Beginner's Critique - Pass it on

[bullitt453]

@ TamiyaGuy
Nice shot. Really like the colors and soft DOF. Only recommendation I could make would be to crop a little more of the foreground grass out.

Battery sunset at Charleston, SC.

 

[Resin42]

I love this, the sky's gorgeous and there's a tiny bit of refraction on the right hand side which makes it for me. The only thing I could say is there's a lot of black in the bottom right, If you're unable to retain a bit of detail with fill light you could maybe crop an inch off the bottom.

Here's another.

 

[bullitt453]

@ Resin42
Nice!!!!! I love industrial type shots. This one has a very grungy, hard work feel. I generally like the tail end of vehicles to be against the side of the image, but having this one heading out of the frame works. Good job.

Another old shot with the 3.2mp P&S. This is several years old.

 

[icassell]

I like that one, bullitt, but my eye keeps hunting ... it seems that a focal point is missing. I'm not sure where to go with that.

How about this one?

 

[NateS]

Very neat and nice how it goes on forever. I don't care for the pole with the 10mph sign, so I'd suggest cutting it down next time Everything else is very nice and I like how it's not centered like these types of photos often are.

Here's mine (I was going for the soft glow look which is not really my style)

 

[bullitt453]

Nice shot Nate. Seems a little soft and a touch over-exposed, but I love shots of children so who cares! lol

Speaking of kids, here's an old shot of my youngest son. I know, I know. The picnic table ruins it, but I really like this shot (aside from that blasted table!). This is when I had first started getting into photography in the least bit.

 

[NateS]

A little soft, probably due to the movement, but you captured the fun he was having so I really like it.

Here's my next one (I had to set the timer cause he only does that when I'm not looking)

 

[TamiyaGuy]

I do like that photo, it's very interesting. In my opinion, though, the blur is a bit too much. On the other hand, it concentrates me on the boy's face, which is good. The exposure is nice; it keeps detail in the highlights without distracting you from the shadows. By the way, thanks for the comment on my photo. Do you mean turn it into a panoramic-style photo? I wouldn't be able to keep the 3:2 aspect ratio without cropping mother duck off .

 

[bullitt453]

hahaha. Nice Integra Nate. I like the grave yard in the back.

 

[bullitt453]

@ TamiyaGuy
Yes, I meant turn it into more of a 16:9 ratio. Also, I really like that Mini shot. I've never tried my hand at panning. You did a good job of that here.

 

[icassell]

Very neat and nice how it goes on forever. I don't care for the pole with the 10mph sign, so I'd suggest cutting it down next time Everything else is very nice and I like how it's not centered like these types of photos often are.[/IMG]

Thanks! ... starts up the chain saw ...

 

[adrock2001]

Hello everyone. This is my first post here, and I'm an uber noob, but I'll give this a shot. I like the picture in-general, but I wish there were a little more light to get that rally blue to pop, ya know? It's one of my favorite colors on cars.

Here's my contribution:

 

[TamiyaGuy]

@ TamiyaGuy
Yes, I meant turn it into more of a 16:9 ratio. Also, I really like that Mini shot. I've never tried my hand at panning. You did a good job of that here.

Thanks for that. It helps boost my somewhat low confidence in photography by people saying that

To Nates: Wow, that is some really good image editing! Why aren't you working at Pixar?

And Bullitt, that is a nice Shelby. A 60's Cobra, is it? I recognise the shape from Gran Turismo 2.

 

[icassell]

Hello everyone. This is my first post here, and I'm an uber noob, but I'll give this a shot. I like the picture in-general, but I wish there were a little more light to get that rally blue to pop, ya know? It's one of my favorite colors on cars.

Here's my contribution:

I'm at work, so I don't have another to contribute right now but...

To get that blue to pop, consider getting yourself a polarizing filter. It can do wonders with a boring sky.

 

[adrock2001]

heh I would, but I use my phone to take these pictures. No budget at the moment for a nice DSLR yet, but one day. I have a Samsung SGH-G800 5mp Camera phone with tons of settings I can change, but it's by no means a professional level camera. Thanks for the education though. It'll be on my "list of things to buy" when I get a true pro level camera.