WPC 1327 - Celebrate ANALYSIS
Jul 12, 2013 23:23:29 #
Irishpat45 has graciously volunteered their WPC 1327 - Celebrate RESULTS entry for critique and analysis to find out what they could have done to make it better. Be nice, but be honest as this will help everyone with their craft. Thank you Irishpat45 and thank you everyone!
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from WPC 1327 - Celebrate RESULTS http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/photo_contest_ratings.jsp?pcnum=67
Fireworks at Rock Hall Md. Love to get the boats in the harbor in the picture.
Jul 12, 2013 23:44:37 #
I like the idea of including the harbor and the boats. The image doesn't appear quite sharp enough though, especially the boats. Also, I'd crop the vehicles out of the foreground. Those really detract from the image. Or at the time, if could have angled the camera upwards a bit more to leave the vehicles out.
Jul 13, 2013 06:03:33 #
I agree with Linda about the composition. I also might add that the sailing yacht and the building appear overexposed. Maybe a slightly higher aperture so that you can maintain the length of exposure to get the fireworks.
Jul 13, 2013 07:42:21 #
I would play with white balance a little to see if it would look better with less pink cast. I think camera shake might have caused the slight blur and if so a tripod would have helped.
Jul 13, 2013 09:43:53 #
If there is a next time, try and get closer to the harbor, as others have said, to keep the boats but get rid of the cars. Also, I would like to see a darker sky. I assume the shutter was open for a relatively long time? Or maybe you could shoot vertical?
MW
MW
Jul 13, 2013 11:14:03 #
Shooting vertically often helps in catching the full effect of single or multiple bursts of fireworks.
Jul 13, 2013 15:46:47 #
ebrunner wrote:
I agree with Linda about the composition. I also might add that the sailing yacht and the building appear overexposed. Maybe a slightly higher aperture so that you can maintain the length of exposure to get the fireworks.
I agree with both. Focus is definitely off but using an aperture of f/11 or f/16 would have helped that along with sharpening the light trails and darkening the sky
Jul 13, 2013 15:51:23 #
Jul 14, 2013 21:38:18 #
Thanks all for the constructive criticism.
This photo was shot at F11 with a long exposure. I did use a tripod when shooting, but I shot from a deck and without a remote so that may attribute to the blur, which I didn't notice so much before!
I did think of cropping out the cars, but I liked the way the color reflected on the cars, so decided to keep them in.
This was really one of my first attempts at shooting fireworks, so I will keep all your good suggestions in mind (especially the portrait shooting).
Thanks!!!
This photo was shot at F11 with a long exposure. I did use a tripod when shooting, but I shot from a deck and without a remote so that may attribute to the blur, which I didn't notice so much before!
I did think of cropping out the cars, but I liked the way the color reflected on the cars, so decided to keep them in.
This was really one of my first attempts at shooting fireworks, so I will keep all your good suggestions in mind (especially the portrait shooting).
Thanks!!!
Jul 15, 2013 00:03:10 #
Irishpat45 wrote:
Thanks all for the constructive criticism. br b... (show quote)
The three key requirements for fireworks and lightning are tripod, remote shutter cable and lens switched to MF and adjusted to infinity. What you get are light trails of the burning chemicals. Now if you want to record what you actually see switch your camera to video then capture a frame from the vid
Jul 20, 2013 15:34:40 #
Overall, it's a nice shot. The blue sky suggests an overly long exposure. It appears that you had it on shutter priority for 11 seconds. Also, the EXIF data says your camera was set for "Fine weather," whatever that does to an image. That might have pushed the pink color. You might want to go to full manual and set your shutter speed to "Bulb." That way, you can open the shutter when you think something is going to happen and release it when you see what you think will make for a good shot. You're more likely to have a 2-5 second exposure, resulting in less noise and a darker background. Another suggestion I've read (but haven't used) is to cover the lens with a piece of black cardboard, open the shutter, and just remove the cardboard when things light up.
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