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[Somnath Goswami]

Please forward your most valuable opinions .

D810, nikon 14-24, ISO 64, F13, SS 1/15 , handheld

[Bjørn Rørslett]

The horizon might be levelled? The overall contrast could do with some enhancement.

Otherwise a nice mood, although in a detached manner. Meaning, getting closer would be beneficial.

[Jakov Minić]

It's a most valuable photo
The only thing that I could think of is that if you had shot it @14mm, you might have shot it @24mm and got the dogs to be a bit larger in the frame...

[armando_m]

Wonderful warm tones, I like the clouds reflected on the ground around the silhouette of the dogs

[Somnath Goswami]

Thanks all for your valuable suggestion.

I tried to correct the horizon but the sea surfs were breaking at an uneven angle so failed :-(

[Mike G]

Somnath, a horizontal horizon is quite important the other angles will be what they will be. But what a lovely image!

[Frank Fremerey]

Romantic but not Kitsch.

I feel Bjørn is right concerning the horizon, although it is difficult to see wth the shore line at an angle

[Somnath Goswami]

Thanks Mike and Frank. Yes the tilt is there. Has to be corrected.

[John Geerts]

Lovely image. My first thought was also a straight horizon and a tighter framing. Colours are very nice.

[Mike G]

And I also like the space as well.

[tommiejeep]

Somnath, I really like the image.  Colours, reflected clouds and composition.  The horizon doesn't bother me but I really never 'cracked' the 14-24 2.8 , why I sold it.  I was always shooting at 20mm-24mm except for environmental portraits with the subject very close.  Seems as if every time I get that type of sky I am at home and 30 minutes away from any location to make use of it  .  Maybe we'll get one of our big storms in April 
Thanks for posting .
Tom 

[Tristin]

Straightening the image is a must, as others have noted.  I would also crop the image to give the dogs more real estate, it will give the photo much more impact.

Consider that an image like this can be printed at much larger sizes than other images without looking bad because of the lack/unimportane of fine detail.  The colors, gradients and elements of the picture are it's strong points by far.  Don't worry about losing megapixels with the roatation and cropping.

[BW]

Sorry for all the opposing opinions, but I like the way the picture is composed. We're at a beach, where the sky, horizon and the sand are the only elements beside the dogs. The dogs has an interesting interaction, but the other elements has little going on because of little contrast. I find that if you increase the contrast in the sky, in the beach to get the reflection from the sky to really stand out, the picture will have plenty going on. The foam dots in the bottom left corner also helps to frame the scene.

[Akira]

Somnath, I thinks the pleasant atmosphere is beautifully captured.

I tried to align the horizontal line with the edge of my computer screen and found that you only need to adjust it ever-so slightly.  As you say, the surf might make the image feel oblique, even if you correct the level perfectly.

Nevertheless, I love the atmosphere.

[Anthony]

I did the same as Akira, with the same result.

I think it is a lovely image, and would perhaps trim a little off the bottom of the frame, but no more than a little.