Critique required

[pipc]

Good day all, could you all advise me of how to improve this image, I am still trying out composition and tweeking with software.

 

[sbowler579]

Just remove the cluttered background and dodge the mid tones slightly, the harsh sunlight has not done the shot any favours but you can't pick and choose the weather. My take on the shot.

 

[pipc]

Cheers for your reply, for some reason my clone stamp has an error msg and I can't use it. Do you think it's a harsh image?

 

[Nostromo]

Would adjusting the contrast help a bit?

 

[sbowler579]

Do you think it's a harsh image?

No but the light is.

 

[pipc]

Hello Nostromo, I will look at that, any help is greatly appreciated as it is one of my favourite pics and I would like to get it to a high enough standard for framing

 

[pipc]

I agree sbowlers579 and I have tried to adjust it but I lose out on other aspects of the pic

 

[Nostromo]

Is this any better, I've just had a quick go on my phone (lr app), I've had to resize to up load so don't know what it'll look like on a full screen.

 

[pipc]

Cheers Nostromo, that's the degree of light I am aiming for and have achieved it when I tweeked it once before, just wasn't to sure about the darkness of the bottom left,but it would seem there is little room for light adjustment.

 

[Kodiak Qc]

remove the cluttered background

+1… imperative!

I am still trying out composition

If I ignore the top left part, the beast it self is very well framed.

and tweeking with software.

I think this is where most of your difficulties are

Do you think it's a harsh image?

Steve has given the correct answer to this question


Here is a suggestion from your jpg image…

No added contrast nor sharpening, just DRL and tamed mid-tones!

 

[GreenNinja67]

Might be my eyes but is it actually in focus?

 

[EightBitTony]

Might be my eyes but is it actually in focus?

I'm not sure if it's a focus issue, or soft for some other reason (movement, glass in the way maybe?) but it definitely looks soft.

 

[pipc]

Might be my eyes but is it actually in focus?

I'm not sure if it's a focus issue, or soft for some other reason (movement, glass in the way maybe?) but it definitely looks soft.

There is obviously glass and I think this has softened the image, then again, it could be oof.

Thanks for input Kodiac Qc