Please critique
Oct 25, 2018 07:41:22 #
Oct 25, 2018 13:24:47 #
Oct 25, 2018 19:43:58 #
Iggi wrote:
Please critique! Shot with Sony RX100VI
You've picked a difficult subject here, not least as the position of the sun is always going to create blown out highlights and dense shadows, greatly limiting detail in each. As such a fair bit of pre-thought and planning needs to be applied to counter that (or extensive post production work). The idea is always good though, and can make for a terrific shot if pulled off. Perhaps vary the angle slightly so the sun is not full frontal of the lens. Is that a path to the right? If so maybe a slight tilt that way would have been better and added some depth by giving the eye something to follow. As your image stands it is a little flat as there is no real focal point such as a prominent tree or stump, fence post etc. I understand you can only work with what is before you and that is where pre planning comes in. Walk around the scene, look for the best vantage and angle, maybe a rock in the foreground etc. Great idea though
Oct 25, 2018 20:20:02 #
Iggi
Loc: Northeast,Tn
PaulG wrote:
You've picked a difficult subject here, not least ... (show quote)
Ty. I will work focal points and. Hange angle
Oct 26, 2018 10:09:40 #
HDR? With the dynamic range of this subject you would need quite a range of exposures.
Oct 26, 2018 12:48:24 #
I always like these views, but the resulting photos never are satisfactory. I decided that what I like are the shadows, so now I try to keep the shadows and lose the sun being directly in the shot towards me. If I shoot across the shadows, sometimes I can get visible light rays, which is a really nice addition. If you get down low in these straight-on shots, sometimes they work. I don't know if there's any way in post of reducing the glare from the sun, as I'm not good at post work. I doubt if this helps any, but that's my reaction.
Oct 26, 2018 16:36:38 #
The shadows are leading lines that lead to the centered bright subject (not so exciting, but the subject, nonetheless). Had you positioned yourself in the broad shadow at the left, hiding the bright sun and positioning it 1/3 from the top and 1/3 from the right you would have a more dynamic image. Search for "back lighting" and "rule of thirds" to learn these lighting and composition concepts
Iggi wrote:
Please critique! Shot with Sony RX100VI
Oct 26, 2018 21:00:51 #
I played around with the S curve in Photoshop-here is the best I could do with what you took. Other folks have given their thoughts as to shooting from a different angle, etc. So, take a look.
Oct 27, 2018 00:01:00 #
Being brutal here with my critique! At the small scale of the photo on my monitor , the focus and lack of camera movement looks good. Dadaist's post processing makes it more interesting but there still seems to be no clearly defined subject. Shadow lines?, bright ferns in the foreground?, Sun glare?.. Trees?
I don't know where to look or what the "hero" of the photo is.
I don't know where to look or what the "hero" of the photo is.
Oct 27, 2018 16:21:46 #
Nalu wrote:
HDR? With the dynamic range of this subject you would need quite a range of exposures.
I like the HDR idea. I'd shoot a minimum of 5 shots one stop apart. With this much dynamic range 7 might be more appropriate. You could always experiment and take a lot of HDR shots and figure out what works best.
Oct 28, 2018 11:04:47 #
Iggi
Loc: Northeast,Tn
AzPicLady wrote:
I always like these views, but the resulting photo... (show quote)
Ty
Oct 28, 2018 11:12:11 #
Iggi
Loc: Northeast,Tn
PaulG wrote:
You've picked a difficult subject here, not least ... (show quote)
Ty
Oct 31, 2018 15:05:14 #
Hi, Iggy. First thing I would do is crop in the left side, bringing it to the tree. Then I would darken down the sun, it is just grabbing too much attention away from the photo. The shadows and lines are great. The exposure is very good except for the sun as I said.
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