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ace07

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#311

Oct 31 2010 12:53pm

Quote (hestJaevel @ 31 Oct 2010 19:46)

resize a bit more next time please

I agree that the lightning is pretty good, but otherwise this picture is nothing special.
It's also grainy and it has some color noise.
4/10

http://images4.bilddagboken.se/90/_u8/_u4/_u3/_u2/_u5/u843256/f/o/21008ef3cfe3a0e2749daa9b40265486c8cdebdc09845c555b37e3cf78fae812.jpg

Nice how you captured the fog but for me the setting itself looks dull.

5/10

Here is mine:

TheBlackRose66

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#312

Oct 31 2010 01:58pm

Quote (ace07 @ Oct 31 2010 06:53pm)

Nice how you captured the fog but for me the setting itself looks dull.

5/10

Here is mine:

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/300/9/8/water_on_orange_2__by_thaash-d31mgeq.jpg

Is this a second attempt at your orange shot?
The first one you posted of the orange was better in my opinion.
This is still pleasing, however there are a few things to pick at here, so let's begin.

Let's begin with the lighting. An on-camera flash was used, and we can see the shadow of the lens in the bottom of the frame. To fight this, you can use a magnitude of different objects
to help "diffuse" the light and spread it out more. For you, I would suggest perhaps a piece of paper, something that will bounce the light more towards the roof and take that shadow out from the bottom of the frame,
this might take a bit of practice to get it right but once you get it you'll never make the mistake again.

Next is the focus, detail and clarity are lacking significantly in this. I feel your first attempt was more clear than this, even if it was just the actual water in focus. I would suggest a higher F (Aperture) number. It may take a bit
of playing around with to get the aperture to work well with the shutter speed you are using, but for most water drop photography, you want a pretty decently fast shutter speed to freeze the water, but with the flash you should
be able to get the aperture up, which will in turn make everything much more crisp and clean.

Also, I would adjust your crop on this. I want to see MORE of the orange, it's cut off and I feel like there's a lot missing, such as the water splashing out of the frame on the left side.

My suggestions would be to manually focus the lens to the middle of the orange, and with the high aperture number you'll be using, you'll get the front, back, and water all in nice clean focus.
Adjust your framing, perhaps try vertically shooting this since we are seeing the water come vertically crashing down into the orange?
Diffuse the flash, take LOTS of shots, and I guarantee you'll pull something very impressive out on your 3rd attempt.

For now, I am going to rate this a 4/10. I believe the idea behind it is neat, and has a lot of potential, if you just fix a few technical aspects this could easily become a very cool shot.

-Spencer

TheBlackRose66

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#313

Nov 1 2010 10:23pm

Quote (AlPi @ Oct 29 2010 04:30pm)

Not bad, I like your feet, they give a good idea of point of view.
Nice round horizon too.
There's something I dislike about sharpness, might be your camera.
Vote? 6.5/10

Here's some experiment with my new lens, playing with the bokeh and the sun.
Also, autumn clichè:

http://i53.tinypic.com/29e14z6.jpg

Quote (AlPi @ Nov 1 2010 10:23pm)

May I ask an opinion?

http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=46734995&f=265&p=329693362

Thanks and take care,
- Alan

Hey Alpi, I'm really liking this piece actually, I commented on it on Flickr I believe, it was one of my favorites in the past few pages here.
The lighting & exposure are spot on, we have the perfect balance of color in the background, which I might add is a beautiful bokeh, and doesn't overpower the subject - perfect, As well as you managed to get that tiny little sunburst through a small
hole in the leaf, now that's a good example of great framing.
The focus in this is nicely done, the small cobweb on the right seems to be the most clear to me, and definitely draws my attention as my eyes follow the cobweb as it blends upwards into the bokeh. Again, perfect!
There are only two main things really that set this off for me, the leaf leaves the frame on the left side, it's not a large amount, but because the stem of the leaves flow horizontally the eyes follow that, which ends abruptly at the edge!
As well, there seems to be a reoccurring thing I tell everybody, and that is the aperture! I'm not sure what's happening, but so many seem to be thinking a low F#, and extremely high DoF is pleasing! Often times it is, but I believe something that every photography must pass one point in their time
is finding that perfect balance of DoF & Focus. We're either using too low a Fstop, or too high! I would suggest for this, only a very slightly higher #, just to get a bit more of the leaf in focus, all the little veins, cracks, holes, but still maintain that gorgeous bokeh & color in the background!
Great fall shot, I absolutely love the warm tones, & that sunburst is an exceptional touch!

Overall very pleasing, I would rate it a 7/10 for now. In my opinion if it was shot without that left bit leaving the frame, as well as getting a bit more of the leaf in focus (but again, keep that bokeh! We're suckers for it!) this could easily hit a 8,9 or even 10/10!

This post was edited by TheBlackRose66 on Nov 1 2010 10:24pm

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#314

Nov 3 2010 09:15pm

Start the thread again....

This post was edited by Chantal7 on Nov 3 2010 09:16pm

RecoveryChannel

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Nov 4 2010 08:01am

Quote (Chantal7 @ Nov 4 2010 05:15am)

Start the thread again....

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1051/5144294643_b83f40d7f5_b.jpg

well it´s cute and all but from a photographic point of view, it seems underexposed and just has this snapshot character. nothing interesting about it. 3/10

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#316

Nov 4 2010 09:10am

Quote (RecoveryChannel @ Nov 4 2010 07:01am)

well it´s cute and all but from a photographic point of view, it seems underexposed and just has this snapshot character. nothing interesting about it. 3/10

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/294/1/e/1ec4a0c11dac0e0322dff51ad499bc63-d31801l.jpg

little girl + makeup =

Golden proportions would have made this more aesthetically-pleasing. It may be my school monitor, but did you over-expose and post-recovered highlights?

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#317

Nov 5 2010 06:03pm

Quote (ace07 @ Oct 31 2010 06:53pm)

Nice how you captured the fog but for me the setting itself looks dull.

5/10

Here is mine:

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/300/9/8/water_on_orange_2__by_thaash-d31mgeq.jpg

i like this one. nice work.

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#318

Nov 7 2010 04:49am

Why people do comment, but they aren't posting any pictures?

Heres mine shot;

Alone

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#319

Nov 7 2010 06:06am

Quote (JJYRQI @ Nov 7 2010 10:49am)

Why people do comment, but they aren't posting any pictures?

Heres mine shot;
http://st1.harhakuva.org/works/1284884957390186_Syksynmerkki_by_jjyrqi.png

idea is good but picture overall is blured....
i like her eyes tho....

here is my (PS used for crop only, nothing more, this is original image)

Antichrist-

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#320

Nov 7 2010 09:26am

Quote (m4tej @ 7 Nov 2010 15:06)

idea is good but picture overall is blured....
i like her eyes tho....

here is my (PS used for crop only, nothing more, this is original image)

http://i53.tinypic.com/2h4kf4n.jpg

boring

Quote (JJYRQI @ 7 Nov 2010 13:49)

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