first wedding-beach

[kyleturbo]

I had a chance to try out the wedding scene. My friends wedding was in Port St. Joe, Florida. I had a lot of fun. Here are a few from the day.
Critiques Welcome!

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p291/kyleturbo/8.jpg?t=1212812671

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p291/kyleturbo/7.jpg?t=1212812692

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p291/kyleturbo/3.jpg?t=1212812715

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p291/kyleturbo/6.jpg?t=1212812757

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p291/kyleturbo/5.jpg?t=1212812778

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p291/kyleturbo/4.jpg?t=1212812794

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p291/kyleturbo/2.jpg?t=1212812967

Best Man celebration cigar
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p291/kyleturbo/1.jpg?t=1212812812

[Foxgguy2001]

I like 3 and 8, 8 came out way cool. Great comp., 6 is nice too, like the dramatic b&w, and the comic relief in the background

[suspectim]

I like number 5. Very interesting

[kyleturbo]

#5 was the reception. You can see some noise in that picture which I can't seem toget rid of. I shot a few of these night beach shots. iso100, f11, exposure 2+min.

[Moniphoto]

lindas fotos amigo

[kyleturbo]

thanks!

[auroraskye]

Here's my individual comments:

1 - Even thou this is from an angle that doesn't often work, I think they look okay. My main comment about this photo is that it's very yellow and needs the WB adjusted. Also it could use a web sharpening so it is a bit crisper.

2 - Tricky light to shoot in. Great moment you got here obviously and I am sure they will be thrilled. I may tinker with it to try and balance out the highlights a bit.

3 - This isn't really working for me, I feel like it should have been a bit more overhead and with a smaller DOF. It's not really grabbing my attention.

4 - This is making me dizzy. Was this blur added digitally afterward? It seems that way. I don't care for it. Your conversion needs some contrast too. Bride looks cute thou.

5 - Neat shot. I think the grain works fine. I may just add a little contrast with a curves layer.

6 - Not doing anything for me. I guess that they were posing for the main photographer, right? Very centered and they aren't paying attention to your camera.

7 - Nice colors here. But kind of boring. You have a lot of centered compositions, you should work on adding some variety.

8 - Cool shot, your WB is very yellow here but I like your DOF.

[kyleturbo]

I think the yellow may have come from me trying to keep a warm feeling through out the pictures. Some of the pictures looked stale with a different WB. I could tone the yellow down a bit.

feel free to post any of your changes if you want.

here is another version. I didnt like this one as much just because(as you pointed out) the flower is to centered and the shadow next to it is kind of strong.
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p291/kyleturbo/1-1.jpg?t=1213145182

Here is the original version. The B/W one has a radial blur.
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p291/kyleturbo/2-1.jpg?t=1213145378

thanks for the comments! I'll keep that center composition in mind.

[auroraskye]

Personally I like the second flower pic much better, and imo, the shadow actually adds something. I can get why you would want to change the BG on the pic with bride and mom (??) but I think that the blur is more distracting than the houses. It's a nice sharp catch, and I love the brides expression. I had a quick, like two minute play with it.

http://www.auroraskye.com/photos/potnfix21.jpg