I believe the picture is true,and her hand is one of most visible object. i corrected background and there are no changes to hand,when i measure thumbs on left and right hand difference is approx.3milimeters in length which is not significant.
BTW nice portrait anyway, it have character
what was the lens you used?


Note her right hand, which looks enormous compared to how it looks in reality. What baffles me is that it is right up against her leg, not held out significantly closer to the camera. The window bars are square in reality, but in the image they taper at the bottom and widen to the top. Is that a hint as to what is causing the distortion in the size of the hand? My thinking is that the window bars appear to be getting closer together because they are progressively farther from the lens, so why would the hand do the opposite? Sure am confused . . .

6D, ISO 640, f5, 1/125[/quote]

It says in home page "Photo Gallery" Show off your pics and/or ask for general critique.

I think you didn't asked and i missed that..

BTW I'm 64 and STILL hungry for new learning

No need for hostility i meant well, some people appreciate ANY honest comment and they can learn from it .You obviously know it all so why did you post it here ? To hear that you are the best photographer of all time?
Shame on you. Can't change my knowledge of photography,or did you want me to lie to you? You admit you dodge or burn picture in PP.THAT PICTURE TO ME IS NOT PERFECT OR EXCELLENT and i gave you my honest opinion.Life is not all in pink sorry, I meant well.... take it or leave it

What camera mike?

Not bad,No:1 and 3 look burned in PP and I'm missing composition.

Very nice pics.Enhance it .Crop it the way that seashell is about on NO# 1,1,2,3,5,8 You'll see improvement in composition. and don't use portrait,just play with it. If you like it the way it is now don't touch it

What is you idea of PORTRAIT,it could be anything don't you think so?

Why would you say something like that?
Your camera is not adjusting through the lens and compansate itself for lights? You can see instantly if your wiefinder if exposur is right or under/over. Your automatic mode doest know IF there is filter on
Or of and still shoting right? In manual seting i would compensate only for special shots, and when i need picture viped white or creating night mood. Stop complicate shooting proces and spend more time on shooting object/subject.

Hmm,wider lens will create distortions ,stick with what you have,fill-up with flash and at day time use higher ISO (No grain up to ISO400 with D810 at day time)that will let you use higher F stop or shutter speed depends what you need or want and you,ll gain DOF,sharpness, play with what you have and use correct lens for different occasions, it is easy,buying will get you nowhere as long as you don't know your capabilities, just use what you have! Create your pictures in your mind BEFORE you'll start shooting, sometime there is time for it, LOL. Shoot on manual all time.
Be more adventurer with your equipment, it is digital remember, nothing to lose, and remember to handle and learn your camera every day, play with it, create set up (choice of four) for different situations ,after all D800-810 is complicated machine and use it correctly with different futures(set up) for different type of photography is important,otherwise you'll have just very expensive P&S camera,take time, try to be very close or i would say intimate with your camera,be comfortable switching setups and make changes AS YOU GO without thinking, just look at pro,they just shoot,but they spend lot of time with their cameras because it take time and practicing to understand your possibilities and cameras. But i thing you know all of this anyway, we just sometime forgetting all this.

JEAN just take same pictures(55mm) of your dog with your new 50mm,I bet you you'll see the difference right there, you'll get new background,
crispy,sharper and also more dynamic colors in it .You"ll love it then ..
It is NOT only about weight, find purpose for your lens

It is in fact UFO as we can't identified that object LOL.
Long exposure like 0.5 or 1sec, tripod, some 400 iSO and small landing plane it could be. But of course it is unidentified....
Nicely done anyway

Lens 18_200 IS AMAZING,SHARPER THAn 18_300.I just love it, GOod investment.

It crops automatically,there is cropping Sarge ,that is why comparing pictures after process show different size, usually smaller.

Did you do some complicated adjustments with your Photoshop,do you need that high level? Regular photo PP is normally simple and any other program will do it. It depend all on your needs, to me Adobe is for Pro and Photoshop elements can be switched for anything else, Serif, Gimp, Picasa,Corel.
I'm using Zoner studio 15 it does everything Raw included,organize, view
i have never make better choice. It is free or paid,they have 30 days trials

I don't know what is F16 or ESL ,never had English school or lessons
Hope you are very proud of yourself.
I believe you CAN also speak and write in another language like me.
If not, don't worry you are American and people will like you, who knows?

How scarce you must be and how strong brainwashing is applied to you,people, you just can live easy life,without war,guns and hates.
This country was build on blood rivers, in old west, and it all continue up today!!!!! Just check Hollywood 'modern' westerns, American heroes win and KILL everybody, that is your justice, who owns bigger gun is RIGHT, i know you are not all same like everywhere normal people so why the hell you believe that ordinary Syrian, and another Arabs just live to kill American?? Listen this should be our last argument ,you believe what you want to,i have my true,i lived 30 long and very unpleasant years under communist regime and what i see now is that you have it right on your backyard. They let you believe that you STILLl have freedom but it is far from the truth.Firs YOU American should clean your house and than live nice live,forgot other nations lock your border and stay in your home,and you don't have to worry about "having cutting throat" or another attack on twin tower or marathon run or ... whatever
I will not respond anymore to this, unless it is about photography ,good night