Newbie Photos

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I'm still learning about digital photography and photoshop. Please comment on the two photos below. Thanks.

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/genodm/PIMG_1213.jpg

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/genodm/PIMG_1175.jpg

[Reeforbust]

I like them both... The sky in the first one looks a little fake but!?

The second one the horizon is off and is a little soft... But I like them.

[AB8ND]

I like them both, especially the lines and shapes in the first one

Jack

[PETERSYMES]

Tulip is very effective, Like it..
The second is a very nice composition, i would like to see a little more detail in the wood and it is slightly soft but has good potential.

Nice....

[PETERSYMES]

Lol. There i was playing with this shot to see if the wooden boards would come up and a mystery photog appeared on the right, didn't notice him before :lol:

[LeuceDeuce]

Lol. There i was playing with this shot to see if the wooden boards would come up and a mystery photog appeared on the right, didn't notice him before :lol:

Must be the monitor. The photog was the first thing I noticed in the original. My eye went straight to that underbench lighting where he's standing.

[PETERSYMES]

Must be the monitor. The photog was the first thing I noticed in the original. My eye went straight to that underbench lighting where he's standing.

No i think it is my brains limited ability to process data ;)

[Reeforbust]

No i think it is my brains limited ability to process data ;)


:lol: We all have those days! :lol:

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I like them both... The sky in the first one looks a little fake but!?

The second one the horizon is off and is a little soft... But I like them.

The RAW file has the sky that exact colour so it's not fake, must be an effect of the lighting in the area.

For the second, I get what you're saying but I'm not sure how to fix the horizon. If I straighten the horizon the planks then tilt. Does this mean I should re-shoot it and maybe not go so wide on the lens? I did crop off about 25% of the original width.


Thanks to everyone for their comments. I appreciate you going easy on me the first time :D

[LeuceDeuce]

Not sure what you mean by the planks tilting when the horizon is fixed.
Straightening (using the verticals), and resizing, are the only modifications I made to your original.

[jonnythan]

The first one is very good, but I don't get the second one. Doesn't appear to be any particular subject, nothing really seems to be in focus, there's nothing that captures attention, the distinct lines of the photo don't lead to anything interesting (a concrete pillar?).

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Not sure what you mean by the planks tilting when the horizon is fixed.
Straightening (using the verticals), and resizing, are the only modifications I made to your original.

When I look at it with the horizon straightened (like you've done) I feel like I'm going to tip over to the right. Maybe I need a drink.

[jonnythan]

When I look at it with the horizon straightened (like you've done) I feel like I'm going to tip over to the right. Maybe I need a drink.

That's because the lines of the photo draw the eye strongly to the right.

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The first one is very good, but I don't get the second one. Doesn't appear to be any particular subject, nothing really seems to be in focus, there's nothing that captures attention, the distinct lines of the photo don't lead to anything interesting (a concrete pillar?).

Well, I guess I could say I liked the pillar but actually I just liked the texture of the wood and the underliighting of the benches.

Thanks for the comments. I'm still working on getting sharper images.

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That's because the lines of the photo draw the eye strongly to the right.

Which is the lesser evil?

[jonnythan]

Which is the lesser evil?

Having a straight horizon ;)

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there's nothing that captures attention, the distinct lines of the photo don't lead to anything interesting (a concrete pillar?).

OK, I've been giving some thought to this and you know what? You're absolutely right. I could have shot that image from the other end of the deck and probably had a much more interesting background. I think I'll give that a try when I'm back in that neighbourhood. Thanks for your help, I must learn to THINK first, shoot second.

[jonnythan]

I understand what you were trying to do. The texture is interesting, the lighting is interesting, it's neat to play with a camera and capture constrasty scenes with neat textures and stuff. I do the same thing. I'm still very much a newbie as well. It's tough to focus on what the image is *going to look like* when it comes out of the camera when you're concentrating so hard on focus and exposure while simultaneously just shooting to figure out how certain elements will look in the final photograph.