Had a really amazing sun set the other day. I was driving home... saw the sunset shining on the grass and the cows in the paddock. Surprisingly this paddock is not far from residential/urban environment. I just had to stop to snap a few shots. c&c welcome. I'm not sure which composition I prefer out of 2 or 3. #1 View attachment 335078 P1050376.jpg by hazwing, on Flickr #2 View attachment 335079 P1050386.jpg by hazwing, on Flickr #3 View attachment 335080 P1050401.jpg by hazwing, on Flickr I've got to buy/figure out photoshop sometime and clone out those powerlines.
Nice scene. I like #1 the best - stronger subject. #2 might work better framed vertically/square, with the cow and tree (which are in interesting alignment) towards the middle on the left, currently the right hand side feels a bit too empty. #3 might work better with the cow cropped out - it competes with the tree for attention.
# 2 sticks out for me, simply because the colors/contrast are more eye catching. #3 is prob the best technically as far as composition goes.
I've tried recropping #2 to a square format. It gives a different feel, but I'm not sure I prefer one more than the other... Also, I can't help but feel that some of my shots look a bit overprocessed. However, I find just pushing up the shadows and pulling highlights in sunset/sunrise shots, tends to create a HDR-like appearance. In this picture, I removed all vibrance/saturation/clarity/contrast adjustments. Only adjusted highlights (-70) and shadows (+50) View attachment 335254 P1050386.jpg by hazwing, on Flickr
