Bearded dragon lady

Overread · Mar 25, 2019

Out of interest how did you focus this shot? It looks like its not quite on her face bur rather on her toes

Also I think that's an iguana rather than a bearded dragon.

LRLala · Mar 25, 2019

This is an old picture and I honestly can't remember where I focused. Never noticed the focus issue before. You're probably right about the lizard.

ronlane · Mar 25, 2019

Looks soft to me too. What was the camera, lens and settings on this shot?

Soocom1 · Mar 25, 2019

I like the pic in general.
Yes the focus seems on the feet, but not bad.

LRLala · Mar 25, 2019

This is an older picture. I was using my Canon Xti with the 55-250 zoom, no information other than that is coming up.

smoke665 · Mar 25, 2019

Interesting shot. I could live with soft focus but the gas meter and pipes behind her is very distracting.

The_Traveler · Mar 25, 2019

this is interesting but there are a lot of issues that hurt it.
OOF face
slightly rotated
pipes

Derrel · Mar 25, 2019

About how long ago was this photo made/taken?

LRLala · Mar 25, 2019

I agree with the pipe issue and I never even noticed the pipes making the picture feel slightly rotated. Thank you, all, for your pointers. I do have a lot to learn.

LRLala · Mar 25, 2019

Derrel, the picture was taken in 2011, I believe. I should probably start posting more recent work, but I've always believed when problems arise, go back to basics. So I'm going back to some old stuff so I can better improve my current stuff. Plus I'm using Elements 2019 and LR 2. Can't justify the monthly cost of PS CC at this point.

razashaikh · Mar 26, 2019

Good shot Man! It's a soft focus and speaks a lot.

LRLala · Mar 26, 2019

Razashaikh, thank you so much!

Grandpa Ron · Mar 26, 2019

I like some soft focus on faces. I do not think it distracts from the shot.

Personally I would have cropped a bit above the lizard, just past each shoulder, and a little below the elbows; just to limit the background distraction. I like the print.

LRLala · Mar 26, 2019

Thank you, Grandpa Ron. It was supposed to be kind of a gritty picture, but perhaps not gritty enough or the background distraction just wasn't quite right.