Snowmen picture for c&c

Just wanted to post this snowmen picture for some c&c Thanks

Alan

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what do you want us to Critique? lighting? subject?

I thought "OK, nice shot" until I scrolled down and got to the foreground clutter. Crop/clone that out and you have a nice, decorative Christmas shot. Not all images need to be 3x4

Very sharp image. Looks very cozy, somewhere I'd like to be

canonnoob wrote in post #9271578
what do you want us to Critique? lighting? subject?

Lighting, Image Quality, picture sharpness.

Alan

Thumbsup wrote in post #9271589
Very sharp image. Looks very cozy, somewhere I'd like to be

Thank you I was looking for C&C on sharpness. and it is a very nice place to be.

Alan

Amarinelli wrote in post #9271662
Thank you I was looking for C&C on sharpness. and it is a very nice place to be.

Alan

The lighting looks very natural as well. Good job

Thumbsup wrote in post #9271839
The lighting looks very natural as well. Good job

Thanks

Alan

It looks acceptably sharp and lighting is ok. Unfortunately the poor composition relegates this to nothing more than a snapshot.

crashthenet44 wrote in post #9271925
It looks acceptably sharp and lighting is ok. Unfortunately the poor composition relegates this to nothing more than a snapshot.

I was under the impression this was the place to go when 'practicing' different techniques, not neccessarily posting only wall-hanging products. If we are not allowed to post snaphots for c&c we are all in trouble.

Thumbs Up, What Crash the net posted WAS c&c. We are not sure what technique you were practicing but I agree that because of the composition - what you got was a snapshot. If you post in critique corner then it is silly to get upset if people critique your images.

It's hard for the viewer to see what the subject is since for there's too much going on. Also, the subject doesn't pop more than it's surroundings which adds to the confusion. Easy way to help the viewer lead they're eye to the subject is to add some amount of vignetting.

Good luck.

Bobinpeterboro wrote in post #9274580
Thumbs Up, What Crash the net posted WAS c&c. We are not sure what technique you were practicing but I agree that because of the composition - what you got was a snapshot. If you post in critique corner then it is silly to get upset if people critique your images.

It's not even my image. I'm merely pointing out the person who started this thread asked for comment on lighting and sharpness, not composition. The "snapshot" remark seemed to nitpick and that is not what the forum was intended to be either. I just wanted to show some support.

By looking at the gallery on your website and at your list of gear, this doesn't look like a shot i would expect you to compose.

Oops. My Bad. But I still hold that posting in this thread is (or should) be a genuine request for criticism and that is the only way we will improve as photographers. I believe that the "snapshot" comment related to the fact that not much thought had gone into the picture. I have had that comment leveled at some of my pictures in competitions and after discussion with the judge I discovered ways to make my pictures better. Another damning comment I have recieved in the past is "This is a lovely record shot". This also indicates not enough thought went into the picture before I took it