Rate the photo above you

xTine · Jul 10, 2011

8/10 You caught the sun behind the clouds very well. I also appreciate the compo :thumbup:

Starskream666 · Jul 10, 2011

Nice band live photo, pretty standard though, 6/10

JWellman · Jul 10, 2011

I'm having trouble feeling anything for your feather. There is too much that is out of focus and underexposed. 5/10

(And, I know I'm not supposed to comment on other photos, but I really like the band above you. There's a story with that image).

This was my first group photo with friends. They were a lot of fun to work with and I was so appreciative for their patience with a noob.

Starskream666 · Jul 10, 2011

JWellman · Jul 10, 2011

Starskream666 said:
OOF?

Sorry Star... I edited my post. I'm sure I was using the abbreviation incorrectly.

oldmacman · Jul 10, 2011

@Starskream666 OOF= Out of Focus. The term is usually applied to the out of focus area of an image and the creaminess of that blur.

@JWellman
The pic is a little soft and could benefit from a fill flash to control the bright upper third of the image. A fill flash would also allow an aperture adjustment to bring sharp focus to the family. You don't want to compete with the busy foliage in the background. 5/10

MWC2 · Jul 10, 2011

I love the sunbeam coming thru the foliage, I think it captures a spring/summer feel. The sky is still a nice blue and the leaves and trunk are bright. I give it a 7/10.

Keeping with the tree theme... I like this image because it gives a creepy kind of halloween feel.

yoodontknomi · Jul 10, 2011

I really like this picture, it def. has a creepy feel to it. The only thing I thought was that my eyes had a hard time focusing on the tree because all of the colors sort of run together. it seems like the sky is a little blown up but it adds to the effect. I really like it 7/10

There are a lot of things I don't like about the pic, but whoever rates it, give me some tips on how to make it better!

JWellman · Jul 10, 2011

oldmacman said:
@JWellman 5/10

Aww...that's too bad... I hope the family is not terribly disappointed in them.

gsgary · Jul 10, 2011

JWellman said:
oldmacman said:

@JWellman 5/10

Click to expand...

Aww...that's too bad... I hope the family is not terribly disappointed in them.

Your shutter speed was too slow for the focal length and they walking you needed bare minimum 1/250

Bo4key · Jul 10, 2011

I find the picture with the silver balls to be a little boring. I like the depth of field but the subject is uninteresting and I don't like the reflection of the camera in all the balls. Was this the look you were going for? I would like to see some movement or something and maybe from a slightly different angle to avoid the reflection. The movement would give it some interest.

6/10

Orange Burst 2 by Boaketography, on Flickr

pez · Jul 10, 2011

Nice. I think even less DOF might give it more pop... 7.5/10

Bend The Light · Jul 10, 2011

Oh...crashed!
Well, I'll leave my critique for the orange flower:
I think I would have moved the green stem on the left, and the foliuage on the right. The out of focus petals are ok, but the rest of the image needed to be simpler, I think. Lovely colour, however. 6/10

The green fern: A nice arty shot, with minimal depth of field. You might have got away with just one side of the fern, too...say cropping to leave the left half...that works, too. I can see it working with a greater depth of field, too. 7/10

A walk through the trees PB by http://bendthelight.me.uk, on Flickr