newbie gallery

[colin uk]

My gallery

http://www.pbase.com/colinuk/root

Need to know how I am doing so any constructive comments would be appreciated.

[Palendrone]

Nice ...

Youre only up the road from me actually if i am right in saying that as your pics are from round chester and the wirral that so are you !

Im a Warrington lad ! :)

[Conk]

Colin
Your photo's are great. However, to give critique would be so tough as there are so many photo's.
Maybe one gallery at a time?

[thewhitenite007]

They lack a certain sense of personality. They are a little bit gray and grainy. Try using lower ISO films, a choose better days to take photos. Even if you choose a bad day the lower ISO film will compensate and still make the photos spectacular.

[colin uk]

Hello Warrington! yes your correct I am based in Ellesmere Port.

[colin uk]

thewhitenite007n Thanks for your comments,

I will certainly try the lower ISO.

As far as a personality is concerned i am sure you are right, at the moment i am having fun trying what happens and have yet to develop a direction.

By the way I was very impressed by your own gallery

[colin uk]

Thanks Colin for taking the time to look at my galleries. Yes I guess I am asking a lot! My favorite shot is titled Kinmel Bay in the Other Places gallery. Dont know why. http://www.pbase.com/image/12517455
Also the Queen's Park Suspension Bridge in the Around Chester gallery which was taken in the rain under a umbrella as the opportunity arose.
http://www.pbase.com/image/11967395

[JenLJ]

Colin-

I think your pictures are "Beautiful"! ;-)

[colin uk]

Constructive critique is beneficial but praise is always encouraging

Thanks JenLJ, do you have any photo's to share

[Leighow]

Well you can't control the weather
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I think that all you have to do now is to work towards a stronger subject and related composition -- and keep the magic hours in mind.

In that respect:

* Tthe birds at the rock jetty are your best shot.
* The Easham Beach boats want to burst out, but there is just not enough line and frame to the image.
* Wiltham is the sleeper -- but gets lost in the scale of the scene -- at least at this screen size.

Remember the classic rules related to thirds, golden means, and movement:

-if you were closer to those barns
- if you could pick an angle with more roof line driving the movement
- if you could cut down the sky space
- if you could terain that brown-mauve-orange tone with sky-lite metal roofing

then, you would have a knock-em-dead winner.

Your guts are in touch here. Now it is a matter of makeing some break in image content and close-up.
Yes, I think that is so! I hope so anyway.

HOWIE

PS:
One last thing. You have to keep your waterlines horizontal. There is no room for any error here.

[colin uk]

Thanks Howie, You’ve given me lots of good feed back and plenty to chew over.