My attempt at a self Portrait

Very cliche but I like how it turned out with the added noise and blown out fingers.

I like it... just a little too much noise for my taste... if you bumped that down a little bit I would enjoy it more... but I'm no pro.

I agree with th282 on the noise.

I agree with you, the blown out area on the hands is fine.

There is something wrong with the Canon logo on your pop up flash? It is scratched or worn or did something happen in post?

Also I would personally change the crop just a tad at the bottom. I knuckle of your right hand middle finger is distracting. Maybe there is some distortion here?

I feel compelled to comment on this after my earlier comments on another thread!

Seriously, I don't like the noise in this - I'd prefer to see it sharp and clean, especially all the writing - but that's subjective and just my opinion. You've already commented that you like it, so it can't be wrong? Same goes for the blown-out fingers. I'd prefer them more detailed (not blown) but once again, just opinion.

I would prefer to see the writing the right way round - not the mirror image - and I'm sure there's an easy way to do a 'mirror image' in photoshop to turn it the right way round, but don't ask me how. Once again just my opinion.

In saying all that, I really like the shot mate and am tempted to try my own version.

JimMcrae wrote in post #9675165
I feel compelled to comment on this after my earlier comments on another thread!

Seriously, I don't like the noise in this - I'd prefer to see it sharp and clean, especially all the writing - but that's subjective and just my opinion. You've already commented that you like it, so it can't be wrong? Same goes for the blown-out fingers. I'd prefer them more detailed (not blown) but once again, just opinion.

I would prefer to see the writing the right way round - not the mirror image - and I'm sure there's an easy way to do a 'mirror image' in photoshop to turn it the right way round, but don't ask me how. Once again just my opinion.

In saying all that, I really like the shot mate and am tempted to try my own version.

I did a horizontal flip but I didn't like the lens center being on the right side, it just felt uncomfortable to me.

I guess I liked the noise and exposure because it was different from the 18,000 other attempts at this shot.