some advice please

[timmo]

I realize I am not in the same league as you all are but the following photo came off as I visualized it ....yet I need some advice as to wheher to leaveit as is, or to crop out about half of the water.Thanks in advance.


http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq336/teeceekay/IMG_0653.jpg

[laura]

We are all at different levels here, complete beginners (like me) to the more advanced/experienced.
I really like the picture, the colours are very good,I personally like the extra sea in the picture.

[saykimchi]

I also like the water in the picture, but I could also see the picture looking great with some of it cropped. I was thinking a little above the longest blade of brown grass. I quickly cropped it in PhotoShop (I don't know if that's a photo-faux-pas, so please forgive me if it is :)).

I'd suggest playing with it, and depending on what you want your focus of the picture to be, either keeping the water as-is, or cutting it out. Also, I'm sure if you wanted more of your focus to be on the water, cutting out some of the grass wouldn't hurt.

[sgstrouble]

I like this photo also, but I would want to crop just the very top of the water, so that it isn't a 50/50 land/water photo. I would make it more land to water ratio. Just my humble suggestion.

[Kaye]

I personally like your original photo - without being cropped. I think the sea is an asset to the photo both in colour and texture, especially with the little white tufts from the wind.