Random Pictures CC welcome.
Sep 18, 2020 00:18:40 #
First three are from Savannah Ga USA. Fourth pictures is from my wife's grandmothers front porch and the rest are from my trip to Berlin Germany of the Grimm Brother's fair tale fountain. Feel free to view and critique. This is the only way for me to improve. All pictures PP in Luminar 4.
Sep 18, 2020 08:18:17 #
With the proviso that observations are subjective and one person's view.
The best of the group is #5. There is a clear story. It is also a statement that can be said to be universal. The lighting, with the emphasis on the back of the head, works well.
The shots from Savannah, Ga. The middle one is the better of the three. The line sight takes one by the fountain to the red door. The main problem in the three is the question, what is the subject.
Cropping up to the plinth of the foreground red riding hood will make a stronger shot, a story of reflection. (A small leveling aligning with the plinth.)
The best of the group is #5. There is a clear story. It is also a statement that can be said to be universal. The lighting, with the emphasis on the back of the head, works well.
The shots from Savannah, Ga. The middle one is the better of the three. The line sight takes one by the fountain to the red door. The main problem in the three is the question, what is the subject.
Cropping up to the plinth of the foreground red riding hood will make a stronger shot, a story of reflection. (A small leveling aligning with the plinth.)
Sep 18, 2020 08:18:38 #
First-rate color and composition in the second shot--it’s my winner.
Sep 18, 2020 10:00:07 #
Since you asked, I am going to be "picky"...
Exposure and colour are great in all of them, except #6, where the water in the fountain is blown out. You should be able to recuperate the detail if you were shooting RAW. From the lack of shadow in the statues, I guess it was overcast. If you can recover the detail in the fountain, I would increase the contrast a tad.
Compostition in 1, 2 and 3: The left edge of the fountain is cropped in #3, but I think it is the best compostion. Looking carefully, if the leaves at the left of the base of the fountain in #2 were not cropped, it would be better. I sometimes get carried away and don't check all of the little details when shooting digital - as they say, we should take the time to smell the roses!
All of this is submitted without criticism, (it is a critique offered in the hope that it will help you in the future).
Stay well and keep on posting your good work.
Exposure and colour are great in all of them, except #6, where the water in the fountain is blown out. You should be able to recuperate the detail if you were shooting RAW. From the lack of shadow in the statues, I guess it was overcast. If you can recover the detail in the fountain, I would increase the contrast a tad.
Compostition in 1, 2 and 3: The left edge of the fountain is cropped in #3, but I think it is the best compostion. Looking carefully, if the leaves at the left of the base of the fountain in #2 were not cropped, it would be better. I sometimes get carried away and don't check all of the little details when shooting digital - as they say, we should take the time to smell the roses!
All of this is submitted without criticism, (it is a critique offered in the hope that it will help you in the future).
Stay well and keep on posting your good work.
Sep 18, 2020 10:56:36 #
Thank you very much! Ill have to go back and look at the raw file, i probably did pull out the shadows a bit to much. Ill report later with a reedit for another critique.
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