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October 1, 2025
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  • October 1, 2025
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Any suggestions?

 

Also, please rate this picture from 1-10; thank you.

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Nancy OShea
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October 1, 2025

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Jill_C
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Community Expert
October 1, 2025

This isn't a rating site. The composition of your image is awkward; it should have been captured in portrait mode with all of the lizard in the frame.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer
Abambo
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 1, 2025

This is not a rating game. 

 

The composition is not very good, you will need to get rid of the cut off back legs. Your colour balance is bad. As I do not have a correct visual clue on the lizard, I know that trees do not have this yellow/orange colour.

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daniellei4510
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Community Expert
October 1, 2025

I'm at a disadvantage not knowing the original scene, but the color balance is off and it's over-saturated. The highlights and shadows need fixing, and I'd remove the out-of-focus leaves.

 

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Ricky336
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 1, 2025

Hello,

Well, the white balance is wrong. Too yellow/orange, so that would be a thing the moderators will notice!

Composition could be improved—it's not well balance in this shot.

Perhaps focus more on the head, rather than the whole body.


Composition:
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/discover/photo-composition.html

White balance:
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/discover/white-balance.html

 

Inspiring
October 1, 2025

I think it's bc of the waves on the background, that's called banding, which happens when there are not enough color tones to create a smooth gradient or uniform color. 

Did you shoot this raw? What did you use to edited the photo? 

I don't personally mind the colors, but they don't seem natural.

My rate is a 4.7

 

 

 

 

Francisco ZALEZPHOTO
Ricky336
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 1, 2025

There isn't any banding on the original file:

 

Inspiring
October 1, 2025

That makes my points more valid. I asked other questions and can't suggest solutions without knowing the answers 

Francisco ZALEZPHOTO
RALPH_L
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 1, 2025

We do not normaly comment on assets that were not submitted. But still, since you asked, I will respond. I give your photo in this form, a "3".  

Here is why:
  -- the composition is not good. It is a vertical image and you have it in a horizontal frame. If left horizontal, the subject sould be on the left third of the frame, leaving copy space on the right side. Follow the "Rule of Thirds".  You cut off the hind legs.

-- the green spots on the trunk need to be removed and the trunk needs exposure adjustment.

-- the image needs to be sharpened a bit.