Moose's comments and rework served to remind me of one of my earliest
photography lessons... the eye is automatically drawn first to the
brightest spot in the image. With the original image the offending bit
of open sky was the brightest area. It drew attention to the opposite
side of the main attraction. With Moose's rework the center of
attention is back where it should be.
Chuck Norcutt
Moose wrote:
>>
> I found the responses interesting, and effective in responding to
> your direct request. I have, not unexpectedly, a different approach.
> It seems to me that the triangle of sky seems troublesome at least in
> part because what should be the primary focus of the image is so flat
> it doesn't hold the eye. If the lighthouse, rocks and surf are
> enhanced, they add enough 'body' to the image that it seems complete
> to me without messing with additional clouds.
> <http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/Others/Boris/PICT0568bw.htm>
>
> Whether adding clouds is less 'pure' than adjusting tonality, I don't
> know, or much care. I do know that my first reaction to the image
> was to wonder why the splashing waves weren't whiter, which led to
> questioning the whole tonal and contrast balance.
>
> Cropping a little off the left side and top would put the lighthouse
> light at the double rule of thirds position, if it is desired as the
> primary subject.
>
> Moose
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