C&C please

mrstravis · Aug 15, 2011

Ok guys, here are a few that I took playing around in my inlaws backyard. My primary focus was to work on compostion and the rule of thirds but all c&c is welcomed. I promise I won't get mad if you are brutally honest

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1. All by myself

2. Pretty colors

3. Hydration for a dying breed

4. Pretty in Pink

I have a few more but these were a couple of my favorites. Thanks in advance for your c&c.

D-B-J · Aug 15, 2011

These objects are in the center. There is no rule of thirds being used here. And they all seem blurry and #2 is very oof.

Composition: Using the Rule of Thirds

Foxx · Aug 15, 2011

What D-B-J said.

#1 - Nothing is popping out in the shot, it's green on green.

#2 - Was it supposed to be out of focus? Looks like it could have been a great shot if it was focused...

#3 - Rule of Thirds(I thought you said you were focusing on this?

) The composition isn't bad but it still looks blurry and bit overexposed on the right side of the flower.

#4 - Best of the bunch, though it still looks out of focus. How were you focusing with these shots, did you have a fast enough shutter speed if it was hand held?

mrstravis · Aug 15, 2011

Foxx said:
What D-B-J said.

#1 - Nothing is popping out in the shot, it's green on green.

#2 - Was it supposed to be out of focus? Looks like it could have been a great shot if it was focused...

#3 - Rule of Thirds(I thought you said you were focusing on this? ) The composition isn't bad but it still looks blurry and bit overexposed on the right side of the flower.

#4 - Best of the bunch, though it still looks out of focus. How were you focusing with these shots, did you have a fast enough shutter speed if it was hand held?

I am using a p&s so I don't have a shutter speed. I thought #2 was oof but the rest seemed ok to me. Hmmm, back to the drawing board I guess. Lol. Thank you both for the input. Now I know I need to concentrate on things being in focus.

mrstravis · Aug 15, 2011

D-B-J said:
These objects are in the center. There is no rule of thirds being used here. And they all seem blurry and #2 is very oof.

Composition: Using the Rule of Thirds

Ok I will upload more later where I really was focusing on the rule of thirds. Guess these weren't good examples at all. Sheepish grin. Lol. Thanks for the feedback.

Railphotog · Aug 15, 2011

Im curious if you cannot see your images are out of focus? I cannot imagine keeping such images, let alone posting them for others to critique. Discard the out of focus shots!

KmH · Aug 15, 2011

Learn about effective photographic lighting too. That can be a simple as moving to a differnt angle to your subject, or using a piece of white cardboard as a reflector to add fill light.

Though you cannot directly alter the shutter speed, you do have a measure of control over shutter speed by thoughtfully choosing what shooting mode you use.

mrstravis · Aug 15, 2011

Railphotog said:
Im curious if you cannot see your images are out of focus? I cannot imagine keeping such images, let alone posting them for others to critique. Discard the out of focus shots!

In all honesty, I'm still learning and sometimes I can see when they are and sometimes I can't. All except #2 looked ok to me when I posted them from my laptop but now that i am looking at them on my iPad they look horrible.

mrstravis · Aug 15, 2011

KmH said:
Learn about effective photographic lighting too. That can be a simple as moving to a differnt angle to your subject, or using a piece of white cardboard as a reflector to add fill light.

Though you cannot directly alter the shutter speed, you do have a measure of control over shutter speed by thoughtfully choosing what shooting mode you use.

Ok, I will try that the next time. What am I doing wrong that is causing my shots to be oof?

MissCream · Aug 15, 2011

If you can't control your shutter speed you are going to NEED a tripod for shots like these.

mrstravis · Aug 15, 2011

Tink said:
they are all horrible. try again.

Awwww man...lol thanks for the feedback.

mrstravis · Aug 15, 2011

MissCream said:
If you can't control your shutter speed you are going to NEED a tripod for shots like these.

Ok I will invest in one before I go out again. Is it also a possibility that I am standing too close to my subject while still trying to zoom? I caught myself doing that a few times today.

halestorm · Aug 16, 2011

D-B-J said:
These objects are in the center. There is no rule of thirds being used here. And they all seem blurry and #2 is very oof.

Composition: Using the Rule of Thirds

I have to agree here. If your goal was to understand composition and the rule of three's I would try again. Maybe think of some shots with more going on than just a flower or two try taking pictures of larger areas with buildings, people, interesting lines that draw the eye etc.