First thread- be gentle!

[dum_dum]

Hello all!

This is my first thread and was just after any feedback on this picture...

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/dum_dum/arty.jpg

Any comments on image manipulation, photographic techniques, artistic improvements etc.. definitely welcome!

Thanks for looking!

[andygrif]

It's a good shot. Personally for me it's little too busy...there's lots of elements that I need to take in when looking at it. A few less would help me enjoy it more, perhaps crop or clone out the ornament on the left, see if that works.

[BEEEsH]

Decent shot.

The composition is nice but its tad noisy/grainy for my liking.

I'd try decreasing the ISO setting, and play with your exposures/AP settings.

What were u shooting with?

[Steven M. Anthony]

Aside from telling you whether I like or dislike the shot, there is not much to say about it given I have no idea what you were trying to say with the shot. Of course, if you are trying to make photos that I like, I guess knowing whether I liked it or not would help. But I'm sure if you made the image to MY liking, someone else would end up liking it less...

The point here is try making photos that YOU like. Try to understand what YOU are trying to say with the image. Post the image and a statement of what you were trying to say. Then we can tell you whether we "hear" what you are saying with the photo--and if so, what supports that message; and if not, what gets in the way of your message.

[Titus213]

And for the full range of comment/opinion I find the flowers on the right distracting. Not enough of them showing. The image is too busy for my liking, ala andygrif. There does appear to be a bit of noise in the image too. I ran it thru Neat Image and came up with what I posted. I kind of like the blur it seems to have created around the stove. And the flowers are not as bothersome now either (at least for me). Nice photo!

[mdm]

good.