digitalbeast

very cool and original idea. Just need to be very careful when cutting the girl out. There are some very hard and very soft lines that call unwanted attention to themselves. If you have photoshop, you may want to play with with the extract filter.

Yeah, its quite beautiful. Well I don't know if I would say erotic, it is a flower, but its nice.

 

Does the addition of the extension tube help your magnification at all? Was this image cropped?

Captured during a self-assigned panning practice. The man is embarking on a two-day ride!

Please let me know what you think. Critique is always more than welcome!

thank you to the douche with the low rating without critique. I don't mind low ratings, I don't need to be popular. I am simply here like thousands of others to develop my skills and to help others do the same. CRITIQUE is what makes that possible.

This image came from an afternoon of practicing action shots in the woods with my brother. I used a tree to stabilize the camera and the D70's on-board flash to burn a moment of the mountain biker into the frame.

Your comments and advice is much appreciated. Thanks.

If you don't mind me asking....what is that?

this is stunning! Forest scenes draw me in, especially here, where you've captured such cool and mysterious atmosphere.

Salvatore to answer your question, the lens was at 18mm, which is 27mm when you factor in the digital slr magnification of 1.5.

this is sweet! just might want to crop off that really bright shoulder

Constructive critique helpful / compliments welcome.

Dog Slaughter Falls!

This area is sweet, but I should have gotten there earlier in the morning; harsh light made me search for a usable vantage point. Here, I'm under the cleft of rocks, with a large, bright highlight in the water cropped out just to the bottom left.

What do you think? Andy ideas for improvement?

Captured on a hike up the creek from Eagle Falls in Cumberland Falls State Park, KY. It was late afternoon, but the heavy vegitation allowed me to leave the shutter open long enough to blur the water. The bubles in the water help to show the swirling movement down the small falls.

Compliments, affirmation and criticism all welcome!

This is a glimpse into the awesome hiking I got to experience this weekend in Cumberland Falls State Park, Kentucky.Your comments will inspire me, and help me to improve.

Thanks

so do I actually move along with the subject, rather than just standing still and panning?

Panned with subject, slow shutter speed, and fill flash to attempt to freeze motion.

This was my first time trying this effect, and he was the only rider I came across :-(

I'm trying to get better at action stuff, so any tricks/tips/insights are very welcome!! Next time I'm going to bump up to 400 ISO for a faster shutter speed, and just keep working with my panning. The blur here seems a bit too long, and the rider not as "frozen" as I would have liked.

Thanks for your help!

Taken from my kitchen, looking out onto the deck, with my brother's Sigma 28-200 lens.

This is at 300mm on my digital! Anyway, birds are a new subject for me, so your

insightful comments are appreciated.

This Powder Puff player just proved that she belongs in that shirt. Captured while

practicing action shots at my little sister's Powder Puff game, this young lady got a

touchdown pass in the face. This image is just after the play.

The image is of myself. Camera on tripod, tripped shutter with IR Remote.

What do you think? Your critique will help me improve!

I don't think I understand the err in that. This photograph was designed to show the trail, the path that the hiker follows. I chose this perspective rather than that of a bird or a squirrel because I wanted to bring people to this place.

I took this when I was out hiking after work. There's just something about trails and the woods and even bridges like this one, that is very appealing to me.

-Your constructive critique is much appreciated.

Checking the ICC Profile option in Save for Web, tags the image with color data. Not everyone's browser will read the color profile, but the browsers that do, will render your jpeg's color more accurately.

Here's a link to Adobe's explanation. ICC Profiles Explained

I took this during our first significant snowfall here in Cininnati this past winter. The trail, starting at my front door, is a quick retreat from city life.

Please let me know what kind of mood this conveys to you, and feel free to critique.

Thanks

Thanks to my crit panel, I'll return to the river soon with a better idea of what to do. Thanks for your help!

• use "normal focal length (maybe 50mm or more)
• get in tighter to reveal more details in the city
• The contrast, or lack of it, is appealing to me here

Please re-read my comment, and notice the lack of literary clues that I'm "scolding" you. Its easy to misinterpret written text, and easy to assume certain tones of voice. This is why I wouldn't write something with the intention of any tone of voice being conveyed.

I share your love for exploring photoshop, and photography. Critique is critique, not a personal attack, not a scolding. My comments were constructive criticism. This isn't about "liking" something, or such subjective matters.

I apologize if my comment was worded in a way that allowed it to be easily misunderstood. That wasn't the intention.

This is a beautiful place, and you've done a beautiful job capturing it.

The big thing that I noticed right away was that you chose to focus on the foreground rocks, and the water blurring over them. I admire that choice, it works nicely.

Why do you want to master a digital reflection? Why not capture a real reflection? Why would you use a photo marked as "discarded", one that you don't like, to put time into trying to create an effect?

Photoshop is an incredible tool, for digital darkroom work; but it becomes cheesy when you go overboard. I would suggest sticking to basic photo detail techniques that will make your good photos POP. (Levels, Curves, Color Balance, Unsharp Mask...)

P.S.- The Ohio River isn't always muddy. It can become beautifully clear during the summer. Periods of rain cause the murkiness.