Honest opinions please

[JennAviani]

This photograph was taken in Maine. Let me know what you think.

 

[BJF]

Use tripod, small aperture, slower shutter, focus at the central rock and crop off the dry rock at bottom.

 

[niftydriftyprod]

i would like to see more motion in the water.

 

[mishele]

Hmmmm.....unfortunately waterfalls start to look all the same....=) If you don't have something over the top interesting about them, they are just blah. There is nothing wrong w/ your shot, it is just missing that extra something. That extra something might be amazing lighting, drama (something exceptional about this waterfall) or color. Keep shooting!! Welcome to the forum!!

 

[BuS_RiDeR]

Use tripod, small aperture, slower shutter, focus at the middle rock and crop off the dry rock at bottom.

Yeah that...

 

[JennAviani]

Okay thanks guys. This picture was actually taken with a disposable camera. I have been taking pictures for a long time and have never really showed them before. Now that I'm trying to get out onto my own and turn my passion into a career, figured I would get some pointers. Thanks again!

 

[KmH]

If you want to turn your passion into a career you'll have to start learning the technical aspects of doing photography:

• the exposure triad - lens aperture, shutter speed, ISO.
• focus modes
• metering modes
• photographic lighting
• image editing
• image file management
• image color management
• file types
• printing

Then there are the artistic aspects of doing photography:

• framing
• form
• line
• shape
• mood
• color
• texture
• value
• space
• contrast
• rhythm
• proportion
• viewpoint
• symmetry
• simplification

 

[KmH]

This photograph was taken in Maine. Let me know what you think.

The photo is under exposed and 'muddy'. and as mentioned the immediate foreground is a bit distracting. I cropped, corrected the exposure, increased the midtone contrast, cloned out the flat rock on the right, burned a bit here and there, and added a thin black border:

 

[Psytrox]

I'm impressed by how you turned that around! Not very experienced with PS myself. Out of interest... how long did that take you?

 

[cgipson1]

The photo is under exposed and 'muddy'. and as mentioned the immediate foreground iss a bit distracting. I cropped, corrected the exposure, increased the midtone contrast, cloned out the flat rock on the right, burned a bit here and there, and added a thin black border:

Nice cleanup.... pretty amazing!

 

[JennAviani]

Oh wow. It looks so much better. I'm still going to school for graphic design and photography. I'm only into my first year of school and still learning the basics. But I do know this is what I want to do. It will take some time to learn. Anyway, thanks

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

Oh wow. It looks so much better.

Seriously?

 

[mishele]

Oh wow. It looks so much better.

Seriously?

Seriously.......there is nothing you can do to make that picture worth keeping........

 

[KmH]

I'm impressed by how you turned that around! Not very experienced with PS myself. Out of interest... how long did that take you?

Actual editing time, about 2 minutes, using CS5 Camera Raw and the regular CS5 working space. I didn't hurry.

The key edit was, and quite often is, manipulating the mid-tone contrast.

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

Oh wow. It looks so much better.

Seriously?

Seriously.......there is nothing you can do to make that picture worth keeping........

But, but, but...someone turned it into a GALLERY quality scene, that most would appreciate!