cool boulder pile in a park. B&W -- CC

[JdWiding]

Let me know how this came out, was taken with my Nikon D3200 I believe I used my 55-200 lens, cant remember I was switching up a lot.

 

[Raj_55555]

Not to dishearten or offend, but this doesn't really look like a very interesting picture to me. Maybe it's just that I don't find this rock to be an interesting subject, not sure! It just doesn't appeal to me visually, but please do post more pics.

 

[JdWiding]

love the comment, In florida you dont see this kind of stuff much, so to me its cool
But I will be posting more pictures for sure, I have not done much non-people pictures.

 

[Raj_55555]

for me it's been quite the opposite, I haven't done much people shots. And I am pretty average at it. looking forward to your posts.

 

[deeky]

Rocks, whether you have a lot of them or not, can take a little work to turn them into a nice photo. First - light. You've shot mid-day so you have really bright light on some areas and really dark shadows on others. That can translate into a loss of a lot of potential texture in the high contrast. Shoot on a cloudy day or morning/evening. Second, work on your composition. Right now it is a pretty basic head-on documentary shot. Spend a lot of time walking around it and playing with camera angle. You can make it appear looming on its own or pit it against some other known element in the photo for some contrast. What makes a good fashion photographer great is often being able to work with the models rather than just shoot. Here, your rock is your model, except she isn't going to get whiney, tired, or thirsty.

 

[BillM]

for me it's been quite the opposite, I haven't done much people shots. And I am pretty average at it. looking forward to your posts.

Yup, it sure must be hard to find someone to take a picture of where you live Raj :lmao:

 

[manaheim]

Looks like a turtle.

Anyway, interesting rock... not really interesting as a picture.

That's sort of the root of photography... how to take stuff that looks cool to us, and make it look cool to others... AND... how to identify when that just isn't possible.

 

[Raj_55555]

Yup, it sure must be hard to find someone to take a picture of where you live Raj :lmao:

lol.. In my defense, it's definitely harder than it is to find them in China.

Someone I have a lot of respect for as a photographer (an American) said to me once that I live in a photographers paradise as there are a infinite subjects to shoot. All I see when I turn around is that bulbul on the tree next door.