Is this a good shot?

[DanFrank]

With my Canon 1100IS I took this of the Cleveland Browns Stadium stadium. It was raining all day so this was a quick snap. Pretty sure it was manual mode. How could this have been better on my little Powershot?

Or how can I make it better in CS5?

thanks

 

[ann]

Think about what your point of view may be, and then question yourself, is that what others are seeing? Is this about the building, the pigon, the tables, etc. Hard to tell.

Changing your physcial relationship to what you feel is the important elements would make it stronger, not pp.

 

[Boomn4x4]

There is no "subject". You say its "Cleveland Browns Stadium"... but the Stadium is the least prominent thing in the picture. I see a bright red fence, I see the Cuyahoga River, I see a seagull, I see a big sign..... the last thing I see is the stadium.

This is an example of poor composition, Photoshop can't fix that.

 

[ayeelkay]

^^ I agree.

Pick one subject and focus on it. I didn't even see the seagull in the photo until I read ann's comment.

 

[PhysPhoto]

It's a neat area to photograph, but isn't a great photo compositionally. If you were photographying the stadium, you should have moved up as close to the chain as possible to avoid all of the other clutter. If the seagull, try eye level, blurring the objects in the background. The light poles could have possible led to an interesting triangle if matched up with the stadium.

Keep shooting, and you'll find yourself improving! (I'm a beginner too...)

 

[DanFrank]

Think about what your point of view may be, and then question yourself, is that what others are seeing? Is this about the building, the pigon, the tables, etc. Hard to tell.

Changing your physcial relationship to what you feel is the important elements would make it stronger, not pp.

Think it was to get as much stuff into a shot as possible I guess lol, terrible huh. No, it was supposed to be of the stadium, but limited with the distance and the camera, so everything else is involved.

Does this one look any better?

 

[Bram]

No this is not a good shot. Too busy, too much foreground action, there's a river we have to look past. Too busy.

 

[white]

Pick your battles. Sometimes you're only going to be able to walk away with a snapshot because the subject is too big and there is too much clutter.

Personally, I think the red table, blue chairs, and white bird are very interesting elements. I'm sure there was a fantastic photograph hidden there somewhere.

 

[KmH]

The sky has no detail (blownout) and the camera was tilted to the right, in addition to the multiple subjects.

Visit this link: Guidelines for Better Photographic Composition: Introduction

 

[12sndsgood]

Think about what your point of view may be, and then question yourself, is that what others are seeing? Is this about the building, the pigon, the tables, etc. Hard to tell.

Changing your physcial relationship to what you feel is the important elements would make it stronger, not pp.

Think it was to get as much stuff into a shot as possible I guess lol, terrible huh. No, it was supposed to be of the stadium, but limited with the distance and the camera, so everything else is involved.

Does this one look any better?

think its just a bad spot to try and take a pic of the stadium. try the opposite side on the north end by the bridge over the road. we were there in the summer and came across from that side and you get a decent side shot of the whole stadium with the name with allot less obstructions blocking your view. theres just way to much going on in the pic to really help it for me.

 

[simo110]

You should have tried making a panoramic view of it
The place looks great for a panoramic shot..I'd say..you just missed It =P

 

[HikinMike]

Think it was to get as much stuff into a shot as possible I guess lol, terrible huh. No, it was supposed to be of the stadium, but limited with the distance and the camera, so everything else is involved.

Does this one look any better?

Less is more.