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I like the modifications made so far. My take on what could be improved:
– reduce the vignette to let more detail show in the hands/arms/partial bodies
– increase the sharpness a little bitGreat street shot!
As for your 2nd photo, I agree with @falx, the shadows are fantastic. I think you could crop out the left side to take out the uninteresting portion (spectators) of the photo and just leave the lively scene in play.
Here is a conversion and crop I did just as an example:
Music festivals make for great photo opportunities.
For the first image, @falx pretty much hit it on the nose with his critique.
You should be getting closer to isolate the subject. You have another 60mm left in your zoom and I assume you could have gotten closer.
The subject himself is OK, but not all that interesting.
@falx I personally find it difficult to critique some images due to the fact that the images in the Shark Tank are so darn small. The image you posted today for instance is an incredibly difficult one to critique, is the image sharp? Is it in focus in the areas that it should be? Maybe, maybe not… I can’t tell though because I can’t get close enough to see.
None of this your fault of course, it’s the forum and I would suggest to @admin that the size restriction be increased to make this forum a more valuable one.
So, with all of that said… here is my attempt at a critique:
– for the vignette, I like the dark corners at the top but not so much at the bottom. I find it is enhancing the sky but detracts from the water. I would suggest masking the areas separately and have the upper half of the image processed for a more dramatic effect and the lower half less so
– other than that… looks like a pretty cool imageBrian
zoe-in-the-car-500×309-BG_EDIT.jpg by Brian G on Light Stalking
@bridgetcam – I think you have something great here, I think it’s a great capture. The only thing in my opinion that is lacking is a bit of post processing. The included edit, may be a bit overboard but you get the idea. Sharpen the image a bit and bump up the colours or go black and white.Hope this helps.
I am surprised that with the 100mm focal length and f2.8, that there isn’t a better bokeh.
I would suggest doing a little bit of cropping to get your image to be more of a focal point, the flower on the right side could go as well as the one on the left bottom corner. You could then take little off the bottom to get into an 4×5 aspect ratio. The butterfly would then be in a better position in the photo and the distractions removed.
Entertaining thread folks, thanks for all the comments and discussions, I am a music lover as much as the next guy… @diogo405 , I do agree, for me 3 of the 5 are looking fairly natural and then 2 are a bit more stiff. The timing of that shot was interesting as some of the guys were breaking out of their spots and the others were stagnant, so I just kept shooting and this was the one I end up liking the best.
Well done @billiemae77 I think you’ve got great photograph there!
Well, I am going against the grain here. I think you’ve lost some of the drama in the new rendition.
The sky went from strikingly eery black to a soft grey.
If you are using photoshop, I would attempt to burn the sky to try to get those blacks back.
I’ll comment further on the crop. I am not sure where you started your crop from in your new image, but on the left side I would definitely start at the line that splits the graffiti woman in half on the wall. You can afford to lose some of the top and bottom of the image, so getting the right proportions shouldn’t be an issue.
Also in this case, I’d break some more rules here… although she looks like she is leaving the photo, I would still get closer by cropping out the metal gate. Leave your background to be just the marble wall and graffiti doors.
This takes the distractions away and IMO makes a great artistic photo.
If you coul get more detail (highlights) in the mountain area that might help a bit. The B&W conversion looks great on the road and the weeds and such but there is a loss of detail as you get to the mountains.
I think the biggest thing for me is that there are no clouds, such a perfect gradient sky actually makes it less interesting.
So, I guess for me the lower third is good, the upper two thirds are less good…
I am also sure some of that detail I want is just lost purely in the small sized image.
I like these kind of posts, make me challenge myself a bit on a critque to determine things other than blatantly obvious issues that can be typical of a critique forum with varying level of abilities.
Shifting your focal point to a different location doesn’t change the contrast colour. Not sure I understand that comment.
As for a wider crop, while I don’t think it is needed. There is a simple answer to how it could be wider, just back away from the subject a little bit. When people are suggesting a wider crop, it doesn’t necessarily mean post processing crop. Everytime you take a photograph you are essentially cropping out everything outside the perimeter of your camera sensor.
Regarding all the watermark talk, I find it quite easy to ignore the watermark and focus my attention on the image itself.
@keithinmelbourne I like the suggestion regarding the “risk of falling”. I have another image of this climber where this is conveyed better.
@billiemae77 thanks for your comment regarding the crop. I agree, I should have shot this particular shot with more of the lower body in place and then adjusted my crops afterwards.FYI, the photo is tack sharp on my computer, but the upload to the forum dulls it significantly.
From a post processing point of view:
– the image needs to be sharper
– the greys needs to be a bit darker (particularly in the clouds) to add some interest. A good way to judge your black and white landscape image is to put an Ansel Adams photo beside your own during your edit. Try it out as a guide to get a true understanding of what proper post processing can do to make your image pop.
– the image should be rotated to the ride very slightly as it has a bit of a lean to the left
– if the sky is a bit darker, you could lighten the buildings using the dodge tool in photoshop (if that’s what you use). That were draw your eyes towards the buildings a bit more.As for the subject and composition:
– the focal point is likely intended to be the shoreline/hotels but the large rock in the front left is a bit overpoweringIt would be nice if people read and abided by the guidelines.
Great photo! Fantastic Image! Love this shot, don’t change a thing!
These are not critiques, they are comments and not overly helpful for someone who want to learn how to make there photo better.
For the people that don’t critique but rather just ask the person to provide there EXIF information… there are newbies on here, they may not know what EXIF is and if you look in the guidelines, it doesn’t state to include your EXIF information (see item 6 below). It only asks that you provide a few lines of information on how you took the shot. EXIF information doesn’t tell me if the photo was shot using a tripod, or if it was handheld, or if the shooter climbed up into a tree to get the angle he/she wanted.
1) Make sure you are in the Shark Tank sub forum (there are several sub forums on this site)
2) Only negative (but constructive) comments (feel free to state “what worked” in the photo, but no “love this shot” type of comments.
3) Always be polite (this is about being helpful, not nasty)
4) Critique somebody else before you ask for a critique
5) Always post in a spirit of friendship and genuine helpfulness
6) When you post an image for critique, post a few sentence about how you took the shot, when and what you were trying to achieve. This helps people keep the quality of their critiques higher.
7) Ask people before you go ahead and edit their images.@ronichas thanks for the image.
The focal point is overly centered, I would suggest that the center of the tulip should have been shot closer to the bottom right corner rather than directly in the middle. This would have provide a flow of lines from the bottom right corner to the top left.
Great sharpness, great colours and great depth of field!
Unfortunately the face is not in focus. and the black and white conversion is a bit weak.
It looks like your camera may have focused on a few strands of hair on the left of her face, you should typically use the eyes (even if it’s just the eye lashes) as your primary focal point in a portrait.
In orde to assist with additional reviews (advice) you should provide information on how you took the photo. Including your camera settings would help (ie. Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO, Focal Length).
As a second note… I think maybe you should get a tighter crop and cut out the hand & coffee cup, the 3 fingers showing make it look a bit odd.
I love street photography so I’ll give this one a go. I think the crop is off a bit, the face should be a bit more to the left as the subject faceing left to right, which makes him appear to be leaving the picture (only slightly of course).
I would bump up the sharpness a bit to give it a little more punch as the subject himself is not as interesting as some of the other subjects you can meet out on the street.
I would suggest a bit more contrast… but you would have to be careful not to blow out the whites of the coffee cup and his fingertips.
It needs a bit more punch, but otherwise a decent shot.
