CC on flower in sunset.

reissigree · Nov 29, 2011

Let me know what you think. Whatever you say will help me either way haha.

xnoirox · Nov 29, 2011

I like this bro. You also could've tried getting closer or zooming in from farther away(using a telephoto/zoom lens), those are just some ideas for next time. I'd say the exposure is fine. This is a pretty good shot. I do spot a little reflection of the sunlight hitting your lens but that's barely noticeable. If you did notice that i'd say it's a good aspect hence it points towards your subject. But that light bouncing around in your lens doesn't always make an image nice

from what i've learned. May look good in the movies though, right? lol

Majeed Badizadegan · Nov 29, 2011

Hmm it looks like the focus on the flower is a little soft.Also might consider this image as a subject for HDR to bring more light into the image. Its pretty dark.Composition-wise Rule of thirds could help here.

scorpion_tyr · Nov 29, 2011

Some fill flash would have saved this shot. It's way too underexposed, by about a full stop or more. The sunset is exposed pretty good, but the flower is way too dark. Fill flash used properly would have properly exposed the flower and the sunset. With the subject that close even the pop up flash would have worked just fine.

reissigree · Nov 29, 2011

xnoirox said:
I like this bro. You also could've tried getting closer or zooming in from farther away(using a telephoto/zoom lens), those are just some ideas for next time. I'd say the exposure is fine. This is a pretty good shot. I do spot a little reflection of the sunlight hitting your lens but that's barely noticeable. If you did notice that i'd say it's a good aspect hence it points towards your subject. But that light bouncing around in your lens doesn't always make an image nice from what i've learned. May look good in the movies though, right? lol

Thanks a lot man! Haha indeed it does. I added you back on Flickr. Love your photos!

cgipson1 · Nov 29, 2011

Like Scorpion mentioned.. fill flash! Subject (flower) is too dark, and underexposed. Not to mention centered.... but hey, at least you didn't center the horizon!

Sammie_Lou · Nov 30, 2011

It says your photos are okay to edit, so I hope you don't mind...

Take this with a grain of salt because I'm VERY new at this, but this is how I pictured it...

Sammie_Lou · Nov 30, 2011

How is it that that image looks softer here than it does on my photobucket?? Bizarre. Oh, well.

reissigree · Nov 30, 2011

Looks great, thanks!

SCraig · Nov 30, 2011

cgipson1 said:
Like Scorpion mentioned.. fill flash! Subject (flower) is too dark, and underexposed. Not to mention centered.... but hey, at least you didn't center the horizon!

A fill would probably have spilled over onto the rocks unless it was carefully aimed. I'm not sure what that would have done to it. Maybe better, maybe nothing. I'm undecided. It would certainly have been worth a try.

Edit ...

Figured I'd try it in NX2 to see what it did. Maybe not quite as wide as this but something along these lines:

cgipson1 · Nov 30, 2011

nah... a snoot or even a flag would cure that... just have to direct the light.... just the tiniest touch of light would be all it needed...

cgipson1 · Nov 30, 2011

Sammie_Lou said:
It says your photos are okay to edit, so I hope you don't mind...

Take this with a grain of salt because I'm VERY new at this, but this is how I pictured it...

Sammie.. nice edit! Getting out the center makes huge difference, and the added contrast on the subject is much better!

Sammie_Lou · Nov 30, 2011

cgipson1 said:
Sammie_Lou said:

It says your photos are okay to edit, so I hope you don't mind...

Take this with a grain of salt because I'm VERY new at this, but this is how I pictured it...

Click to expand...

Sammie.. nice edit! Getting out the center makes huge difference, and the added contrast on the subject is much better!