jt

Beautiful! If you're after criticism, I guess it would be better with either the lady in focus and the tower slightly out of focus, or the lady and the tower both equally in focus, rather than just the tower in focus as it is. But it doesn't really matter to me; it's a wonderful photograph.

The harsh lighting makes it difficult to see textures here; I can't quite figure out what the picture is showing

The background is distracting, but I like the angles you've used to tip her body and leave her head upright.

Comments, suggestions, criticisms and ratings welcome. If you have a

second to say what you do/don't like when you're rating, that's even

better.

 

Thanks!

It's a really interesting and unusual photo. The scan/jpeg could be a lot better, I think, but the composition is great.

Beautiful composition and display of the plant's textures.

Any comments, suggestions for improvement, criticisms and ratings

appreciated. Thanks.

Composition with mountains is great; but please either leave the (half) people out, or have them in focus too and don't cut them in half so.. umm.. dramatically? The blurredness of them is uncomfortable on the eyes, imo.

Comments, suggestions and even ratings welcome. Thanks!

Beautiful composition and use of colours.

It works, but maybe there's just a little too much verticality? The curves of the roof are nice, but maybe they'd be better left for a separate photo, and leave this one with the monk and benches?

Good exposure.

Seems okay as a record of a vacation in a scenic place; I think some flash would have helped to fill-in the people's faces which seem almost lost against the bright background.

Very nice positioning and choice of shades of grey.

 

Might be slightly improved if the man's forehead wasn't *so* white on the side.

I like the colours and the capture of texture of the wall and ladder in contrast with the smooth blue/white sky. The positioning of the ladder and stone works well.

 

A larger image size would make it easier to enjoy.

It's a good photo of the flower, in my opinion. The depth of field works nicely, and the soft edges of the top and bottom petals adds to its elegance. The exposure looks good, and the angle across the frame works nicely for me.

 

It's a photo I'd like to have taken myself.

Two basic questions:

1. Does the positioning and relative size of the gorse bush work?
2. Would the sunset look better if it was in focus (e.g. f/22ish) (Ididn't have a tripod with me at the time; just looking for people'sopinions)

Thanks!

Jon

I think I'd prefer it with the right hand side cropped off level with the base of the rightmost post. That would, to me, maintain the crowded appearence of the photo, and remove that gradient from the sky.

Fine mist of water from a sprayer-thing to make the web show up more (if you have one!)

 

Or wait until the light is at a better angle (if it's outside).

 

Maybe get closer so it's just the spider, with its legs stretching out to the edges of the frame (leaf in web at top is a bit distracting, as is the red blur on the right edge).

I think the main problem is that the picture is very cluttered, and amongst the clutter there isn't really any one thing to 'focus on'. There's trees, sand, flags, chairs, people, sea, sky... but none of it strikes me as a focal point. The trees are cut off, so it can't be them. The people are tiny, so it can't be them. The flags are obscured by the trees, so it can't be them. The huts are covered by the trees, so it can't be them. The sea is cut off, so it can't be that. The sky is mostly covered, so it can't be that. The chairs are tiny, so it can't be them.

 

I don't really have the experience to suggest a better way to capture the general impression of the place, but three or four photos each highlighting a different thing, might give a better impression. I don't know. Give it a try and see if it works.

Excellent composition and framing; I'd love to have taken this shot. As someone else commented, increasing the contrast of that scan improves the colours a little, in my opinion.

How would you compose a scene like this? Any suggestions are

welcome.

Print film is absolutely fine for flower photography. You have control over the exposure - you just have to then take your film to a good lab who will print the photos correctly. It's not that difficult - and if you do accidentally overexpose by a stop or two, the print can still be made to look perfect.

Yes - I think the exposure is good. Nice composition too with the diagonal lines converging on the horizontal horizon. And beautiful colours.

I like the cropping and the way the mountain 'points' to the clouds. It might benefit from slightly stronger colours, and it's a pity there's that fence/pylons/whatever on the right hand side. It might be nice to add a black frame around the whole photo?