Ah, yes... Where the sand is never soft, nor is the water ever warm, and the surf can only be found in storm.
What kind of dream is this? o.O
Wells, ME. - Wells Reserve
Well now, think I can actually offer up some 'advice' ... er, I think?
/\ Just playin' a bit. :oP
Ok, buckle up ... here we go ...
First, the colour palette present within frame is quite nice and vivid. Natural, as well.
Caveats?
Hmm, perhaps more of a suggestion then ...
Lower perspective to make the foreground a bit more prominent. There is an interesting array of textures in your image here, highlighting one and providing more of a focal point for your viewers eyes might work better.
Being blunt ... I find my eyes wandering about, with no clearly defined point of photographic interest. It is a nice view and setting, however and with that said ... your viewer's eyes do need 'a place to rest', as they say.
By lowering your perspective and camera position, in my humble opinion of course ... it would or might effectively move you away from placing the horizon at the mid-point. A tad static as presented to us. The 'rule of thirds' (not necessarily carved in stone, it is a guideline that generally works) would work well for this scene, methinks.
tl;dr ('too long, didn't read') ... in short, less sky. Placing the horizon on the top third line, vertically speaking.
My thoughts are that the sand and pebbles/stones on the beach would be the invitation and attraction for your viewers to come in for a closer look.
Putting some distance between you and your attached emotions for any particular scene will aid you in your shot selection and will, rest assured, come to you in time.
I find placing any image on my own desktop for a few days of familiarity ... provides an assist towards this end. That familiarity starts to breed some critical and constructive thoughts towards improvement.
Allll that said ... most certainly your enthusiasm for this setting is apparent. Take what you will from my above words ... keep shooting and happy shooting. :o)
/\ Just playin' a bit. :oP
Ok, buckle up ... here we go ...
First, the colour palette present within frame is quite nice and vivid. Natural, as well.
Caveats?
Hmm, perhaps more of a suggestion then ...
Lower perspective to make the foreground a bit more prominent. There is an interesting array of textures in your image here, highlighting one and providing more of a focal point for your viewers eyes might work better.
Being blunt ... I find my eyes wandering about, with no clearly defined point of photographic interest. It is a nice view and setting, however and with that said ... your viewer's eyes do need 'a place to rest', as they say.
By lowering your perspective and camera position, in my humble opinion of course ... it would or might effectively move you away from placing the horizon at the mid-point. A tad static as presented to us. The 'rule of thirds' (not necessarily carved in stone, it is a guideline that generally works) would work well for this scene, methinks.
tl;dr ('too long, didn't read') ... in short, less sky. Placing the horizon on the top third line, vertically speaking.
My thoughts are that the sand and pebbles/stones on the beach would be the invitation and attraction for your viewers to come in for a closer look.
Putting some distance between you and your attached emotions for any particular scene will aid you in your shot selection and will, rest assured, come to you in time.
I find placing any image on my own desktop for a few days of familiarity ... provides an assist towards this end. That familiarity starts to breed some critical and constructive thoughts towards improvement.
Allll that said ... most certainly your enthusiasm for this setting is apparent. Take what you will from my above words ... keep shooting and happy shooting. :o)