This is pretty awesome! Overall I think it's exposed really well, although I do think maybe a 2 stop soft grad over the sky could have helped those colours in the clouds to really pop. I like the water movement too, the misty look works really well especially with the f22 sunburst! nice job :)
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As reflections go, it doesn't get much better than this. They're fantastic, I like the outcrop with the sheep on breaking it up too. I'm not sure if it would have been possible but if you could have shot this from a little further left to avoid the overhanging tree it'd strengthen the image even more. In future, I'd also give the reflections a bit more room to 'breathe at the bottom of the image, try and give the reflection the same amount of sky as the actual sky :)
A pretty simple but effective photo. Those crepuscular rays look amazing, they always fascinate me. I think you could have afforded to shoot this a little darker, the highlights in the clouds are blown and there are not many shadows in the image leaving it looking a little bit flat. A slight S curve in lightroom would sort this out, as well as dropping the overall exposure a small amount.
I really like this, at first glance you don't realise the scale of the cliffs but once you spot the 3 friends chilling out the scale is revealed and wow they're big! I think this would have maybe worked better as either a 4:3 crop or a 1:1 square to lose some of the empty space on the left! Also, keep an eye on your horizon level. A sloping horizon is really noticeable on a seascape!
Some awesome reflections right there! Looks like you had great light and pretty calm conditions to work with. I like the balance of sky to water here, the sky has plenty of interest to warrant having so much of it included. There's a mark on the photo top left that could either be something on the sensor or something on the lens. Keep an eye on this when out shooting, dirt can destroy a perfectly good photo!
I like the work you've put in processing to enhance this, it's a nice scene and worth photographing for sure. I do think you've maybe over lightened it, the trees and foliage especially on the right seem very bright. I'd maybe look to put a radial filter on the top right quarter and lower the exposure to balance it a little better :)
I think this is pretty cool overall, good composition and nicely exposed. One thing I did notice was the sky, it's very dark just in one place. May I ask if you used a polariser for this? If so, that'll explain the dark sky so keep an eye on that. If you didn't use one then maybe just give processing the sky a little more time it'll make a huge difference to the overall look if the scene is balanced well!
Tremendous reflections! I absolutely love shots like this, pretty much perfect conditions making a really pretty image. If I was to be super critical I'd have liked to have seen it without the grass in the bottom left, this could quite easily be cloned out and would make a big difference to the overall look!
Those colours are just stunning, there's something special about a Scottish sunrise! I've shot sunrise from the Storr on Skye a few times and I'm often drawn to the mountains around Applecross & Torridon with my 100-400 as it's such a beautiful skyline. I'd have liked to have been able to look at this at a higher resolution!
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