Critic my paintball pictures

[titaniumsportz]

Here yah go... I need aN honest critic bout my work I can take anything and Yes I love negative critic so I can improve my work.... GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!!

BEFORE

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll261/titaniumsportz/IMG_0033.jpg


AFTER

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll261/titaniumsportz/test2And2more.jpg

OVER EXAGGERATED

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll261/titaniumsportz/testhdr.jpg

[drumebskater]

fake hdrs lol

ehh, get a better action goin on

[csm328]

Titanium, firstly, welcome and thanks for posting. As for the pics, I like the second one. I know you posted it as a 'test' for critique so I won't hammer the lack of subject and action. I think the HDR effect will appeal to some competitors and won't appeal to others. Personally, I like it when mixed with a fisheye or a 10-22 (or similar) so I say, use it! But you do need to get closer to a main subject or some action etc etc. Obvious criticism. What you should do is look at some of the other paintball pics in these forums. It will help you improve more than relying on feedback. Best of luck and I look forward to seeing some more.

[titaniumsportz]

Titanium, firstly, welcome and thanks for posting. As for the pics, I like the second one. I know you posted it as a 'test' for critique so I won't hammer the lack of subject and action. I think the HDR effect will appeal to some competitors and won't appeal to others. Personally, I like it when mixed with a fisheye or a 10-22 (or similar) so I say, use it! But you do need to get closer to a main subject or some action etc etc. Obvious criticism. What you should do is look at some of the other paintball pics in these forums. It will help you improve more than relying on feedback. Best of luck and I look forward to seeing some more.

Thanks for the info and yes its a test im trying to learn some hdr effect/map tonning....... do you have some any sample of your work(hdr)? i really like the effect of hdr.... but I think not a bad try but I really appreciated your input......

[titaniumsportz]

fake hdrs lol

ehh, get a better action goin on


thanks hope you can post some well composition/hdr work here so i can learn more on my paintball photog.

[titaniumsportz]

Wayne

If you have time please browse my work and my website at www.titaniumsportz.com
I just started july 2008 on photography and yes still a newbie....... but I love critic and i believe thats the reason why I did improve a little. and Please let me know bout some of my work.....

thanks a lot wayne

[g3org3y]

I like the effect in #2 and #3. Did you use Photomatix to achieve the result?

(More close up shots needed imo!)

[Paul Gerrard]

Like the Effects......

But you have to Remember that paintballs about People.... Not dark skys

Try to get a better story and then add effects remember a good Image consists of good Light and a good compostion.....

Keep it Up
Paul

[titaniumsportz]

I like the effect in #2 and #3. Did you use Photomatix to achieve the result?

(More close up shots needed imo!)


yeah I did use photomatix on these one..... I just got the software last week so Im still trying to learn how to use it

btw thanks a lot

[titaniumsportz]

Like the Effects......

But you have to Remember that paintballs about People.... Not dark skys

Try to get a better story and then add effects remember a good Image consists of good Light and a good compostion.....

Keep it Up
Paul


Nice thanks a lot

[bReed]

Jeff i really dont like HDR for paintball but i would like to see it with a better subject with more action and more up close! but keep up there good work, i love you shots from xpsl btw!

[SquareOne]

I'd like to see this pic if there were someone making a move from the laydowns in the foreground. You get a shot of them bunkering someone from bunker to bunker than the focus of the pic would be the paintballers. Right now you might as well have taken a pic of the field without anyone on it.

Love the processing/fisheye/HDR... but it's not working on this pic. There's no focal point.

One of the best photos that I've seen in paintball with an HDR "feel" to it is by Matt Dawson.

Top left photo in this gallery:
http://mattdphoto.squarespace.com/paintball1/

It keeps the focus on the player and get's a great view of the sky. Remember that when players set up you usually have at least 10 seconds in that pose to get some diff exposure shots before the start-countdown is over. It'll let you get enough to work with for HDR.

-Robbo

[titaniumsportz]

Jeff i really dont like HDR for paintball but i would like to see it with a better subject with more action and more up close! but keep up there good work, i love you shots from xpsl btw!

Blake thanks my brother.... just playing around with the picture... give me some time and I will ace it hehehehe....... anyway thanks a bunch again blake

[titaniumsportz]

I'd like to see this pic if there were someone making a move from the laydowns in the foreground. You get a shot of them bunkering someone from bunker to bunker than the focus of the pic would be the paintballers. Right now you might as well have taken a pic of the field without anyone on it.

Love the processing/fisheye/HDR... but it's not working on this pic. There's no focal point.

One of the best photos that I've seen in paintball with an HDR "feel" to it is by Matt Dawson.

Top left photo in this gallery:
http://mattdphoto.squarespace.com/paintball1/

It keeps the focus on the player and get's a great view of the sky. Remember that when players set up you usually have at least 10 seconds in that pose to get some diff exposure shots before the start-countdown is over. It'll let you get enough to work with for HDR.

-Robbo


I will keep in mind brother... but just testing the photomatix software......

[titaniumsportz]

Thanks for all the suggestion and critic... really appreciated it ... ok here's another one with the subject

Before
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll261/titaniumsportz/tss21.jpg



After - with 3 expsure -2, 0,+2 then lowered the saturation and twick the hue(blue) with a little contrast and sharp
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll261/titaniumsportz/tttt.jpg

[titaniumsportz]

another one

original pic
http://www.titaniumsportz.com/components/com_joomgallery/img_pictures/paintball_events_1/nppl08sd__professional_division_24/NPPL08SD - JT Field_20081224_1962814944.jpg


before with 3 exposure -1,0,+1 very little adjustment......
http://www.titaniumsportz.com/components/com_joomgallery/img_pictures/paintball_events_1/nppl08sd__professional_division_24/NPPL08SD - JT Field_20081224_1627652669.jpg

[SwiftFootTim]

I like the ideas you have going here, and the last one is superb. However, for the group shot, they may not want the red to be removed as that is their team color. Is there any processing you could do and show us what a red version of it would look like?

Very cool effects though!

[PaintballPhotography.com]

Hi Jeff,

I really like these, IMO they are some really good interesting scenery pictures but not really paintball pictures.
Did you use multiple exposures to create these HDR photos?

See you on the field

Gary

[titaniumsportz]

I like the ideas you have going here, and the last one is superb. However, for the group shot, they may not want the red to be removed as that is their team color. Is there any processing you could do and show us what a red version of it would look like?

Very cool effects though!


thank you very much..... on the last picture, actually that's a 5 exposure
-2, -1, 0 +1, +2 and adjusted some setting on my photomatix, then I dumped it to lightroom to reduce some noice and and twick the brightness and contrast to create more lively color. Also, as you can see the original pic you can't hardly see the facial reaction of the player. but with the help of the lightroom the player's face are pretty clear.

Hope I explained it well.....

[titaniumsportz]

Hi Jeff,

I really like these, IMO they are some really good interesting scenery pictures but not really paintball pictures.
Did you use multiple exposures to create these HDR photos?

See you on the field

Gary

Hi Gary..... I just wanna thank you for everything and advised you gave me... you know what I mean.

but anyway, YES I did used multiple exposure and I set my camera to a bracketing mode..... then play around with the adjustment on photomatix.

[PaintballPhotography.com]

Hi Jeff,

I really like these effects and I want to try this but I have a question. Since you used multiple exposures how do you compensate for the motion of the player?

Gary