Newbie first picture here

Grimage · 25th of May 2009 (Mon)

I am a newbie here and as an intro I would like to show you one of my photos here.

john-in-japan · 25th of May 2009 (Mon)

Hi Grimage -
I like the reflective perspective, but it may have been better not to cut her head off if this is a piano playing action photo, I can't really tell what is going on though and it may not be a piano at all! Reflective line near bottom looks a bit odd giving the overall photo a kind of slanted. Might look better if straightened? What is the greyish swirling in the background? And lastly, the photo looks a bit soft - out of focus. Can you tell us more about the photo?
Thanks,
John

Grimage · 25th of May 2009 (Mon)

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Originally Posted by john-in-japan

Hi Grimage -
I like the reflective perspective, but it may have been better not to cut her head off if this is a piano playing action photo, I can't really tell what is going on though and it may not be a piano at all! Reflective line near bottom looks a bit odd giving the overall photo a kind of slanted. Might look better if straightened? What is the greyish swirling in the background? And lastly, the photo looks a bit soft - out of focus. Can you tell us more about the photo?
Thanks,
John

Thanks for the review

I know what you mean with the "cutting the head off" but it wasn't a picture I took with extreme care, still I posted this as it gives me a special mood. And I kinda like this pict, even though this is nothing out of ordinary.
I know what you mean with the line ... I could work on that. This is a kind of raw image, I haven't worked on the figure itself at least. Also good point with the grey spot in the reflection. It would be better if it would disappear.

Thx for the comment, I very much appreciate it!

Robert_Lay · 25th of May 2009 (Mon)

I like this very much and would recommend only one bit of processing. Burn in her hand and arm so that it is not as bright as her face.

There is so much mystery going on here that it is a very exciting image.

For a first image post, you are off to a good start. Welcome to the POTN.

Grimage · 29th of May 2009 (Fri)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert_Lay

I like this very much and would recommend only one bit of processing. Burn in her hand and arm so that it is not as bright as her face.

There is so much mystery going on here that it is a very exciting image.

For a first image post, you are off to a good start. Welcome to the POTN.

My apologies for the late reply. I very much appreciate your kind reply, and of course I read it 2 days ago.. and my intention was to do the corrections according to the suggestions.. I just happen not to find the time for it atm. Will get down to do it soon.

And again I very much appreciate your replies! I am here to learn.

25th of May 2009 (Mon)	#2
john-in-japan Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kamogawa City, Chiba in Japan Posts: 1,193 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Newbie first picture here Hi Grimage - I like the reflective perspective, but it may have been better not to cut her head off if this is a piano playing action photo, I can't really tell what is going on though and it may not be a piano at all! Reflective line near bottom looks a bit odd giving the overall photo a kind of slanted. Might look better if straightened? What is the greyish swirling in the background? And lastly, the photo looks a bit soft - out of focus. Can you tell us more about the photo? Thanks, John __________________ JohnW 5D Mark II Dual Battery Grip, 100-400f/4-5.6L, 200 f/2.8L, 70-200 f/2.8L II IS, 24-70 f/2.8L 180Macro f/3.5L, 85 II f/1.2L, 17-40 f/4L, 50 f/1.4, 50 f/2.5 Compact Macro, MPE-65, 550EX, 580EXII, Canon RingFlash, RRS Perfect Portrait Pkg., Velbon with PH275 and Slider, bunch of filters, Canon 1.4X & Having Fun! http://kamogawa.smugmug.com/

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Robert_Lay Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Spotsylvania Co., VA Posts: 7,546	Re: Newbie first picture here I like this very much and would recommend only one bit of processing. Burn in her hand and arm so that it is not as bright as her face. There is so much mystery going on here that it is a very exciting image. For a first image post, you are off to a good start. Welcome to the POTN. __________________ Bob Quality of Light, Photo Tool ver 2.0 Canon Rebel XTi; EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-f/5.6 USM; EF-S 18-55 mm f/3.5-f/5.6; EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM; EF 50mm f/1.4 USM; Canon Powershot G5; Canon AE1(2); Leica R4s; Battery Grip BG-E3; Pentax Digital Spotmeter with Zone VI Mod & Calibration.

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