Greetings from the Critique Club, I was just reviewing what I mentioned during the challenge in my commnet to you.
Looking at this image again, I would say possibley a little lower angle to capture the light rays, but keep it out of the viewers eyes, which is how it feels now.
Can you set the iso on the cd400? If so try going down to 50 to remove some of the grain.
Backlit shots can be very tricky and if you have a camera that does not allow manual adjustments it's going to be a challenge for sure.
You may want to try using a polarizing filter of some sort also. Even if you can't actually attach it to the camera you can hold it in front of the lense, polarized sunglasses work too.
As I said in my previouse comments, this could be a really good image.
I hope this helps.
JC
I would also try different Brightness and Contrast settings if you have the software to do this with.
The light peeking over the top is a bit more of a distraction than an addition to this shot, can't quite place my finger on it. The shot could be sharpened and less grain and noise. A 5, changed my mind about the light upon looking again but the lack of focus still bothers me a bit.
Another look and I'm going to a 7 on this for my final vote :)
This is one of those images that the viewer must sit with and try and decide if the intent was to have a very soft focus or it was inadvertent. I can't decide even having viewed it a number of times. The light is a good element this could be a really good image with a little more work, I feel. 5
I like the soft focus, I like the back lighting, but somehow the sunrais detract from the overall impact of the Man on the Cross (In my opinion anyways!) I'm still trying to figure out the nuances of lighting so I can't offer any suggestions for improvement...
TC
its a grave, with some sun. A very common subject. Could possibly be good with some more thought to show something unique or different. The tree in the background seems randomly located or accidental
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