Pics from yesterday

I did a lot of shooting this weekend. 5 basketball games sat followed by a trip to the Botanical Garden yesterday. This was my first time trying off camera flash outdoors. I got a lot of good stuff. My gf was my model and wasnt always interested in what we were doing. But I still got some good stuff. The light outside was pretty good...not too bright not too dark. I just played around with different stuff and got some neat stuff.

CC very welcome. I like to learn all I can and get as many opinions as I can. I notice things that are wrong from looking at them myself. But I would like to see what others thoughts are.

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I was just getting things set and she wasnt paying attention but I still think this one is neat. I have another I allowed more ambient in, but its not as nice as this one.

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wow not even one response

The first two look underexposed, though the second one has a night feel to it and I like the expression on her face. 4 and 5 are my favorites. Maybe blur out the column and b/g a little bit in 4?

ded007 wrote in post #5139912
The first two look underexposed, though the second one has a night feel to it and I like the expression on her face.

ya I underexposed the ambient on purpose. I think it has a cool look with the flash. Thanks for the comments though

texasreddirt wrote in post #5139969
ya I underexposed the ambient on purpose. I think it has a cool look with the flash. Thanks for the comments though

Works well in the 2nd one

I like #4. The tree in the first shot is AMAZING. That is one HUGE tree

Not bad at all, I like number 3 best. Wish I had a place like that to shoot nearby...and maybe a girlfriend to model for me. Unfortunately my wife wouldn't approve.

Thanks guys!

she is very pretty

Good pictures! As far as composition goes, the focal point should be on her, but in most of your images, the image is spread out a little too much involving too much of the environment. That's not particularly bad at all but I would like to see her complimented by the environment instead of 'thrown' or 'mixed' into it.