Getting started..

surfndcoolwater · May 17, 2008

I'm such a newbie.. so to get started, here are some pictures I have taken in the past..

What do you guys think?

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Michael.McBee · May 17, 2008

Nice photos. I really like number 2. Where is that fountain located in SD?

TamiyaGuy · May 17, 2008

Yep, I really like #2 as well. The fountain just stand out so well; did you do any PP work on it?

RubyMagic · May 17, 2008

In #1, I feel that the silhoutted palm tree's should be a bit sharper. #2 would be a FANTASTIC photo, if only it were level.

christopher walrath · May 17, 2008

All nice compositions but they don't pop out and grab me or nothin'. #1, nice coloring but what's the subject? The trees take my attention from the color. #2, too centered for my tastes, but that's just me. #3, ok, an urchin. They're good photographs, perhaps not great ones. Keep 'em coming. Have fun.

surfndcoolwater · May 17, 2008

Michael.McBee said:
Nice photos. I really like number 2. Where is that fountain located in SD?

thanks

yeah its in mission valley

surfndcoolwater · May 17, 2008

TamiyaGuy said:
Yep, I really like #2 as well. The fountain just stand out so well; did you do any PP work on it?

wow.. whats PP? haha.. i need to learn tpf lingo. but thanks.
the most i did to the picture was cropping it. i took the picture for like 10 seconds. what is that called? exposure?

surfndcoolwater · May 17, 2008

christopher walrath said:
All nice compositions but they don't pop out and grab me or nothin'. #1, nice coloring but what's the subject? The trees take my attention from the color. #2, too centered for my tastes, but that's just me. #3, ok, an urchin. They're good photographs, perhaps not great ones. Keep 'em coming. Have fun.

on #1 its the sunset. on #3 it does look like an urchin but its some fuzzy thing on a tree, hehe it caught my attention
thanks

Antithesis · May 17, 2008

The horizon is tilted in number 2, but it would otherwise be my favorite of the three. It certainly looks like you have potential.

PP = Post Processing, i.e. using photoshop to polish or embellish your images. A large majority of the photos that really stand out these days have had a large amount of post work done to them. It's a good thing to learn.

TamiyaGuy · May 18, 2008

surfndcoolwater said:
wow.. whats PP? haha.. i need to learn tpf lingo. but thanks.
the most i did to the picture was cropping it. i took the picture for like 10 seconds. what is that called? exposure?

Ah, sorry, PP stands for post-processing (work), or using Photoshop or an image editing program to improve your photos.

Also, yes, the exposure time is how long the shutter is open for. An exposure can also be a smart way of referring to a photo :greenpbl:

Edit: Aww, nuts, Antithesis beat me to it