Wing

[deathcake]

Taken with the new Tamron 90mm macro (great lens by the way). Mainly just testing the lens, but I liked how these turned out. Harsh critique please.

50D, on camera flash fired in the first 2. Manual exposure.


1. ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/200sec
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2763/4397467459_8b0299d911.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/deathcake/4397467459/sizes/o/in/photostream/)


2. ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/200sec
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4398232890_d971d2f5c6.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/deathcake/4398232890/sizes/o/in/photostream/)


3. ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/160sec
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4397466549_8e1aa663bd.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/deathcake/4397466549/sizes/o/in/photostream/)


More here. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/deathcake/sets/72157623407957935/)

[DAMphyne]

I didn't look at 'more here', but the photos I see have a great background, and the subject is interesting.
You cut the ends off......I'd like to see the whole thing. The silhouette is good.

[XxBiJoUxX]

I like the third photo. It looks kind of mysterious.

[jetcode]

Not sure why photographers believe a harsh critique will be more informative than a standard critique but it does seem to be a trend. Personally I think you have a good eye for composition. The lighting on the subject in #1 is a tad darker than #2. Green seems to work but I might try other colors and try masking off the wing and chain and toning / processing the subject differently than the backdrop. It's another way to gain further isolation between subject and background.

#1 and #3 are my favorites.

[DAMphyne]

Green seems to work but I might try other colors and try masking off the wing and chain and toning / processing the subject differently than the backdrop. It's another way to gain further isolation between subject and background.


Post processing won't let me see all of the subject, I don't think these photos need post processing.
The lighting is straight forward although flat, you can see the subject clearly, a little more DOF wouldn't hurt. The background rocks, natural, soft, with no specular highlights to distract from the subject.
What I'm saying, if this is a product photograph, I'd like to see the whole product.

[deathcake]

Not sure why photographers believe a harsh critique will be more informative than a standard critique but it does seem to be a trend. Personally I think you have a good eye for composition. The lighting on the subject in #1 is a tad darker than #2. Green seems to work but I might try other colors and try masking off the wing and chain and toning / processing the subject differently than the backdrop. It's another way to gain further isolation between subject and background.

#1 and #3 are my favorites.

By harsh i just meant don't spare my feelings, if you think it sucks, just say it I won't be offended =P Thanks for input about background/processing, I only had green and white, figured green was more interesting. Might try more colours with the same subject. My tone mapping attempts so far just look fake, but I'll give it a try. And wow, the first one really is lacking a bit of DOF, didn't notice that before!


Post processing won't let me see all of the subject, I don't think these photos need post processing.
The lighting is straight forward although flat, you can see the subject clearly, a little more DOF wouldn't hurt. The background rocks, natural, soft, with no specular highlights to distract from the subject.
What I'm saying, if this is a product photograph, I'd like to see the whole product.

Agreed about the lighting, I wish I had more than on camera flash for these. Glad you like the background =D Yeah, I probably should have stood back and gotten the whole thing in the shot.

Thanks for the feedback everyone, really appreciate it.

[corkneyfonz]

There's good bokeh in the first two which would probably have some enthusiasts slavering like rabid dogs. However, I prefer the final image which works very well as a silhouette and could be an ideal subject for a photo montage.

[JimMcrae]

#3 is definitely my favourite, but a touch more dof, as has been mentioned, and #2 may have been the winner. All nice shots.