1st post/ want feedback

[jabel119]

Hi!

I'm pretty much a noob, but I've learned my camera in and out so its time to get my hands dirty and start shooting.

I shot this with a D30, 28-105mm 4.5. I imported the .crw file to photoshop and tweeked the color balance and brightness. Resizing and .jpg conversion was done in imageready. I'm aware that the brick building is washed out (there is a nice fat spike on the histogram). I was using a polarizing filter and decided to overexpose by a 1/2 stop to keep shutter speed managable. I think it gives the brick some pop against the darker background.

I'm pretty green when it comes to working with raw so if I could get some feedback on my processing I'd be grateful. Criticisms about composure, exposure etc etc are appreciated as well.

Thanks so much guys!

[jabel119]

Cmon I know you guys are looking.

Feedback?

[GPR1]

My first response is "What is the purpose of this picture?" It's not clear what I'm supposed to see. Exposure is probably a good compromise between highlight and shadow, though you could tone down the highlights a bit.

Greg

[jabel119]

Its just a snapshot. I knew it had alot of contrast so I shot and processed it as best I could. Im still a noob so I guess I wanted reassurance that it was exposed correctly. Maybe this doesnt belong in the photo sharing section?

Is it possible to move this thread without reposting it?

[Muunstruk]

Ok, here's my humble opinion. You asked for it... :)
The photo is lacking a focal point, I'm not speaking of the technical sense, but a point of interest.
Or is it the brick building... if it is, go a little closer - you have alot of boring grass in front of it.
It is slightly overexposed, so the sky has very little detail. I have found that, if in doubt, underexposing is better than overexposing. You can fix a slight underexposure easily, but if you lose the detail because it's too light, it will never be there.
Here's what I would have done with the picture, had I taken it. Hope you don't mind.
Anyway, have fun with your new camera - take a lot of photos - and check out the exif, especially on the ones which are not quite right and learn from it.
...hope this helped...

[cfcRebel]

Welcome to the forum, Jabel! :D
IMHO, more color saturation probably helps. Try it again with the polarizer, rotate it until u get the nice saturation, but this time don't increase the EC. Leave it at neutral. If u go back the same place again, see if u can wait until the sky clears alittle. I notice when shooting landscape in an overcast day, is quite challenging.
Good luck. ;)

[Belmondo]

The composition is pretty good.

The sky is a bit bland, and maybe you can bring it up with Photoshop. Better solution would be to use a graduated neutral density filter when you shoot into a bright sky.

Welcome to the forum. There's no shortage of opinions here. BTW, where was the photo taken?