Sun set

i had taken this picture of the sun set one day before my birthday

This is amazing piece of work. Clouds a awesome so is the light from the sun beneath it. Diffracting rays are making it a special touch making it a work from some professional. To be frank I didn't like the silhouette created by tree because it shade of black. It would have been better if the details were clear in the tree i.e. shape of leaves was visible. Overall great shot! Seems like HDR work. 9 out of 10!
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hudz96 -

Hello and nice to meet you! Now, there's a few things I thought I would mention before I really started to dive into the meat of this review. Basically, I just wanted to tell you that, as a reviewer, it is very hard to critique any work of art if it is not formatted correctly; be it a story, a photograph (this), or, really, anything else. I want to recommend to you a few free websites for which you can resize your photos, making it easier for people like me (and other reviewers) to aptly review your work. This site as well as this one are great, totally free sites to resize your images and upload them as well. The first site does not require an account, but if I am correct, the second site does. I typically use the first site.

Now, I shall get onto to the actual review, finally.

Alright, now. The sky never fails to be a beautiful subject in photographs, which is a plus-side for people new to photography; the only down-side to photographing the sky (because it is so beautiful and so many amateurs decide to take photos of it) is that it is a slight bit more than over-done, so unless you bring something spiffy and new to your photograph, it will be hard to impress the more seasoned eyes. Sure, your mum thinks it is great; but will professional photographers and stock photo purchasers, etc? Certainly, you are not selling this as a stock photo now, but one day, when you're improving, why not make a little money off of it?

Basically: the idea was great, the sky's gorgeous, yadda yadda ya, but it's under-executed. It's a pretty sky, that's sure. However, there is nothing here that leads me to think, whoa. It is not even a good display of your photographic abilities; I'd love to see more of your work, however. The contrast in the photo is really very pretty and the streaks are quite spectacularly gorgeous. What I didn't like about this was the tree: it looks like a mop and it's totally ugly. In a lot of these sky photos, we see trees, but the thing is, this tree doesn't add to the picture, it detracts. One final thing: the photo is a tad bit grainy.

Also, never be afraid to try out new angles and such; shoot through the leaves of the tree at the sun, etcetera. You'll have some pretty fresh-looking photos. Still, what a pretty sky! I'm quite jealous; out where I am, the groundhogs are already hiding and we've lost our pretty summer skies and instead have been awarded dark blue ones.

G'day!

- roach

Woah, hudz96, that's quite a photo.

I like the general moodiness of the shot -- you caught one of those brilliant glimpses of Nature at its finest. The mixture of dark and light is quite beautiful and I like how it's even possible to see the faintest trace of blue behind it all.

I dunno if you have any other shots of this day (I know I'm never capable of taking just one photo -- it always seems to be five or six!) but it'd be nice to see if you had more foreground in any others. That's the only thing that I'd say this is lacking. The tree is nice, but I can't help but feel it would feel more framed if there was some sort of horizon at the bottom. Obviously this is personal preference and I still think it's an impressive photo, but it would be nice to see any other attempts at this photo that you took.

Also, most importantly, you'll notice that your photo is absolutely *giant* compared to the rest of the page! It's a bit of a pain for people who want to see your awesome photography skills, and also it means it takes ages for the page to load. So, if you feel like doing something about it, then have a look at this handy guide that Lumi made. It's really helpful and not that hard to do, so you should definitely have a look at it.

Keep taking photos!


Charlie

Hudz!

I'm fairly sure my favorite aspect of these two photos boils down to the brilliance of the sun beams themselves, and not the clouds, tree, or grasslands below in the first pic. There are two things I think make them fantastic, and those are 1.) the intersection between sun beams and cloud arcs, and 2.) the contrast between sunbeams and the darker, nastier clouds.

Now, while those clouds give contrast, it's almost a shame in the second picture that the mass of cloud to the left seems to seep out of nowhere, almost this seething disgust bleeding into the beauty of the sunset--though it's quite poetic, honestly.

I agree with Charlie that the second photo would be better with some sort of grounding framework, some other terra-contrast that would set apart earth and sky moreso than just the one tree you have, but that's the cost of a moment, I suppose.

I find it interesting in the first picture how the perspective seems to nearly come from the earth itself, and not from a being a few feet off the ground. It's a nice perspective of the vastness of the sky itself, and certainly of the brilliance of the sunset. If you're serious about your photography, I want to challenge you to explore for another sunset another day; find another moment and experiment with your perspectives, with your ability to compose a harmonic moment with landscapes and brilliance.

And when you do, let me know so I can praise it!

I hope this helps,

-Lumi

Wow, I really like these pictures! I especially love how you got the glare of the sun shining through the clouds! Tis beautiful. However, i do believe i like the first one better. Some things look better not so close, and i think that is the case with these pictures. Nevertheless, they are still beautiful. I love taking pictures of the sky, but so many people do it already so the topic gets old sometimes unless the picture is just absolutely outstanding, ya know? I do like these, they aren't exactly 'outstanding' but they are really good!:)
Just keep up the good work!

Hey, hudz!

I like this picture a lot. I love pictures of sunsets and sunrises and well, basically anything to do with clouds and skies and all. I do love the lining of the clouds and that golden sheen from the sun's rays. Though I do find that the yellow on the second picture seems to be far too yellow-ish for comfort. That subtle blue of the sky becomes really faint and barely noticeable.

I like the fact that you've snapped this picture with the sun behind the clouds. It truly magnifies the beauty of the sun when in actuality, it's not really visible. The rays beaming out really look good and make this a wonderful warm picture. Both the pictures are quite awesome and really capture the mood of the scene at hand. Great job and keep on snapping! ^.^

Murtuza

Hi Hudz, it's me again! Meow

I like this piece as much as your literary ones. The first one was finely captures; the clouds were just perfect that moment and kudos to you for capturing it. The second one was the image that captured my eye. The shine of the sun and the shadow of the cloud, then this array of colors and a blast of hue and tint. Just remarkable. God id remarkable, isn't he?

Rating:
What lacks here is more photos! It's nearly perfect!

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