Experimenting with motion

[Snakeguy101]

Please tell me what you think and how I can improve them.

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[reznap]

Please tell me what you think and how I can improve them.

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Sweet. I like the first one a lot. It could use a levelling job and some punching up.. it looks a bit dark.

I didn't really push it far for fear of blowing the highlights.

 

[Snakeguy101]

thanks. I had not edited that one yet and it looks like about what I would have done. I like the edit but I am trying to be more reliant on the camera than the computer if you know what I mean. Anyway that I could improve these if I had a chance to re-shoot them?

What is a good way to increase contrast to achieve a similar effect in your edit while shooting (if you even can)?
Thanks again.

 

[RockstarPhotography]

on 1 i would like to see less blur in the paddle.....2...too much open space.......3. very busy.

 

[reznap]

What is a good way to increase contrast to achieve a similar effect in your edit while shooting (if you even can)?
Thanks again.

I don't know.. but editing isn't a dirty word. I'm assuming you're shooting in RAW.. and in that case it's kind of mandatory that you edit to some extent. RAW files are inherently bland and dull. If you don't want to edit your photos, set a picture style in camera and shoot in JPEG. Of course I'm not seriously recommending that you do that, but you'd get much better 'straight out of the camera' results.