Photo Critiqing Thread
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Explorer
7wt,
Now we are getting somewhere. This one came out nice. The framing always helps too.
The good: Many uses of 1/3's. The large rock is in upper left 1/3. The limb cuts across the lower 1/3. The flowing water (diagonal) takes up 2/3's of the frame. The image is cropped as a horizontal, giving us a feeling of relaxation. The warm colors of the leaves, balances the cold look of the ice. Good exposure, with the snow actually being white.
Problems: The subject seems to be the ice covered limb. My eye keeps being drawn back into the water, and the snow patch on the right. The limb in the foreground stands in the way of proceding into the background. As if to say, "Stay back, don't come in". This isn't always bad, and can be used purposely. Low color saturation and contrast (flat).
Possible Solutions: Emphasize the limb more by getting closer, and letting it fill more space in the frame. Remove the limb, if it wasn't your primary subject.
This is an interesting location. If you have access to it, you might go back and work it over some more. After going back to a known location a few times, and re-working an image, you will get better at seeing what you want, the first time, in other locations. Nice work.:26_7_2:
Now we are getting somewhere. This one came out nice. The framing always helps too.
The good: Many uses of 1/3's. The large rock is in upper left 1/3. The limb cuts across the lower 1/3. The flowing water (diagonal) takes up 2/3's of the frame. The image is cropped as a horizontal, giving us a feeling of relaxation. The warm colors of the leaves, balances the cold look of the ice. Good exposure, with the snow actually being white.
Problems: The subject seems to be the ice covered limb. My eye keeps being drawn back into the water, and the snow patch on the right. The limb in the foreground stands in the way of proceding into the background. As if to say, "Stay back, don't come in". This isn't always bad, and can be used purposely. Low color saturation and contrast (flat).
Possible Solutions: Emphasize the limb more by getting closer, and letting it fill more space in the frame. Remove the limb, if it wasn't your primary subject.
This is an interesting location. If you have access to it, you might go back and work it over some more. After going back to a known location a few times, and re-working an image, you will get better at seeing what you want, the first time, in other locations. Nice work.:26_7_2:
7wt said:My first water shot.
7wt
Expedition Leader
Photog said:
Thank you very much Brian! The limb was the subject. The thing looked like a dam with the strange vertical ice drip formations below it. I was wanting to show it as a barrier. Here is another look but in b/w. I can go back when ever but I am going Friday after the big snow fall forecasted.
njjeepthing
Explorer
1leglance
2007 Expedition Trophy Champion, Overland Certifie
I am learning tons from this thread and others hereo on Expo...since Disabled Explorers needs high quality images for our website, magazine articles and more I figure I really better figure out what I am doing 
Of course my hope is that tibaal (Mike) will take most of our pics (since he is way better than I am) there will still be times that the pressure is on me!
So here are a couple of recent shots using a Nikon D40 and I can't remember much else.
First the originals...
And then after I gave them a little crop and some color curve action using Fireworks (I am about to buy Lightroom and start shooting in RAW...oooohhh my brain hurts already)
Please teach me wise ones :coffeedrink:
Of course my hope is that tibaal (Mike) will take most of our pics (since he is way better than I am) there will still be times that the pressure is on me!
So here are a couple of recent shots using a Nikon D40 and I can't remember much else.
First the originals...
And then after I gave them a little crop and some color curve action using Fireworks (I am about to buy Lightroom and start shooting in RAW...oooohhh my brain hurts already)
Please teach me wise ones :coffeedrink:
Photog
Explorer
I'm still jumping in and looking; but I don't have time to give proper credit and critique to the images here. Sometimes I jump in and go through a batch all at once. Much of my spare time is being taken up, getting ready for the Baja 1000 this year (I've been asked to be the team captain).
nwoods
Expedition Leader
I like the detail in this area here. I fuzzed out the dome in the background (and did a poor job of it), corrected the angle of the building (made it true vertical) and washed a bit in tone, then stretched to be a bit bigger as if a crop from a larger original image
nwoods
Expedition Leader
It's a cool shot. That wet asphalt really helps it. Great exposure. Shame about the vehicles in the background. I think it would be stronger if she was a foot or two back, where her maternity outline would have been more visibly defined. Right now, its masked somewhat by the trees in the background.
nwoods
Expedition Leader
Here are two recent shots I'd like some qualitative advice on. I conceived both of these shots in my mind before capturing the image, which is still a process very new and foreign to me. Both shots happen to be with my Canon 10-22mm wide angle lens. The photos are from my recent Mojave Trail journey. The bus photo I specifically chose this lens to exaggerate the scale of things, and try to pull some distortion into the image.
For the canyon shot below, I simply used the wide lens because of the height of the canyon walls, and the very close proximity I was to them. I knew that the lighting of the canyon image was going to be tough. The far end where my daughter was standing was so bright, that I knew it would blow out the rest of it. I shot about 15 images with various settings, and still ended up having to add some fill light to the foreground, and crank down the background exposure settings. I like the image, but it looks artificial in a negative way to me. How would you have shot it?
For the canyon shot below, I simply used the wide lens because of the height of the canyon walls, and the very close proximity I was to them. I knew that the lighting of the canyon image was going to be tough. The far end where my daughter was standing was so bright, that I knew it would blow out the rest of it. I shot about 15 images with various settings, and still ended up having to add some fill light to the foreground, and crank down the background exposure settings. I like the image, but it looks artificial in a negative way to me. How would you have shot it?
flyingwil
Supporting Sponsor - Sierra Expeditions
OK, I'm just starting to get a grasp at all this... So here is my first post in this thread, and trust me I need some help!!! My subject is the ARB bumper for the JK, and here is several attempts to get the right shot:
Attempt one... too head on:
Attempt two.... closer but too far to the side... Looses winch.
The one I like best...
So with that said, I know I have broken the rule of thirds, at least to my understanding. So this picture is straight from the camera, and I have not edited nor really understand how I would even go about correcting this picture.
When I took this picture we were in a gravel parking lot, and I was trying to avoid cluttered background, (freeway, and buildings) and give it an "off the pavement" like shot, so I really could not move the subject more to the right (bits seen in attempt 1).
SO please critique my shot!
Attempt one... too head on:
Attempt two.... closer but too far to the side... Looses winch.
The one I like best...
So with that said, I know I have broken the rule of thirds, at least to my understanding. So this picture is straight from the camera, and I have not edited nor really understand how I would even go about correcting this picture.
When I took this picture we were in a gravel parking lot, and I was trying to avoid cluttered background, (freeway, and buildings) and give it an "off the pavement" like shot, so I really could not move the subject more to the right (bits seen in attempt 1).
SO please critique my shot!
nwoods
Expedition Leader
I read your post from top to bottom. As I saw the second photo, I said "too high!" to myself. Then noticed your third photo where you lowered the angle. Much better! I think this image would work better in landscape format though.
Also, I think the bright background is rather distracting. It's nice there is not a junkyard back there, but the exposure is too glaring. I don't know how not to do that, other than to choose a more specific background, or photoshop it
Great choice of rig though. Nice color, great tires with fresh lugs.
Also, I think the bright background is rather distracting. It's nice there is not a junkyard back there, but the exposure is too glaring. I don't know how not to do that, other than to choose a more specific background, or photoshop it
Great choice of rig though. Nice color, great tires with fresh lugs.