Hi all, I took these on 13th April between 8.15am and 8.30am. It was very misty and the sun was just starting to come through. All comments welcome.
Taken with my Canon 600d, 18-55mm lens.
Photo 1. f/11, 1/320 sec. ISO 100, 18mm focal length
Photo 2. f/10, 1/250 sec. ISO 100, 37mm focal length
Regards Jane
Do like No 1 Jane. Atmospheric.
My knowledge is not refined enough to offer a constructive critique. Others are far more capable.
I just think it is terrific.
Mike.
" Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst "
Henri Cartier - Bresson.
These are lovely photos. A real nice peaceful quality and beautifully photographed. It shows the value of getting out early (or late).
The first one is a bit busy composition-wise for me - although I have simple tastes so it's very personal comment. Others might like all the activity. Being specific, the reflection of the masts are cut-off which is probably the main issue. A much more minor issue is that there appears to be a third boat behind the one on the left which just distracts slightly. The foreground sand (just edging into the picture) is also a bit of distraction -although it has the start of lovely reflection and textures in it, so more rather than less of this in the image may have been worth investigating. The buoys don't have the lovely pattern of the second image (see below). The reflection of the sun is also a bit bright and burns out a circle of white which is very bright compared to the rest of the image. Finally the ladder and the floating platform to the left, whilst very interesting and again worth exploring another day, are a little of a distraction in this image.
If all of that sounds a lot - it's not. It's a lovely image (and from the posts here has been very well received already) I'm just pointing out the things that jump out at me.
The second one has none of these issues - it's delightful. No distractions, a lovely line of buoys that makes a great triangle with the boat. There are various ways to crop this to make it even better (though it's great as is). You could crop just to the left of the boat (just take off the left hand edge where nothing is happening) and really focus on that triangle. I think that would be superb. However, in my edit I've gone for a simple foreground, middle, background straight diagonal composition . I've upped the contrast to bring the three items out more, and I've simplified things by cloning out some buoys and dust-spots. But there are loads of ways of making this one look super - as with any picture, if you start with good stuff you'll end with good stuff. Well done!
(This post was last modified: Apr 16, 2016, 11:29 by delb0y.)
Ed - thank you for your comment. I hope I am improving, sometimes I think I think I am, then I mess up - practice makes perfect so they say.
John - thank you for your kind comment.
Delb0y - I appreciate all the tips and suggestions you have pointed out. I agree about the mast reflection and sand, but was hindered by a river wall. This cut off the reflection and meant I could not get more of the sandy beach in the photo. I like your cropped version.
Nice images, but I really like what Derek has done with the last one. It can be difficult increasing the contrast without destroying the mist which makes the image. I have ruined lots of images that way!
Ask yourself, "What's most important for the final image?".
(Apr 17, 2016, 04:01)snaphappy Wrote: Thank you John. I also like what Derek has done, although I think I would have kept a couple more mooring buoys in too.
Jane
As I said, Jane, there's a great composition using a triangle which would keep the buoys. Might be worth experimenting with that.
Of course, all this composition stuff is a personal thing. It's the number one thing I look for in images, but many people don't worry about it at all, so please don't feel the need to crop or clone or change images at all.
(Apr 17, 2016, 04:01)snaphappy Wrote: Thank you John. I also like what Derek has done, although I think I would have kept a couple more mooring buoys in too.
Jane
As I said, Jane, there's a great composition using a triangle which would keep the buoys. Might be worth experimenting with that.
Of course, all this composition stuff is a personal thing. It's the number one thing I look for in images, but many people don't worry about it at all, so please don't feel the need to crop or clone or change images at all.
Always pleased to have input Delb0y. Your crop was an improvement on my original, and we all look for different things in a photo. Thank you for the time you have taken to help me on my photography path
Best wishes Jane
- practice makes perfect so they say.
