Took a Spongebob bobblehead down to the beach and shot him with room to spare on the bottom. Then I used Flaming Pear's flood filter to add the reflection.
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Cool Spongebob shot. Love the reflection in the water. Clean and crisp too. What's that dark spot by Spngebob's left hand? Camera must have been reeeeaaal close to the water. Your are braver than I am. I'd be too scared to drop it of get it splashed. AMong my top 5.
The grey really takes away from the bright fun spongebob. I would have taken this on a brighter day or used a fake water pool at home with a blue backdrop.
I think the overall gloominess of the picture detracts from what I get from you intent. When I think of Nickelodeon or cartoons, I think of childhood/happiness/bright. The background really clashes with this emotion. If it would have been blue skies with some white puffy clouds thrown in, I think it would be a much stronger picture. The composition is really good and I really like the idea though. Maybe could have tweaked the levels a little to bring out more color on SpongeBob as well. Good luck!
Like the idea, love the crazy reflection. Needs an off-center horizon, and just a little interest in the background, e.g. an OOF beach umbrella.
Colors are flat & drab, needs to be "punched up" by increasing contrast, pulling in black point, increasing saturation slightly & getting rid of the yellow cast.
Great subject, I like the reflection. The composition could be improved by not dividing your photo into two vertical halves, it's a bit of a cliche but I think that rule of thirds could have helped you here.Your subject needs more negative space to look into... I think you should have stepped back and allowed more space in the left side of the frame. I also feel that the colours are not saturated enough. The background definitely seems too grey. There is an unfortunate glare in the top-right corner of your subject which detracts a little.
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