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Lifer
May 12, 2015
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Carmel Valley, CA
I opened the photo to size on my desktop, and liked it more at the increased size- just a bit more detail revealed. Then I pulled the shadow slider up a bit for a bit more detail.

I bet at full size- original, it looks even better. Nice shot!
 
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Part of the Furniture Now
Oct 16, 2015
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Location: Bainbridge Island, WA
Date: February 2024
Camera: iPhone 14

I’m not a photographer. No real eye for composition or anything but I do have an interest in improving and I would welcome any critiques.

Personally, I’d like the picture more without the car. But I wonder, are the leafless branches in the foreground distracting or do they say something about time and place?
 

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Lifer
May 12, 2015
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Carmel Valley, CA
I like this one a lot, except for the car, and the one large branch that terminates. Both can be removed in Photoshop or other photo editors.

The steeple is tilting! Even if it actually is, it's distracting. A simple small rotation will fix that and I don't see anything in the foreground that'd distract from that.
 
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Part of the Furniture Now
Oct 16, 2015
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Sacramento, CA
I like this one a lot, except for the car, and the one large branch that terminates. Both can be removed in Photoshop or other photo editors.

The steeple is tilting! Even if it actually is, it's distracting. A simple small rotation will fix that and I don't see anything in the foreground that'd distract from that.
Thank you for the constructive criticism. I don’t really know how to use Photoshop but I did rotate the image and I cropped it to remove the car and the distracting branch.
 

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Lifer
Nov 3, 2013
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In the sticks in Mississippi
Been awhile since I posted a debatable photo here. I like photos that make you ask what is going on here, or what am I looking at. If you don't like that kind of stuff keep on scrolling.
Here's a pic I took today over at the pond on our property. Yes I used my favorite f*cked up lens that causes color shifts, flare and out of focus items etc. If this is not appropriate for this thread, it can be deleted, but I'll probably just start another thread about weird photography. 😜
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Lifer
Apr 14, 2014
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Central Ohio
Been awhile since I posted a debatable photo here. I like photos that make you ask what is going on here, or what am I looking at. If you don't like that kind of stuff keep on scrolling.
Here's a pic I took today over at the pond on our property. Yes I used my favorite f*cked up lens that causes color shifts, flare and out of focus items etc. If this is not appropriate for this thread, it can be deleted, but I'll probably just start another thread about weird photography. 😜
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I love it! Would make a great album cover for the right band..................