with atmospheric perspective things don't get softer per se, that's photographic perspective. but they do loose contrast and incur a color shift relative to water vapor. that top most land mass is too dark and stark, so that it seems to pop forward more than it relative place in perspective. i wouldn't soften the edges, but lighten the whole thing up a bit with a thin glaze of that water color.
countering Vince aside... :)
as for the glare on the water, i think it's actually just fine. the issue is that there is no suggestion of translucency as it gets closer to the viewer and no reflections from any of the land masses. putting those in will help break up the perception of 'too wide spread glare.'
overall, i really like the composition and the colors! the shapes are in interesting and it's a great foundation. it just need detail/something to focus on. i struggle with this in my landscapes as well. throw in some small birds in the distance for some life. but really look at the mid brown mass as a place that seems to naturally be lending itself to wanting somekind of detail... rocks/vegetation, somekind of wildlife, etc.
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the line dividing the top land mass from the water is way to hard.
with atmospheric perspective things don't get softer per se, that's photographic perspective. but they do loose contrast and incur a color shift relative to water vapor.
that top most land mass is too dark and stark, so that it seems to pop forward more than it relative place in perspective. i wouldn't soften the edges, but lighten the whole thing up a bit with a thin glaze of that water color.
countering Vince aside... :)
as for the glare on the water, i think it's actually just fine. the issue is that there is no suggestion of translucency as it gets closer to the viewer and no reflections from any of the land masses. putting those in will help break up the perception of 'too wide spread glare.'
overall, i really like the composition and the colors! the shapes are in interesting and it's a great foundation. it just need detail/something to focus on. i struggle with this in my landscapes as well.
throw in some small birds in the distance for some life. but really look at the mid brown mass as a place that seems to naturally be lending itself to wanting somekind of detail... rocks/vegetation, somekind of wildlife, etc.
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