Beginner's Critique - Pass it on

[bullitt453]

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

It is a Factory 5 replica of a '65 Shelby Daytona Coupe. :thumbup:

 

[johan.sie]

how about this just started out a month ago ..

thanks guys

 

[rocktronx]

That is an absolutely gorgeous capture. The color is perfect. the only thing I coud even think of to improve it would be if the DOF was set to keep all the flowers in focus with the girl fading away. anyway I love it. Congrats

This is my first attempt at an over exposure and I’m excited to see how I did. Beat me up pretty good on this one people, I'll appreciate it.

 

[rocktronx]

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.

Looks like the camera phone is getting the job done. If you get desperate enough though you could hold the filters in front of the lense and get the same effect.

 

[joislpd264]

I like this pic and I like birds and shoot them often. Overall the shot is very nice. What bothers me is the lack of sharp detail. Either this is a rather severe crop with a so so lens, or a not so sharp lens or your settings are just off.

Okay, I don't understand....How can you telll just by looking at that pic that those were the things that might have happened? Your first assessment is correct.....I did crop it...but I don't know how to do anything else so this is the only thing I have. I thought it looked good but how were you able to distinguish the things you talked about? Thanks in advance for the advice.

 

[joislpd264]

she's beautiful! I love the way the eyes stand out so vividly. I am not sure what to critique but I think you did a wonderful job and it does not seem too overexposed to me. okay, here is one that i took at a state park in north carolina.

 

[Resin42]

The crop on this one is slightly tight for my taste, I'd rather see a bit more of the scene as there's no immediate point of interest to grab the eye. I'm not sure if you were going for a slow shutter speed, milky water type shot but there is an element of that. Maybe a slower shutter speed and a smaller aperture would get more of that effect while cutting down on the blown highlights, (I'm yet to try this myself so I couldn't tell you where abouts you would set these at). I do like the shadows on the rocks although they could be sharper. Sorry if this all seems harsh, just my opinion.

This one is untouched by photoshop except for the resize and border.

 

[joislpd264]

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The crop on this one is slightly tight for my taste, I'd rather see a bit more of the scene as there's no immediate point of interest to grab the eye. I'm not sure if you were going for a slow shutter speed, milky water type shot but there is an element of that. Maybe a slower shutter speed and a smaller aperture would get more of that effect while cutting down on the blown highlights, (I'm yet to try this myself so I couldn't tell you where abouts you would set these at). I do like the shadows on the rocks although they could be sharper. Sorry if this all seems harsh, just my opinion.


Okay, I am so new at this I don't really understand most of what you discussed I just took the picture, I guess the camera was on automatic and I just cropped it. I really appreciate the feedback and learn more with each photo.

I lilke your photo and again really don't know what I am supposed to be looking for but I immediatley focus on the light through the trees. I don't think it's too bright or too dark and I like the contrast from the left side of the photo which appears darker and the right side that looks like new leaves.

Here is one taken also in North Carolina. I just took the picture and cropped it. I haven't done anything else to the photo and am eagerly awaiting feedback. Thanks

 

[rocktronx]

I could tell rite away that was a North Carolina tree. The exposier loocks great to me but the photo is so busy it may have popped a bit more if you would have used a shallow depth of field to create a solid focal point. It's really good to see a piece of home on here though. Thanks

Heres one that should be easy to critique. Can any of the carolina people tell where this is?

 

[joislpd264]

Wow, I don't know where this is in North Carolina but it is beautiful! I live in Florida and was visiting your beautiful state when I took that photo. I don't see anything but beauty in your photo and love the way the colors fade, especially the sky! Makes me wish I would have went to that part of N.C.

Unfortunatley, I cannot remember where I took this photo but I think it was in Germany. Critique away! I am new to this site and am hooked on this thread already.

 

[Crazydad]

New to this site and just rediscovering photgraphy. Very nice picture from Germany, I especially like the fog on the right.

Here's my submission. IA little grainy, but had to set at ISO1600 since it was handheld. Max aperture and shutter speed of 1/2. Gotta love VR!!!!

 

[bullitt453]

Pretty nice shot Crazydad. I think it would be better without the people in the shot, however, this is still a nice capture. Good job.

 

[Crazydad]

Thanks. You are right about the people, but unfortunately there is little chance of that happening at Disney!

 

[bullitt453]

Thanks. You are right about the people, but unfortunately there is little chance of that happening at Disney!

Ah, that is Epcot, isn't it. Didn't even notice that at first. I have a similar shot as well, except in day time. lol.

 

[Bifurcator]

Thanks very much! Very interesting how you thought there was too much contrast in the image; I actually used Unsharp Mask on the caterpillar. Obviously, I was only experimenting, hence the "softness" on his back (bad selection by me ).

I understand about what you mean in the questions part. I actually took a couple of other photos of it, and the almost reflection of the bug is actually another caterpillar. Still, thanks a lot! I might post the original, if you're interested...

Heck yeah! It's a great image! I don't think this discussion even belongs in the beginners section though You're too good I mean! But yes, post it up brother!