I visited Jekyll Island, GA this weekend and while taking photos of the sun rising, this nice old man walked by me and said, "You can take my picture if you want.." and I did. My actual first thought while doing this series was "The old man and the sea.." :)
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Great silhouette. Nice subject, the colors are wonderful. Use of natural light is excellent, focus is nice too. Wonderful interest generated by the subject, works well under the challenge. 7
Wonderful photo. The light and colors are just perfect. This is a GREAT way to spend some alone time. The photo meets the challenge and no title needed to save it :)
In my opinion you should have rotated it to get the horizont horizontal, not the bank of the sea. The skew water looks strange and unnatural in the background. The idea is very nice, but if you put him a very little more left (and a bit more of the sky), I think this could be a very good shot to present the rule of thirds. A little bit improve would make this an excellent one I think (as a beginner).
The horizon looks crooked; fixing that might skew the figure, but that might look better than the crooked horizon. His shadow is also cut off at the head. I do like the soft colors and the near-silhouette - it's calming.
I like the balance of the colors in this image. It nicely captures alone. By only critique is that the horizon is slanted. A bit of rotation could have improved the photo.
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