My entry for today comes from bakersfield, ca. I actually didnt plan this shot, I kind of just stumbled upon it. I was walking into one of the local schools gym to photograph my schools basketball game when I noticed how beautiful the sky looked. I didnt have a tripod or anything with me so I had to shoot it handheld. Please C&C.
P.S. I know it may have not been framed as good as it could have been and some of the foreground stuff is a bit distracting but this was the shot I had the opportunity to take and I had to work with what I had. If you notice anything else that couldve been improved upon please let me know.
Thanks
Skies are often beautiful, but more often than not, are not worth taking photos of. It's like taking photos of your feet, or taking photos of other people taking photos of you.
However, my first suggestion with this composition would be to change your angle of shooting, so that the sky fills at least two thirds of the frame. If you are going to include foreground, it should really be exposed so that it is identifiable, or completely underexposed so that it is silhouetted.
Your next assignment should be to shoot an interesting foreground subject with an interesting sky. Use HDR if necessary. My advice is to avoid shooting 'just skies' - unless you see the Virgin Mary or Jesus or someone in the cloud formations. Otherwise it's just not very creative or inspired, if you know what I mean.
Keep shooting!
