Greetings, all:
Last month I shot the following, along with several other attempts at catching the wave breaking just right on the opposite bank of the jetty. This particular shot had the interesting "face" feature in the water spray. I've tried a couple different versions, editing althernately very lightly, and editing using the curves adjustment in Aperture to accentuate the contrast, so far this is the one I like the best. My questions are as follows:
1. The sky texture seems kind of grainy. Am I right, or am I being over-sensitive to it.
2. In this version I cropped, but left the bird in the upper left. Is he big enough to factor in the effect of the photo, or should I axe him?
3. the brightest highlights of the waves are blown out a bit - does this detract from the photo?
4. and of course, lastly, what do you think?