Advice on composition appreciated
Jun 5, 2012 17:59:07 #
Hello, this is only my 2nd time posting a photograph, I've decided that one of the best ways to learn is to take a deep breath , post and then take on board any comments received. So any advice on how I could have improved the composition of this shot will be gratefully appreciated . (I accept that so far as image quality is concerned its not the best, I was driving past the beach when I saw this horse and rider on the shoreline . It was getting towards sunset, I just grabbed my camera and ran down the beach to try to get some shots before the rider moved away. Unfortunately I couldn't get too close and I only had my 18-55mm kit lens - lens was @ 55m and I used shutter speed of 1/350 to try to capture the movement of the horse- so I've had to crop . I also increased the colour temperature and saturation in Windows Live Photo Gallery)
Jun 5, 2012 18:00:57 #
i think you did a great job. love the pastel colors of the sky, subject not centered (a good thing) very nice. post more we don't bite
Jun 5, 2012 18:04:06 #
Jun 5, 2012 18:05:12 #
What Sinatraman said.
Post more!!! I know it 's scary to post, but we can 't learn if we don 't bite the bullet!
Annie
Post more!!! I know it 's scary to post, but we can 't learn if we don 't bite the bullet!
Annie
Jun 5, 2012 18:05:22 #
You did very well...Great use of rule of thirds..great contrasts...you gave the horse somewhere to go as opposed to cropping too much...you did a wonderful job...
Jun 5, 2012 18:38:26 #
Gosh-that was quick, thanks very much everyone! I'll now have to take another 500 shots to get one that I can post :)
Jun 5, 2012 18:43:51 #
Jun 5, 2012 18:50:03 #
ward5311 wrote:
Thanks ward5311, you 've just put in to words why the other crop I did of the same shot was niggling me so much -it was much closer and I hadn't given the horse anywhere to go. Now I understand why I chose this one..you gave the horse somewhere to go as opposed to cropping too much..
Jun 5, 2012 19:18:00 #
Actually, there is another one I would really appreciate feedback on, again in relation to the composition .This is the 1st time I've tried to photograph anything other than flowers, boats, sunsets or the dog . I've just finished the online Understanding Exposure course by Bryan Peterson and one thing it has taught me is to actively look for opportunities . I was going to B & Q one evening last week when I saw a sign to Kilwinning Abbey. I've lived within 10 miles for the last 20 years and didn't even know it had an Abbey but I decided to take a look -which I don't think I would have done before. When I got there the sun was going down and the sandstone of the ruined Abbey was warm and mellow in the late evening light .I was desperate to capture that but found it difficult to know how to frame a good shot. This one,which was taken using my camera's HDR setting , was one of the better ones , although again it had to be cropped. I'm really not sure about it and would welcome comments , even if its along the lines of its not very interesting!
Jun 5, 2012 19:28:40 #
wtw2143
Loc: West Hempstead, NY
ward5311 wrote:
You did very well...Great use of rule of thirds..great contrasts...you gave the horse somewhere to go as opposed to cropping too much...you did a wonderful job...
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Jun 5, 2012 19:32:15 #
The horse picture composition is VERY pleasing to me.
I took a screen shot with a Fibonacci grid overlaid and you can see why it's so pleasing...the horse and rider are on a grid line, the mud line is on a grid line and the mountains is also...it's really well done.
I took a screen shot with a Fibonacci grid overlaid and you can see why it's so pleasing...the horse and rider are on a grid line, the mud line is on a grid line and the mountains is also...it's really well done.
Jun 5, 2012 19:40:42 #
Jun 5, 2012 19:40:52 #
I really love your abbey shots. The warmth of the sun on the stone and the beautiful shapes and detail. I prefer the first as the shapes are simple and bold. You could try some small increases in definition saturation or vibrance, but I like it the way it is. Good shots.
Jun 5, 2012 20:44:51 #
rpavich wrote:
The horse picture composition is VERY pleasing to me.
I took a screen shot with a Fibonacci grid overlaid and you can see why it's so pleasing...the horse and rider are on a grid line, the mud line is on a grid line and the mountains is also...it's really well done.
I took a screen shot with a Fibonacci grid overlaid and you can see why it's so pleasing...the horse and rider are on a grid line, the mud line is on a grid line and the mountains is also...it's really well done.
Thanks for taking the time to do this rpavich. I'm aware of the the rule of thirds and the need to avoid the horizon splitting the shot in half and to avoid centering the subject of the shot but I can find myself tied in knots sometimes trying to apply these -if I get one I can't get the other and so on. The Fibonacci grid sounds like a really useful idea though. This is the 1st time I've heard of it
Jun 5, 2012 20:50:37 #
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