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The crop works. Puts the focus on your subject.
OK–I’ll try again.
Black and white works for this image. Good choice. The detail on the right side of the image tends to draw my eye away from the subject. A little cropping would take that out. Then, also look at the line that goes to the ears. If you could paint it out or break it up, I think the image would work better.
We can’t be prepared for all possibilities all the time. The best we can do is be prepared for what is most likely that we want to capture and then adjust as quickly as we can to the unexpected.
I wouldn’t give up on this photo. You might find something that is exciting, interesting, endearing, lovely, or … by doing simple things like cropping, changing the base tone or feeding some color in, or painting the image, or …. If you can be playful in post production, you might find some magic.Orrrrrrr….. You could go the other direction. It looks like you moved the camera to stay on the moving figure. OK, that was good. If you move the camera , stay on the running child, but use a slower speed like 1/2 sec, you will get more movement blur in the background and the feet and legs. If you practice it, you can end up with some dramatic movement shots. I used to shoot bicycle racing and was always trying to capture the feeling of speed and movement. Sometimes slow shutter speed was the best way to do it. I’ve attached an example from the Tour of Missouri.
Oops, crop in from the right.
Why B&W? The background feels messy, not quite in focus. The lines in the composition tend to lead the eye away from the figure, not toward it. Perhaps color could provide some interest, although it might be better just to crop in from the left and go with a square format. I don’t mind the blurry movement. But if you were trying to freeze the movement, it does need a faster shutter speed.
July 8 Oak Harbor.jpg by David Sill on Light StalkingFun sky the other night. Shot with Samsung Galaxy S5 and edited with Aviary.
Agree with Chrissie, although it would probably work best as a square format.
Samsung Galaxy S5 edited with Aviary
Sunset June 29.jpg by David Sill on Light StalkingSunset at Oak Harbor Marina.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Edited with Aviary
Nest Lure June 30.jpg by David Sill on Light StalkingCleaned out a birds nest from the bow of our boat, and this is what I found.
Taken at 4:00 am on June 28. Big storm came through. When it passed the low altitude clouds were lit up by the lights from Baltimore, 15 miles away. Taken with Samsung Galaxy S5, edited with Aviary.
Baltimore Lights 2.jpg by David Sill on Light Stalking
Baltimore Lights–Phone Edited.jpg by David Sill on Light StalkingSo why did the ducks cross the road? There was food over there, of course.
So the ducks came out from under our trailer.
Hi David–Welcome to Light Stalking. This is a good group, both supportive and challenging. Because you use a point and shoot camera, you might find the Weekly Monday Mobile Challenge particularly interesting. Hope to see some of your work here.
Hi Rick. I think you can learn and grow here. I know I have. If you snoop around a bit on the forums, I think you will find some very good and interesting work. Plus there is always the Shark Tank when you are feeling comfortable. Welcome.
Welcome. Thanks for sharing some personal history. What are your interests now? Landscape? Portraits? Still life? Nature? Or … ???
Rich blues in the sky and the water. Very nice reflections.
Fire in the sky 2.jpg by David Sill on Light Stalking
Samsung Galaxy S5, no editing.
