Next Steps
Jul 7, 2017 14:35:17 #
I am trying to reach the next level. Trying to improve in all areas of photography.
Here are some of my best shots to date:
Again what's next?
Here are some of my best shots to date:
Again what's next?
Jul 7, 2017 15:27:58 #
BeaverNewby wrote:
I am trying to reach the next level. Trying to improve in all areas of photography.
Here are some of my best shots to date:
Again what's next?
Here are some of my best shots to date:
Again what's next?
Beautiful! I could say, "Get better," but that would be silly. Try different kinds of shooting, like sunrise, sunset, night sky, long exposure night sky, HDR. The list goes on.
Jul 7, 2017 16:17:42 #
Playing with composition. All your subjects are in the centre.
Consider your background - I know its difficult when shooting insects, but see how to 'White out' or 'Black out' your background using a telephoto and different F stops to isolate the subject from the clutter. Your heron looks vertical but both the ripples and the bank slope slightly. It's reflection is 'just' in the image because of the amount of space above its head.
When you look at an view your eyes flicker around and your mind 'creates' a pleasing image from everything they see. The camera, sadly, simply captures a single image of what is in front of it. So the next step is to 'decide' how that image you think you see can be improved by the 'trickery' of composition.
Have fun
Consider your background - I know its difficult when shooting insects, but see how to 'White out' or 'Black out' your background using a telephoto and different F stops to isolate the subject from the clutter. Your heron looks vertical but both the ripples and the bank slope slightly. It's reflection is 'just' in the image because of the amount of space above its head.
When you look at an view your eyes flicker around and your mind 'creates' a pleasing image from everything they see. The camera, sadly, simply captures a single image of what is in front of it. So the next step is to 'decide' how that image you think you see can be improved by the 'trickery' of composition.
Have fun
Jul 7, 2017 19:06:29 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Beautiful! I could say, "Get better," but that would be silly. Try different kinds of shooting, like sunrise, sunset, night sky, long exposure night sky, HDR. The list goes on.
Thanks for the complement.
Jul 7, 2017 19:11:57 #
G Brown wrote:
Playing with composition. All your subjects are in... (show quote)
Thanks for the composition tip.
How would you have composed the first images?
feel, free to demonstrate with an example.
Jul 7, 2017 20:18:09 #
I played with the third image and a second image of the same insect moving my feet.
Are these better composition wise?
Are these better composition wise?
Jul 8, 2017 10:01:55 #
wanderingbear
Loc: San Diego
All Good. Last 2 better. Really hard to separate insects from background as they are sooooo close. They many times just blend in.
Bear
Bear
Jul 9, 2017 00:26:23 #
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