What do you think of these pictures ?

[sm4him]

^+1 on what Lew, KmH and MLeek have already said. Your question was, if you had a 'professional' camera, how would these look. The answer is, just the same way they look now--like snapshots that would be interesting only to you, your family and possibly your friends. Even a point-and-shoot is capable of far more than pointing and shooting. Start reading about composition, for starters.

As a side note: After looking at these pictures, my one overwhelming thought was: I wonder what Bitter could do with that very cool, bullet-shaped building?!? Because there are some VERY cool abstracts just waiting to be found there!

 

[thereyougo!4]

The light is nice on the last shot, but it's ruined by two things: chromatic Abberations giving everything a blue tinge. Secondly it's a pity you couldn't have got a bit further back and shot in portrait mode to have the building that is locally known as The Gherkin juxtapositioned against the old church. The scene definitely had potential, but you needed to think a bit more to get the best out of it. The CA's could have been worked out in post, but composition is well out on it I'm afraid.

 

[Designer]

no opinions ? com' on guys.

Oh, man, I hope I can still get in here, and thanks ever so much for waiting patiently. Unfortunately, I find that I occasionally am called aaway from my computer, and when I come back, I have other tasks to perform before I can read your post. Whew! I think I made it.

The pictures are o.k.

BTW: the quality of photographic images depend more on the person behind the lens rather than the type of camera.

 

[jake337]

I'm not qualified to critique, but #1 is my favorite. Like the composition. Wonder if you can get rid of the dead tree branch in upper left corner?

no one is qualified to critique so don't worry about that, thanks, good to know, i think it's possible if i go to london and retake the picture or if i work a lot in photoshop which would ruin the picture

How would photoshop ruin anything.

Also it's called post production. Photoshop is one of many post production tools you could use to perform post production on your images.

The only difference you would see using a 7D or even a 8x10 sheet of film in a view camera would be the size you can print. The quality of the image itself is dependent on the person taking the picture or creating their vision.

 

[eeplants]

If I were to asked, I could say that you have done it great, all the shots are beautiful and clearly taken. What I love among your pictures is the 1st one and the buildings.

 

[The_Traveler]

That was harsh but I'll take it like a man Those picture were taken with a compact camera, I just was wondering if these pictures show potential since I barely have any experience with both, compact camera and DSLRs.

That wasn't harsh; it was the truth as I see it.
Taking reasonably exposed, reasonably sharp pictures with an automatic camera of things that are inherently beautiful or interestingly shaped is not any test of 'potential.'

If I walked into a studio and pressed one key on a piano - and it sounded great - should I expect someone to predict at that moment whether I could become a great pianist?
Photographers do more than point and press a button, they choose angles and focal length to compliment the image, they decide depth of field, choose exposure, create beauty and find meaning.

You won't know if you are a good photographer until long after you take up the effort because, only after you acquire some skills, does your talent get a chance to show.


Lew

 

[eugene_jenea]

That was harsh but I'll take it like a man Those picture were taken with a compact camera, I just was wondering if these pictures show potential since I barely have any experience with both, compact camera and DSLRs.

That wasn't harsh; it was the truth as I see it.
Taking reasonably exposed, reasonably sharp pictures with an automatic camera of things that are inherently beautiful or interestingly shaped is not any test of 'potential.'

If I walked into a studio and pressed one key on a piano - and it sounded great - should I expect someone to predict at that moment whether I could become a great pianist?
Photographers do more than point and press a button, they choose angles and focal length to compliment the image, they decide depth of field, choose exposure, create beauty and find meaning.

You won't know if you are a good photographer until long after you take up the effort because, only after you acquire some skills, does your talent get a chance to show.


Lew

Now this is what I call a nice comment, see, you can do it if you really put your mind to it. For the future I won't be starting threads anymore as I thought photography is not going to happen for me anytime soon, I'm just going to comment once in a while and say how beautiful some snapshots are. But thank you, write more comments like the last one and don't be too hard on people, you just might push them over the edge. Do it in a more diplomatic way, follow the feedback techniques. And again, thank you, you opinion matters.

 

[Designer]

Now this is what I call a nice comment, see, you can do it if you really put your mind to it. For the future I won't be starting threads anymore as I thought photography is not going to happen for me anytime soon, I'm just going to comment once in a while and say how beautiful some snapshots are. But thank you, write more comments like the last one and don't be too hard on people, you just might push them over the edge. Do it in a more diplomatic way, follow the feedback techniques. And again, thank you, you opinion matters.

Eugene; if this is the first time anyone has criticized your work, I can understand your extreme sensitivity, but please be aware that many of us have had much more direct and disparaging criticism than the one you had here. We simply took it "like a man" as it were and moved on. Time for you to "man up".

 

[Jaemie]

Eugene; if this is the first time anyone has criticized your work, I can understand your extreme sensitivity, but please be aware that many of us have had much more direct and disparaging criticism than the one you had here. We simply took it "like a man" as it were and moved on. Time for you to "man up".

Or "woman up," though I guess the OP is male. Hehe..

The comments and criticism in this thread are nothing to get upset about. Honest opinions and objective suggestions are great learning tools, and I'd focus my energy on improving my photography. It seems to me a waste of time to take anyone's comments personally.

