**Critique Club**
I think you're on the right track here, but you just missed it by that much. DPC voters love landscapes and seascapes, so that's a good start, but there are some technical issues with the image that knocked your score down a ways. Oh, and to get it out of the way, I would imagine most voters didn't really see it as a postcard. Text is a rarity around here, and I'm sure the voters were looking for it to be used.
So, the shot itself. I would prefer to see a wider angle. The rock being cut off on the right doesn't do it for me, and a nice wide angle with a big rock in the foreground always looks cool. The timing can make all the difference as well. A nice sunset hour, partly cloudy sky and a big wave crashing against the rock would do wonders for the scene. The editing looks fine to me except for the contrast, perhaps. That might be a little heavy. That ISO 1600 can't have helped as well.
Your score and placing are actually lower than I would have expected, so I'm guessing you got hit by the DNMC crowd pretty hard.
If you have any questions or comments please feel free to shoot me a PM.
Nathan |
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