First time photo with Olympus OMD

CharlesB58 wrote:

To be honest, I think you should work on things like avoiding tilted horizons and distracting bushes in the foreground as much as on adding more "punch" to the photo. Remove these two shortcomings and this is a solid shot.

As for the latter, it depends on what you mean by "punch'. The Dramatic filter can certainly do that. So can some curves adjustment, or even just adding a semi-transparent layer set to "hard light" or "soft light" blend mode.

If you're just starting, there is a lot to juggle when it comes to producing the best photos. With today's gear, and the facility for adjustment provided by modern software, I think that concentrating on composition and other elements which actually making the capture is more important than technical elements after the fact.

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