 

[The_Traveler]

Each of those comments are in the same tone - I have no reason to be either harsh or accommodating.
They are what they are and your different response is wholly within you.

Lew

 

[zcar21]

First I want to say that I like the rose with the buds and the last one, but you should try to look at it from different perspectives to find a better composition. Second, I disagree with the people that say you would get the same result with a dslr. Other than composition, you would get a lot of advantages from a dslr even if you use it in auto: better exposure, better dynamic range and detail , sharper, better colors, etc. Will these advantages make you a better photographer, probably not, but when you do get a good picture it WILL look better.

 

[cgipson1]

Now this is what I call a nice comment, see, you can do it if you really put your mind to it. For the future I won't be starting threads anymore as I thought photography is not going to happen for me anytime soon, I'm just going to comment once in a while and say how beautiful some snapshots are. But thank you, write more comments like the last one and don't be too hard on people, you just might push them over the edge. Do it in a more diplomatic way, follow the feedback techniques. And again, thank you, you opinion matters.

OP.. your sarcasm and rudeness to a long time respected member here, ensures that I will never try to help or assist you.... and no matter what you think, you have a LONG way to go!

 

[thereyougo!4]

That was harsh but I'll take it like a man Those picture were taken with a compact camera, I just was wondering if these pictures show potential since I barely have any experience with both, compact camera and DSLRs.

That wasn't harsh; it was the truth as I see it.
Taking reasonably exposed, reasonably sharp pictures with an automatic camera of things that are inherently beautiful or interestingly shaped is not any test of 'potential.'

If I walked into a studio and pressed one key on a piano - and it sounded great - should I expect someone to predict at that moment whether I could become a great pianist?
Photographers do more than point and press a button, they choose angles and focal length to compliment the image, they decide depth of field, choose exposure, create beauty and find meaning.

You won't know if you are a good photographer until long after you take up the effort because, only after you acquire some skills, does your talent get a chance to show.


Lew

Now this is what I call a nice comment, see, you can do it if you really put your mind to it. For the future I won't be starting threads anymore as I thought photography is not going to happen for me anytime soon, I'm just going to comment once in a while and say how beautiful some snapshots are. But thank you, write more comments like the last one and don't be too hard on people, you just might push them over the edge. Do it in a more diplomatic way, follow the feedback techniques. And again, thank you, you opinion matters.

Arrogance will teach you nothing. All it will do is ensure you get no help from anyone. The only thing that might have been gained from using a better camera would be that you would have less distortion and less chromatic aberrations.

Before you get a new camera I think you need to get a new attitude and a thicker skin. You will learn nothing at all from people telling you that your photographs are 'nice'. I went through a stage of thinking that my shots were great and ignored some of what people were saying, mainly on another forum. I have top notch kit (Canon 5D mk II, Mk III Pentax 645D a 41mp medium format camera and a number of medium format film bodies) and was convinced for a while that I was getting great images. I initially saw the criticism on another site as jealousy of my kit. then I had a good look at myself, and found that although my images were fine, they lacked something. They didn't 'pop'. I had great gear but hadn't learned to make the best of them and the software that I have.

I have still got a long way to go, but my images are much better now and have some direction, and are processed much better now. Yes, I'll still put in some duff images (I suspect that all the images I have taken today on arrival in Seoul will all hit the trash but then I took them while jet lagged!).

Shake off the attitude and be prepared to take a few scrapes. Some of the criticism will be spot on, some wildly off the mark, but learning why people see your images in a certain way is one of the keys to mastering the art. As for cameras, learn to live the limitations of your kit and when you have better kit, you will get better use from it. Work to the camera's strengths, not it's weaknesses, and take on as much free advice as you can get. It won't all be useful, but it will all be valuable.

It all comes down to one question:

Do you want a pat one the back, or do you want to learn something that will improve your photography?

We've all been at the stage you are. Moving on to the next stage is up to you, but it means manning up and being able to take a few knocks. Good Luck whichever route you take!

 

[thereyougo!4]

Beautiful pics. pls see my work on *|*

OP, I wouldn't necessarily take much from this poster. Looks like spam to me as first post (the other 3 are gallery posts) has a link in it. When someone really likes your stuff they'll often tell you why they like it. This one just wants you to click his link.

 

[eugene_jenea]

Now this is what I call a nice comment, see, you can do it if you really put your mind to it. For the future I won't be starting threads anymore as I thought photography is not going to happen for me anytime soon, I'm just going to comment once in a while and say how beautiful some snapshots are. But thank you, write more comments like the last one and don't be too hard on people, you just might push them over the edge. Do it in a more diplomatic way, follow the feedback techniques. And again, thank you, you opinion matters.

Eugene; if this is the first time anyone has criticized your work, I can understand your extreme sensitivity, but please be aware that many of us have had much more direct and disparaging criticism than the one you had here. We simply took it "like a man" as it were and moved on. Time for you to "man up".

Listen, people post a lot of crap that is far from it's called "constructive criticism". There is a way of criticizing someone's work even if they don't have much experience, it's doesn't apply only to me. As I said, there is a technique you need to use, and it's called feedback, you point out what's not good and give some solutions, don't just send me look for something and not knowing what that is. I'm sure some people had it worse than me but com' on, don't just be a son of a ***** (not talking about you) and and be rude.