C&C Please!? A few different subjects.

[dadams312]

Would appreciate some critiques on these, any pointers...things you'd do differently?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3186/2654185758_c73659c2da_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3089/2650900558_7757fa33d2_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3211/2715463894_b9e1e07a14_o.jpg

[Pizdous]

awesome! love all of them, great job!

[Robert_Lay]

Your 2nd and 3rd shots are beautiful.

The lighting for the dog is so very much in keeping with its expression.

The highlights, texture and pattern in the leaf shot make for a very interesting abstract.

Congratulations on those two.

I feel that the lighting on the ladybug is a bit too harsh, and it just isn't as interesting as the other too shots. Also, there is a badly blown out spot that I think would need repair.

[dadams312]

Thanks for the comments.

[harroz]

visually I like 1 & 3. Dog photo is awesome, beautiful infact.

[Walczak Photo]

I also like shots #1 and 3. I agree with Bob that there are some hot spots in #1, but to me they don't really detract from the image...just reminds me of how I'd see it on a bright, sunny day. On #3 I do think I would crop it a little as you have the dog's eyes pretty much dead center in the middle of the image here. I'd go with the rule of thirds and trim some of the left side and top off the image. Also on my monitor there appears to be a rather greenish hue to the dog...I'd check your color/saturation or your monitor calibration.

The second shot just really doesn't appeal to me. Not to be rude, but I've seen many shots like this and I never really see the point.

Peace,
Jim

[Robert_Lay]

Abstracts and patterns have a lot of interest and usually are very restful at the same time. In the case of #2 I think it could do just as well in monochrome.

[timrocks311]

very nice photos. i have to say i much prefer #2 and #3 for pretty much the same reasons as Robert. would you mind posting what lens and settings you used?

[penodr]

I like all three but the last one is my favorite, very nice capture.

Dave

[Apshiso]

I agree - I love the dog photo.

The beetle however, I don't like her expression - she needs to smile.

Thanks for sharing.

[dadams312]

I also like shots #1 and 3. I agree with Bob that there are some hot spots in #1, but to me they don't really detract from the image...just reminds me of how I'd see it on a bright, sunny day. On #3 I do think I would crop it a little as you have the dog's eyes pretty much dead center in the middle of the image here. I'd go with the rule of thirds and trim some of the left side and top off the image. Also on my monitor there appears to be a rather greenish hue to the dog...I'd check your color/saturation or your monitor calibration.

The second shot just really doesn't appeal to me. Not to be rude, but I've seen many shots like this and I never really see the point.

Peace,
Jim

Thanks for the tip on the monitor. I'm having all kinds of color issues with it, not sure where to even start to try and correct it though. I want to say it's something with the drivers I got from Samsung, but I'm not sure.

[dadams312]

very nice photos. i have to say i much prefer #2 and #3 for pretty much the same reasons as Robert. would you mind posting what lens and settings you used?

They are all taken with a point and shoot. Canon SX100 IS.

[Walczak Photo]

Thanks for the tip on the monitor. I'm having all kinds of color issues with it, not sure where to even start to try and correct it though. I want to say it's something with the drivers I got from Samsung, but I'm not sure.


The first thing I would suggest is having your monitor properly calibrated. There's a lot of info on how to do this both here on POTN and elsewhere so I won't go into the details. Short of that, you can also try using Adobe Gamma...not the best solution, but better than nothing.

After you get your monitor reasonably calibrated, the second thing I would suggest is to check your color profiles. While a lot of people will suggest using Adobe RGB because of it's wider color range, I would suggest starting with sRGB as it's more universally applicable. In other words, set your camera, your monitor, software, printer, etc., all to sRGB so that you're working with the same set of colors thru your work flow.

There's a ton of info out there on how to get correct colors, but this should give you a start :D.

Peace,
Jim

[polarbare]

Does anyone else think it looks like the dog's left eye is missing? That it's just an empty eye socket? Or am I alone on this? :)

[Robert_Lay]

I can see why you say that, but it didn't strike me that way, and I had to look hard to see what you were getting at. It's just one of those optical illusions, but they count when it comes to close competitions.