Can't think of a clever title. Nor do I think this will do well at all. My first black and white challenge.
I don't even know how to work with the levels/curves/etc to make this photo "pop".
Oh well... we'll see if I get any feedback on how to improve. It was interesting to TRY and do this.
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I gave it a 5 - apparently in sync with the masses as I am more often than not. If the sky had been more dramatic and maybe landscape orientation, it could have been 5.5 territory, IMO.
I'm really trying to find something here... but the sun is not prominent enough, in my opinion, for the eye to find it... so it searches all over for a place to "rest" in the image.
I read the other comments and realized there is a sun in the shot. I missed it.
Since you're so vigilant at helping the rest of us with comments, I'd like to give the same back. Especially noticing that you only got one during-voting comment... and since my image was rather similar in concept to yours.
Personally, I gave this a 4... but I can see where you're coming from with this shot.
I can tell you were working with the rule of thirds, with placing the big tree on the right at the 1/3 line. However, in doing so, that became the subject, not the sun. I think I would place the sun at the 1/3 line instead of the tree, so as to place it in a location that the eye naturally finds interesting.
Honestly, in my first pass, I didn't even see the sun back there. To make this shot really pop - there are "starburst" filters that you can use. I think that could have made all the difference in this capture. Something needs to emphasize the sun as the subject.
Technically it's not a bad edit. I think you could have brought up the whites a good bit though, do add drama. You can kinda see the sky is a bit bla here. By bringing the whites up, you could get more white out of the sky. I also like to use a little sharpening on my images after resizing them. It helps bring everything into a crisp focus, as resizing tends to blend sharp lines a good bit.
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