mariposa84 Loc: Rochester NY

I have never had the pleasure of capturing fall but this year that changed. My husband took me out on an adventure and i had a blast. hope you like the photos. Tips, comments, criticism,and critique always welcome. Thank you.

luvmypets Loc: Born & raised Texan living in Fayetteville NC

Very nice!! Husbands are also good for watching your equipment while you run around taking pictures! ;D

mariposa84 Loc: Rochester NY

Well actually he had his own equipment with him and we were taking turns keeping an eye on our three little munchkins who were having a blast running to and fro. :) Fortunately we also brought grandma and grandpa along!
Thanks for looking and commenting.

rlaugh Loc: Michigan & Florida

Nice set!

mariposa84 Loc: Rochester NY

Thank you very much. I appreciate you taking the time to look and comment.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Hi mariposa!

#1 appears to be out of focus. If you were using macro feature, or just zooming in, it can be difficult to maintain focus, especially while likely bending over :) Re the composition, I might leave a little room at each end of the leaf.

#2 very nice color. Again, I might leave a little room (stem is cut off) and/or move to a less-busy background.

#3 this is a pleasing image to me - interesting perspective (looking up), and nice contrast between the red fruit and the yellow leaves. I also like that virtually the entire image is filled with the yellow leaves and there's nothing to distract, such as a different species of tree.

#4 this one is a little busy and I can't find anything of interest to rest my eye on. Maybe a close-up shot of fewer leaves?

#5 not sure of your subject. Were you drawn to the colors of the leaves, shape of nearest tree? Leaves on the ground? Maybe experiment by taking some shots from closer up or singling out one aspect of the scene that was particularly interesting to you. This one is a bit difficult since most everything is in shadow.

#6 I love your out-of-focus background with the well-distributed points of light. I like that you showed a bit of stem in with the leaf close-up. Only thing I'd suggest, especially for a centered subject, is to shoot vertically instead on horizontally.

All the best, hope you are enjoying this wonderful hobby!

mariposa84 Loc: Rochester NY

#1 You are 100% correct i was bending over lol so i will pay closer attention to that next time. Also i cropped it that close in pp for some reason can't remember why right now so i will go back and fiddle with the pic and try and jog my memory and see if i can leave more space like you suggested.

#2 I purposefully cut the stem off because their was another colored stem nearby and i didn't want it in my composition. Yes i could have moved the leave but my little ones were already so far ahead with my hubby i didn't want to take the extra three secs and "lose" the shot.

#3 Thank you

#4 This one I liked the leading lines of the branches and twigs but your right the color isn't good and there really isn't anything the "lines" are pointing to. I would scrap if i knew how lol Is there a way to delete a photo after it has been posted for some time?

#5 Yes it was the shape of the tree and the polar opposites between it and the tree right behind it... the one in front all green no leaves on the ground the one behind full of color and the ground loaded with foliage. In your opinion what can i do to make that stand out more? crop? taken at a different angle?

#6 Thank you I will try that in the future
THANK you so much for taking the time to help me this has been very helpful and informative for me.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

You can ask admin to delete a photo, though I'm not sure for which reasons they will accommodate :)

#5 - to contrast the two trees you mention, maybe get closer and have them fill the frame?

mariposa84 Loc: Rochester NY

I tried to implement your suggestions on a couple of the photos do you think i have improved the photo?

Not as tight of a crop


Is this better?

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Two big thumbs-up from me on both your changes, especially the second one! However, in the end it is still YOUR vision, so tell me what you think?

mariposa84 Loc: Rochester NY

Thank you... Yes these are more along the lines of what i was trying to portray. The first one I was afraid the other leaves would be too distracting to the leaf I wanted all the focus on so I cropped down but looking at it again I see the brown leaves are no contest against that beautiful one. The second one I think to get the true portrayal I would need to retake the picture from a different angle or something. The angles of the tree and the ground full of leaves were just so interesting I like this cropped shot but when I was lining up the shot the whole tree was in it. Unfortunately don't think I'll get another chance so it will just have to stay in my mind and I'll have to just live with this one. Thank you again for the time you have taken to help me I TRULY appreciate it.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

You're more than welcome. I've learned so much from kind folks on this site that it's nice to pay it forward once in awhile :)