[teddyfingers]

Hey guys new to this forum and Photography in general. This was taken with a d70. The one thing I remember doing in photo shop was bringing down the color saturation. My only regrets are that I cut off the flash reflector and no bulb in the flash.

Rip me and tell me what would make it better.

Teddy

[Petographer]

Hey Teddy, welcome to the coolest little forum around. Cutting off the flash relector is a minor issue. Your are right about no bulb but also photoshop can get around this one too (Possibly). The glaring issue is that it is out of focus. I am having a difficult time finding exactly where the focus actually is. Maybe the flash deflector?

[shuttertalk]

Hey teddy! Welcome to Shuttertalk! Hope you make yourself welcome here - people here are extremely friendly (watch out for dogs)

Great shot of the Brownie... a great collectible indeed.

Comments regarding the shot:
- White balance / lighting could be better. I would like to see it brighter and the whites whiter
- The DOF is a bit lacking - the flash reflector is in focus, but the red Brownie text is clearly not
- The foreground bit -- what is that, a blanket? -- is a bit distracting.


Anyway, thanks for the shot! I love collectible cameras too - I've got a few classic rangefinders...

[EnglishBob]

Welcome to the Forums.

I'm with ST, the forground blanket is a little distracting... I'd like to see it with maybe a sepia tint.

[teddyfingers]

thank's you alll. I will and shot it over and resubmit.

[Cailean]

I actually kind of like the tone of the shot... but the focus and distracting foreground do need to be addressed.

Keep in mind that the whole subject need not be in focus but some important part should be... e.g. if your DOF were thin enough you could have the word 'Brownie' in focus while keeping the soft feel for the rest of the camera.

[byrt_001]

hi welcome

bienvenido, como esta senor?

the main problem is that is submerge, i just can not see the all camera. and yeah the light bulb not been there is very distracting....maybe you should change the angle.

uuhmmmm maybe...









Regards

Christian

[Don Schaeffer]

Why do you have the out focus mass in the foreground? That's what ruins the shot.

--Don

[teddyfingers]

To be honest it this pic was more of me playing around seeing what I could do. I am just getting started in this Photograghy thing. I have had my camera about a month now. I understand what you are saying about the mass in the foreground, but is it that the mass is there ore that it covers up the bottom of the brownie. I do admit that it is to big, but I think that to some degree that it adds depth to the shot. If it didn't cover up the camera and was smaller I think the shot has a better feel that with out it at all. Maybe I just need to hug the surface to get the effect I am talking about.

Teddy

[shuttertalk]

Ah, digital photography is part art and part experimentation... keep it up Teddy!

[byrt_001]

hi

yeah, and maybe you need to get just a bit closer. what lenses do u have?

Keep posting, looking forward to see what you have done

Regards

Christian