutioner]

which part is still overexposed?
i wanna brush up my pp skills too