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Nov 1, 2011 09:23:21 #
Some recent photos. Just back to my love of photography after 25-30 years. My first DSLR. Please give me your honest & valued opinions.
Old Glory2
Recent Sunset
Self Portrait
Nov 1, 2011 10:14:54 #
Your self portrait is good. Focus is pretty much spot on. You do have some hot spots on your cheeks, hands and shirt but those could have happened when you converted to sepia.
I actually find this shot to be really interesting. Thanks for posting it.
I actually find this shot to be really interesting. Thanks for posting it.
Nov 1, 2011 10:17:50 #
My wife didn't like it. But I thought it showed all my flaws in the raw. Thanks for the comment.
Nov 1, 2011 10:32:54 #
Nov 1, 2011 10:39:13 #
The self portrait shows CHARACTER in the raw... not exactly "flaws". Love it :)
And the second photo, that sunset is pretty much perfect to me... composition is good, color is fab, it's nice and clear. :thumbup:
The first one doesn't quite do it for me because I have trouble with competing subjects/focal points. The flag is too dark to be the subject, so my eye goes to the sunset, but it's not strong enough without the sun... TOO strong with it.
Maybe if there was just a slight glow showing of the sun, so the clouds and flag stand out a little more and don't compete with each other?
Of course, I'm not a professional, so please take this as suggestion and personal opinion rather than official "critique".
And the second photo, that sunset is pretty much perfect to me... composition is good, color is fab, it's nice and clear. :thumbup:
The first one doesn't quite do it for me because I have trouble with competing subjects/focal points. The flag is too dark to be the subject, so my eye goes to the sunset, but it's not strong enough without the sun... TOO strong with it.
Maybe if there was just a slight glow showing of the sun, so the clouds and flag stand out a little more and don't compete with each other?
Of course, I'm not a professional, so please take this as suggestion and personal opinion rather than official "critique".
Nov 1, 2011 11:00:49 #
Thank you Tilde......very observant & just the kind of critiqing I desperately need. That flag shot was taken a little too quickly. I need to "think" more about the photo and compose it properly!!
Thanks again.
Thanks again.
Nov 1, 2011 11:33:38 #
I'm with tilde (~). the only thing I would add is the water is a tilted to the left a little.
Hastening digital shots is easy to do. One of the reasons I still play with film is it forces me to slow down and think about what I'm trying to do.
Hastening digital shots is easy to do. One of the reasons I still play with film is it forces me to slow down and think about what I'm trying to do.
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Nov 1, 2011 11:43:45 #
Don Vittorio wrote:
Thank you Tilde......very observant & just the kind of critiqing I desperately need. That flag shot was taken a little too quickly. I need to "think" more about the photo and compose it properly!!
Thanks again.
Thanks again.
Out of a sense of curiosity more than anything else, I tweaked the flag photo in two different ways to see if it was possible to make the adjustments I offered.
I am new to the adjustment arena and I know there's a way to make the flag pop even a little more color-wise. However, I wanted to remain true to your original as much as possible.
Hope this translates in the tweaks, shared here.
your original
Tweak 1 (Letting the sky be the star)
Tweak 2 (trying to let the flag be the star more, but failed because the sun is blown out now. Hmmmm)
Nov 1, 2011 12:10:23 #
All nice shots. IMHO you might experiment with a few of these ideas...
Sunset: try making it more of a panel by cropping off a little from the bottom - which adds nothing to the real drama of those incredible colors in the sky.
Flag: sleectively brighten the flag as that is your main subject. Not much you can do with the blown out sun but try not to lose that dramatic sky. I find myself wondering what is below i.e. I'm distracted by the obvious crop of the foreground.
Protrait: The most interesting of the photos. I'm not sure sepia improves it. I'd like to see it in a high contrast B&W perhaps a little dark just as a comparison. The subject looking down makes him look sad as well as reflective. Another alternative would be to look directly at the lens - that would make the look intense rather than sad.
Sunset: try making it more of a panel by cropping off a little from the bottom - which adds nothing to the real drama of those incredible colors in the sky.
Flag: sleectively brighten the flag as that is your main subject. Not much you can do with the blown out sun but try not to lose that dramatic sky. I find myself wondering what is below i.e. I'm distracted by the obvious crop of the foreground.
Protrait: The most interesting of the photos. I'm not sure sepia improves it. I'd like to see it in a high contrast B&W perhaps a little dark just as a comparison. The subject looking down makes him look sad as well as reflective. Another alternative would be to look directly at the lens - that would make the look intense rather than sad.
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