Advice on perfecting this windmill picture please

[Cuey 10]

I recently took this on a trip to Holland. I really like it and want to get it framed up but before i do i want advice on getting the most out of it. Its a JPG but i do have the RAW original so i have some scope for playing.

 

I like the composition but feel the sky could be more dramatic. What would you alter ( i have PS CS3).

 

Some of you are good on PS so all advice is welcome.

 

[*Peaches* 10]

Have you thought about putting the mills in colour?

[Cuey 10]

well the picture was in colour but i like B&W. Personally i don't like a BW colour mix. Thats just a personal preference. We have a wall of BW pic from around the world (bought not taken by me) so i wanted BW to fit in.

 

Seemed a shame to buy pics when i can take a reasonable shot myself.

[*Peaches* 10]

Only other thing I could think of doing was maybe playing with the clouds a little bit, and make a shape from them maybe?

 

I'm no good with this kind of thing really, I like the natural raw images as they are

[Nutronic 10]

How about making the image slightly blurred apart from one windmill?

 

I could do it and show you what I mean if u like?

[garydickson 10]

If you could move the rightmost windmill a little further to the right....

 

Nah, I quite like this as it is, nice one.

[Nutronic 10]

If you could move the rightmost windmill a little further to the right....

 

Nah, I quite like this as it is, nice one.

 

That would be quite easy....or why not remove it all together?

 

 

Thats what it looks like with no windmill....i watermarked it with this forum name btw.

Edited June 21, 2009 by Nutronic

[starmag 10]

I personally don't like the composition. I know its courses for horses, but its really unbalanced and quite boring. would you be happy to re crop it? or does it have to be landscape? How about something like this?

 

 

i quickly replaced the sky too

[ndegwa 10]

with the original , maybe a bit more contrast and level tweaking

[Cuey 10]

Hmmm, I have read that using channel mixer may be better than just BW conversion so i may try that. I just think the sky could really be bought out more.

[AccountClosed2 10]

have you tried blurring the water and making the images brighter??

Edited April 16, 2013 by AccountClosed2
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[richardwheel 10]

a bit more contrast would be my preference, there aren't enough light/dark tones and it's a bit 'muddy'. Try the b&w conversion tool in cs3 and then add a slight S-curve over the top of that,

 

HTH