My First Pic

[Kinger]

Ok please tell what you think.

http://www.fototime.com/CF360B57872C4F5/orig.jpg

[Leighow]

KINGER

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Looks like a great camera. I suggest that you limit your posts to about 100k -- your original ( 2 meg is I am not mistaken) took a while to load as my cable line was slow today. Here is a 117K version of your image.

http://members.rogers.com/hleigh/orig.jpg



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BASIC TECHNIQUE:
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1 Is focus appropriate for the subject? 2 Is depth of field appropriate? 3 Is it exposed in a way that works for the image?

-- > This seems OK to me.


SPECIAL TECHNIQUES
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4 Are special techniques like multiple exposures or digital manipulation used effectively?

-- > None evident here.


COMPOSITION:
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5 Is the image balance OK? 6 If there is a main center of interest, is it well placed in the frame? 7 Are there distracting elements in the picture that could be eliminated? 8 Are there too many/too few unrelated elements? 9 Does the composition make effective use of leading lines? 10 Is depth used (or not used) to good advantage? 11 Does the framing work?


-- > This is a pretty simple composition. The major subject might better be to the rear of the image and be reached via some leading lines. There are too many stones to look at and our eyes quickly wander off the foreground stone to see what’s what elsewhere. In that regard, the leading lines of the path on the right do not help to strengthen the main subject. Depth is here. No real framing here.


LIGHTING:
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12 Does it show off the subject well? 13 Is the contrast level appropriate? 14 Is there lighting that would work better for the subject? (If the lighting is controlled, is it well controlled?)

-- > I think the lighting lets this picture down a lot. Now lighting helps to create mood, and mood depends on the image’s purpose. If this was a Halloween shot, then I would expect to see dark clouds and more black, etc. ON the other hand, if this was to show the beauty in a graveyard, perhaps a summer shot with wild flowers, etc would have conveyed warmth and hope.


SUBJECT INTEREST:
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15 Does the subject have interesting connotations or associations? 16 Color interest? 17 Interesting textures?

-- > I do not see much of any of these things here.


ORIGINALITY:
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18 Does the image show an original subject or approach to a standard subject? 19 Is it anonymous, or does it show a visual signature/ convey a personal vision?

-- >? Seems to be a simple P & S shot .




STORY MOOD:
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20 Does the image effectively tell a story or convey a mood?

-- > Not too much—and this reflects the net impact of the above factors.


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For your 1st shot is is quite fine.

-- The subject is a bit sombre -- unless it is the family crypt!
-- The lighting is not special. I am not sure what the B & W does for the image
-- The repeating tombstones are nice and add some perspective.

But I feel that the piture never takes off.

Next time it mught help in the critique if your explained your purpose et al. Even so, it is a good start.

Keep Trying

HOWIE

[FotoPhreak]

Wow Leighow,

This is the first time I have been to the Critique section of this forum site, and I must say after viewing about 10 other photos/comments yours by far is the most interesting/detailed I have read so far.

I am interested to find out if you have a set procedure for grading/evaluating/commenting on photos posted here/elsewhere?

And where did you come up with such a system?

Love to hear from you.

[FotoPhreak]

And by the way Kinger ...

Nice image!

[msvadi]

I know what bothers me in this picture: landscape orientation invites viewers to look "inside", but the vertical lines (trees) "break" the perspective. It brings imbalance into the picture and makes it less effective.