New to the group
Oct 10, 2011 14:56:25 #
I am new to the forum. I took these pictures on our current vacation. Please feel free to critique and give an honest opinion.
Thanks
Thanks
El yunque Rain Forest in Puerto Rico
Oct 10, 2011 20:15:13 #
Great point of view and composition on all three. In the first shot, aiming higher would've captured the peak of the arch and reduced the foreground floor. The colors are wonderful. The second shot is evocative, but maybe just a bit tighter on the shot...closer to the wall in the foreground. The waterfall shot is sublime. I'm pretty new to the forum too. Hi. :-)
Oct 10, 2011 20:39:28 #
Thank you for your kind remarks. I am still learning to pay attention to the edges and corners as I click the shutter. I noticed the top of the arc clipped after the fact :)
Oct 11, 2011 10:48:06 #
nikondaddy
Loc: Mayfield,Kentucky
Second two shots great but the first one was not fully explored to it,s best compositional possibilbilites. I hope you did more on the first one. Too much floor and the arch is pushed to the top of photo and the passage way is lost for impact.
Oct 11, 2011 13:04:43 #
I have some from a trip to Spain I wish I had spent more time composing! I really like the waterfall!
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Oct 11, 2011 14:53:10 #
Nice work, just a little bit more attention to composition (top of the arch clipped, tighter on the second shot) and you'll be there. That second shot could still be cropped.
The waterfall shot has some clipped highlights (loss of detail in bright areas), which is hard not to do when you go for the silky water effect. Next time spot meter off of the brightest part of the image and lock exposure, then recompose and shoot. You can bring up the darker areas later in PP without blowing the highlights.
I find checking all four edges of the photo right before I click helps me immensely, but I still have trouble getting my verticals straight in portrait mode, but that is what PP is for ;-).
Post more soon, you have a good eye.
Eric
The waterfall shot has some clipped highlights (loss of detail in bright areas), which is hard not to do when you go for the silky water effect. Next time spot meter off of the brightest part of the image and lock exposure, then recompose and shoot. You can bring up the darker areas later in PP without blowing the highlights.
I find checking all four edges of the photo right before I click helps me immensely, but I still have trouble getting my verticals straight in portrait mode, but that is what PP is for ;-).
Post more soon, you have a good eye.
Eric
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