Just Asking For Feedback
May 19, 2012 13:30:02 #
Got a case of 'self doubt' again...being that I'm self taught, so how do these images look to you folks ?
Thanks for taking the time to look and respond.
EyeArt
Thanks for taking the time to look and respond.
EyeArt
May 19, 2012 13:34:55 #
May 19, 2012 13:51:07 #
May 19, 2012 13:54:20 #
I agree with stever and #3 isn't pleasing either. It's not quite a silhouette but the bird isn't lit up for any detail either....
It would have been good to fully silhouette the bird OR light him in some way.
It would have been good to fully silhouette the bird OR light him in some way.
May 19, 2012 14:37:24 #
I will disagree with rpavich on #3. I like the lighting. You've caught the color of the water nicely. The mirror effect of the bird is very nice. The dark silhouette goes with the fact that it's past dusk. If you'd lit the bird you would have lost much of that. As far as focusing, autofocusing on these DSLR cameras can be difficult. They have multiple focusing points but the manual doesn't tell you how to use them. It's something that I still have to work on. On #1, with the wispy grass, I would almost recommend going to manual. With the bird, I would definitely recommend a spot focus.
May 20, 2012 00:56:39 #
eye art wrote:
Got a case of 'self doubt' again...being that I'm self taught, so how do these images look to you folks ?
Thanks for taking the time to look and respond.
EyeArt
Thanks for taking the time to look and respond.
EyeArt
Hello eye art: while it is true none of your photos were tack sharp. You do have a good eye for color and are close on your composition, of the three I liked the first one the best. I liked the colors and the composition. The first bird picture, the bird was to close to center and leaving to little place for flight. The second bird picture could have stood some cropping on the top and bottom. Other than that great job.
May 20, 2012 01:06:11 #
I don't know what camera you have or the settings you use but kicking the ISO up a little can do wonders in regards to sharpness.
Pappy
Pappy
May 20, 2012 01:34:40 #
Back around the middle of the last century, I used to shoot a fair amount of monochrome (that's what some folks called black and white film). I used a lot of Plus X Pan, but I missed a lot of poorly lit shots. People told me, "Kick it up a notch; use Tri-X." So I tried the faster film, and, by golly, they were right; I got more low light shots. Problem was I also discovered a separate aspect of photography - grain.
Now it's the twenty-first century, and we're shooting all this digital stuff. But, you know, things haven't changed that much. Every time I try to "kick it up a notch (or two or three)", I still get grain. Oh, excuse me, now they call it "noise" or something like that.
Brush up on your focusing skills (check your diopter correction, and don't be afraid of manual focus), use a tripod (or a window sill or a brick wall) to steady your camera, check into use of an archaic concept called the "rule of thirds" when you crop and you'll do just fine.
You have a lot of potential. Keep up the good work!
Now it's the twenty-first century, and we're shooting all this digital stuff. But, you know, things haven't changed that much. Every time I try to "kick it up a notch (or two or three)", I still get grain. Oh, excuse me, now they call it "noise" or something like that.
Brush up on your focusing skills (check your diopter correction, and don't be afraid of manual focus), use a tripod (or a window sill or a brick wall) to steady your camera, check into use of an archaic concept called the "rule of thirds" when you crop and you'll do just fine.
You have a lot of potential. Keep up the good work!
May 20, 2012 04:00:13 #
eye art
I like the first shot just as it is. It seems you have a good eye for composition.
The other two might come better for changing the brightness just a little if you're able to do that - the 2nd a little darker and the 3rd a little lighter.
If you improve them to your liking you'll get one hell of a confidence boost.
Mike
I like the first shot just as it is. It seems you have a good eye for composition.
The other two might come better for changing the brightness just a little if you're able to do that - the 2nd a little darker and the 3rd a little lighter.
If you improve them to your liking you'll get one hell of a confidence boost.
Mike
May 20, 2012 04:18:11 #
Well the last one just suffered from lightening and darkening but here's what happened to the second one with darkening and cropping.
Mike
Mike
May 20, 2012 04:29:32 #
Love the last one but first two are not sharp and clear although the composition is great...keep working on holding that camera still or use a tripod.
May 20, 2012 04:34:23 #
eye art wrote:
Got a case of 'self doubt' again...being that I'm self taught, so how do these images look to you folks ?
Thanks for taking the time to look and respond.
EyeArt
Thanks for taking the time to look and respond.
EyeArt
Jacqueline
You can find something wrong with any image posted here and you're not going to please everyone so there are going to be people who criticize especially if you ask for it!
There are many things to like about every one of these images.
Ask yourself before every shot you take "what am I trying to say with this shot?" and try to convey that! Try and find someone who's work you admire and try to emulate but develop your own style. You've got a good eye for what constitutes an eye catching image! try and refine that. Shoot a lot (regularly), post the best 2 to 3% of what you shoot and the self doubts will disappear I promise you! 99% of the people who post here are also self taught so there is not general consensus as what constitutes a great image and the experts are self appointed. Keep the faith you're on the right path!
J D
May 20, 2012 05:34:03 #
Hello EyeArt, You've had a lot of critique, so I won't add any. I believe that the advice that you've been given by jadeast is solid, so build on that. I'm going to use jadeast's advice for myself. :D thank you jadeast. :-)
May 20, 2012 05:37:08 #
SteveR wrote:
I like #3, but the lack of focus in the first two is the real problem.
+1
May 20, 2012 09:35:25 #
eye art wrote:
Got a case of 'self doubt' again...being that I'm self taught, so how do these images look to you folks ?
Thanks for taking the time to look and respond.
EyeArt
Thanks for taking the time to look and respond.
EyeArt
#1 :-D Composition good - DOF poor - Try stacking. Plants usually do not fully straighten up when wind stops,reshoot then.
#2 :-D Soft focus,should be tack sharp at eye.
#3 :thumbup: Keeper
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