The clouds are nice and the placement of the two large trees well thought out but I am bothered by the truncation of the FG. It seems to need more as the bushes end abruptly.
Hi Hilary, Another sweeping view with an accentuated sky. Agree with Robert's point regarding a bit more of a base. The image looked a bit flat on my screen so I took it into PS and applied S/H which gave more definition to the clouds(careful not to overdo) and levels which added contrast and lightened the image.
Another option for you is to crop the sky down to a little above the opening on the rt.
This is a beautiful scene Hilary.
The trees/foliage in bottom-right looks bit cluttered making the giraffes on the left-bottom almost go unnoticed.
Might be interesting to crop this image into a vertical frame. I just did a quick-and-dirty crop and did not alter anything else. Perhaps a bit more of selective work on the giraffes, and/or brightening up the image can make it pop...
Robert, funny I hadn't noticed the foreground until I read your comments. I have more there so will have a look at it.
Dave, I'll try the cropping suggestions, along with Robert's and have another look at S/H and levels etc.
Kaushik, thanks for the re-post. At first glance I missed the expanse of sky, but on second look I can see some possibilities so will have a look at a vertical with more attention to the clouds.
Hi Hilary,
Sometimes the large sweeping views work with the animals in them.....sometimes the animals get lost so Kaushik's idea works for me. They all can't be winners but I do like that you are seeing things that many overlook at for that alone you should be commended!