Please Critique! My Son At The Park

Hey guys,

I posted this in kids and family, but decided to also post here for critique. All were taken with the 55-250 except the one where he's spinning.

Thanks!

#1 I really wish he was looking at me when I took this.

awesome! and i can feel what you are feeling, very nice all!

Thanks for the comment! I'm still learning and can use all the help I can get.

Does the last picture look noisy? I didn't lighten it any..just boosted contrast saturation and played with levels a little.

not noisy i'd say but the last pic does the least for me though i have to say she got very nic eyes and hair.......

im also learning and not doing good at all most the time.......im jealous of what you achieve!

Second is a fabulous shot! Maybe a tad bit of contrast, thats it !
Watch when you are composing your subjects that they are all not center..offside will tend to draw the eye in better than straight on? You will see this ad naseum. There are many times when center is what is needed.

macobee wrote in post #6423369
not noisy i'd say but the last pic does the least for me though i have to say she got very nic eyes and hair.......

im also learning and not doing good at all most the time.......im jealous of what you achieve!

Thanks! No need to be jealous..trust me..haha..

Flo wrote:
Second is a fabulous shot! Maybe a tad bit of contrast, thats it !
Watch when you are composing your subjects that they are all not center..offside will tend to draw the eye in better than straight on? You will see this ad naseum. There are many times when center is what is needed.

Thanks! I did add some contrast to every picture, but I can go back and try to add a bit more. Can you please tell me which picture in particlar would have done better with a different composition? I thought #1 looked fine with him being centered, but that's just me

Thanks again!

To each his own, I like the last one best. But I would like to see it a bit brighter.

DavidSR wrote in post #6423432
Thanks! No need to be jealous..trust me..haha..



Thanks! I did add some contrast to every picture, but I can go back and try to add a bit more. Can you please tell me which picture in particlar would have done better with a different composition? I thought #1 looked fine with him being centered, but that's just me

Thanks again!

They are all centeredbut again, it does work in alot of instances.The crop will have alot to do with the outcome I have experienced.

The second shot with a boost in contrast...

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hawkeye60 wrote in post #6423480
To each his own, I like the last one best. But I would like to see it a bit brighter.

Can you please share on what you did to make it brighter? I wanted it brighter, but my fiance thought it looked better darker haha..I do like your edit!

Thanks!

Flo wrote:
They are all centeredbut again, it does work in alot of instances.The crop will have alot to do with the outcome I have experienced.

The second shot with a boost in contrast...

What did you do to increase the contrast? It does look better with the higher contrast! I just go to brightness/contrast. Not sure if there are any other ways of doing it.

Thanks!

David, I have exposure and contrast when doing simple touches in iPhoto.just a slide in the contrast .up to 73 I think.

Thanks! I'll go ahead and boost the contrast a bit more

that merry go round picture makes me dizzy. nice effect though!

hecster wrote in post #6426412
that merry go round picture makes me dizzy. nice effect though!

I didn't want to make anyone dizzy! haha..Thanks! Maybe I should have used a slightly faster shutter speed?

I'd use an even slower shutter speed to get everything really blurred out... also in 1., id step a foot to the left and recompose to remove the cars from the bg which are a bit annoying (to me personally)

I liked the dizzy effect,, makes you feel like your there.