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Beginner nature shots : Feedback please
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Ottawa? Really??? These look a LOT like the woods of B.C. to me.../.. ;-)
BUt seriously, these seem a bit what we call "random" these days. What I mean is that none of the shots seems to have a clear focal point, or a clear main subject, one which stands out or is readily apparent. The photos seem to be split between the woods, and the trash left behind...there's too much woody debris, and not enough trash being shown, so that causes a "split", or maybe a better word would be a lack of "cohesiveness"...
Sometimes, this is due to a rather wide-angle lens that many older digitals had...a sort of semi-wide-angle focal length that lent itself to this type of image rendering.
My feedback would be to try and get CLOSER to one subject, so that that one subject becomes very clear, and dominant. Eliminate much of the background, by moving closer to the main subject. Try a "tall" orientation once in a while too, to see how it fits. And--KEEP SHOOTING!!!! Your exposures seem decent for such tricky lighting.
BUt seriously, these seem a bit what we call "random" these days. What I mean is that none of the shots seems to have a clear focal point, or a clear main subject, one which stands out or is readily apparent. The photos seem to be split between the woods, and the trash left behind...there's too much woody debris, and not enough trash being shown, so that causes a "split", or maybe a better word would be a lack of "cohesiveness"...
Sometimes, this is due to a rather wide-angle lens that many older digitals had...a sort of semi-wide-angle focal length that lent itself to this type of image rendering.
My feedback would be to try and get CLOSER to one subject, so that that one subject becomes very clear, and dominant. Eliminate much of the background, by moving closer to the main subject. Try a "tall" orientation once in a while too, to see how it fits. And--KEEP SHOOTING!!!! Your exposures seem decent for such tricky lighting.
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The quality of your shots is not bad, here are some of the things you could improve
1- Be careful not to cut the animal feet, it is the type of details that make a difference. you could have taken the same picture from a lower level and it would look better.
2- I like the low perspective, but there is flare in the lens and we do not see the scene as well. Too many empty space in the foreground.
3- 4 - 5 - 6 - too busy, it is hard to know what is your main subject. number 4 is my favorite of this group
7- The framing is interesting with the trees, but main subject is not obvious again
Keep on shooting, it is the only way to improve!
1- Be careful not to cut the animal feet, it is the type of details that make a difference. you could have taken the same picture from a lower level and it would look better.
2- I like the low perspective, but there is flare in the lens and we do not see the scene as well. Too many empty space in the foreground.
3- 4 - 5 - 6 - too busy, it is hard to know what is your main subject. number 4 is my favorite of this group
7- The framing is interesting with the trees, but main subject is not obvious again
Keep on shooting, it is the only way to improve!
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