Is this good enough ?

[AWGD8]

Xsi Kit lens



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[ckckevin]

I love this picture, but i kinda want the road to shift left just a tiny little bit.

[OdiN1701]

No.

[joedlh]

Good enough for what?

Every image has a purpose. If it fulfills that purpose, it's good enough. Sometimes it's even perfect.

As a matter of fact, the idea of purpose, concept, or intention in the eye of the photographer is the major thing that differentiates a snapshot from a photograph.

[crashthenet44]

Does nothing for me, but if it's good enough for you then that's all that matters.

[gonzogolf]

You did something nice with all the lines in the photo converging at one point, but it seems like the saturation was boosted unnaturally. Good enough for what?

[Broncobear]

crop more on the right, convert to B&W, play with your curves.

[Flo]

It is overly saturated.The rail leads the eye away from the right side( my right).

[TsPoet]

I like it. the post coming from the left of the photo grabs my eye and won't let go, though. I wonder about taking the photo 2" lower or higher so the post doesn't separate the water from the sky. In other words, show some sky below the post. the colors are a little more (brighter/stronger) than I would have done.
Nice lines, pulling in toward the photo.

[Broncobear]

ok maybe you don't need to crop the right, if you allow image editing i can show you how this could look in B&W with some contrast and duo tone.

[lonelyjew]

No.

Wow that is a fantastically detailed and helpful comment :rolleyes:

Personally the picture doesn't do that much for me, like others have said it is overly saturated. Also, the rails and sidewalk both sort of lead the eyes but, with me, compete for attention. It might just be me but I don't like that. Other than that there just isn't really anything drawing my interest.

[matonanjin]

It was a yes or no question.

[Pete]

Nice leading lines.

I think it might have been more interesting had the viewpoint be lower. That way, the edge of the lake would have formed another line.

[OdiN1701]

Wow that is a fantastically detailed and helpful comment :rolleyes:


He asked a yes or no question. I feel that my response was adequate in that situation.

Perhaps if this is not the kind of answer he wanted, it will help him to learn to communicate better in the future.

[gonzogolf]

He asked a yes or no question. I feel that my response was adequate in that situation.

Perhaps if this is not the kind of answer he wanted, it will help him to learn to communicate better in the future.

Not to start a flame war, but you still haven't communicated anything helpful.

[OdiN1701]

Not to start a flame war, but you still haven't communicated anything helpful.

I most certainly have. Sorry that it might take firing a few neurons off to see it, but if that's too hard (especially after the explanation) it's not my fault.

[AdrianneIsabel]

The left hand bar feels impending and uncomfortable to me.. if that is what you were going for then bingo! :)

The color seems off but could be my monitor.

[IVIax]

Is there a popcorn smiley on this site?

It's so much more fun eating popcorn while watching people argue.

[Pete]

It might be an idea to critique the photo and not criticize the critique....

[AWGD8]

it`s a photomatix process AEB -2 0 2+ . Tripod shot.

Trees are in diagonal perspective and the strong metal railing leads to the

subtle white structure. (My actual composition, kindda like teasing you to look at it hidden behind the trees...)

The Railing reflection pretty much covers the separation of land and sky...although most says the water and sky, but I did cover it by the railing. But my intention is WATER- LAND (REFLECTION on the railing) and

sky (railing reflection merged with true sky)....

Photo was saturated a bit to differentiate from normal photo shot vs. subtle HDR process. Just experimenting.

Thanks again for the honest response..

[Synenergy52]

Its too saturated, colors are off, its not sharp, everythings wrong with it. but we're here to learn. so try again

[Apollo11]

As noted, colors are too saturated.
Also, I'd like to see the upper edge of the lake. The railing is making the break between the water and the sky, whereas I'd like to the lake edge. A little higher or lower vantage point would solve this.

[jetcode]

you will know when you have a keeper ... it's like winning the lottery

there are a mix of graphic elements here but nothing including the time of day to really move me

here's a idea ... put the camera down and take a 8x10 card stock and cut a opening to match 35mm film size if full frame ... practice using this to frame a composition until you see something that really pops ... hold the card farther away for telephoto and closer for wide angle ... study composition

[renegade]

As it is, it does nothing for me. I'd like to see the rail shot lower in the image so I can see the horizon behind it, and clone out that log in the water - its distracting. As for colour saturation - just a matter of preference.

[macobee]

Its too saturated, colors are off, its not sharp, everythings wrong with it. but we're here to learn. so try again

best reply ive ever seen. to the point, honest, and then a pick me up line "but we are here to learn" for critiquing very well done.

honest and then leave with a "buzz me again pls when you did it again"

can u pls critique mine as well......as i find most people to be just to nice on the net!

cheers

Marco

[chopper5654]

anything i can think of has been said, but to reiterate......soft and the line could be shifted left to lead us INto the photo from an edge....not right down the middle.

as for the reason i am commenting, i have noticed the kit lenses come off a bit soft....some not so detectable. if you are still paying attention, OP, what aperture did you shoot on? i am guessing it wasnt f/8 or f/11?

[AWGD8]

anything i can think of has been said, but to reiterate......soft and the line could be shifted left to lead us INto the photo from an edge....not right down the middle.

as for the reason i am commenting, i have noticed the kit lenses come off a bit soft....some not so detectable. if you are still paying attention, OP, what aperture did you shoot on? i am guessing it wasnt f/8 or f/11?


It was f13

[chopper5654]

i swear that should be close enough. although mine gives my shaky hands trouble all the time. but, i still like to blame the lens....lol. thanks for answering.