ftino51

Hello everyone I just wanted some feed back on these photo's. Got a new camera a Nikon D 3200 with a 55 to 200mm DX, VR 5.6G ED and shoot in S or A. Thank You,

Retired CPO Loc: Travel full time in an RV

These are nice shots. I, like you, have a hard time getting the eyes in a black head. I think the only way is to overexpose and then fix in post processing. Only problem there is, I don't do any but the very minimum post processing. Something else I have to learn in this digital world.

Dave327 Loc: Duluth, GA. USA

When you load photos - make sure you check the “store original” box. It’s hard to offer advice when UHHers are looking at basically thumb nails with no EXIF data.

dat2ra Loc: Sacramento

You have a good eye and are off to a great adventure. Some C&C:
#1- The subject is the crow, but it is underexposed and lacks detail while the background is much lighter. You probably used matrix metering which averages the exposure. You can recover some of the crow in LR or PS, but better would be to get it right in the camera. I suggest using the point metering option or a flash. Or, bracket and stack.

#2-Nice.

#3-The right wing "bleeds" off the frame. Not sure what that gives you compositionally. Suggest keeping the entire sculpture within the frame, but maybe shoot it at an angle or not centered.

#4- Lighting is flat: the subject and background have the same lighting so there is little separation between the two. Again, you could cut a mask and make an adjustment layer in PS. In the camera, again, try spot metering the subject.

Most importantly, keep shooting! And don't take C&C personally. That's always the "danger" when ppl shoot their kids or grandkids then ask for commentary.

ftino51

Thank you everyone for your replies and thank you for your opinions I greatly appreciate it thank you very much.

CO

You're doing a great job with the photos. The only thing I would say is to leave more space on the side of the frame in the direction the bird is facing. You've done that in photo #1 but in photo #4 there needs to be more space in front of the bird's beak.

I agree about photo #3. I would not crop away the right wings of the wire sculpture.

ftino51

Thank you for viewing my pictures and I appreciate your opinion very much. I will do the things that you have talked about in those pictures.

Blair Shaw Jr Loc: Dunnellon,Florida

Love he #2 Butterfly close-up

ftino51

Thank You.

rich1hart Loc: Chicago suburbs

One additional comment on #1: it is much easier to deal with underexposure in post-processing than overexposure.

tommystrat Loc: Bigfork, Montana

Or, you could darken the entire crow as a silhouette...

jpgto Loc: North East Tennessee

Like second very much. When posting, check/mark the box for store original so we can get the down
load.

ftino51

Thank you very much for the information I will remember that.