dave_cheney

Hi,

 

One of my favorite photos from when Phil and his band came and

played melbourne. Apart from being a tad contrasty around the faces

(its so hard to get it to look good for the web) what comments do

people have to make about this image.

 

Cheers

 

Dave

Hi,

 

I was going for the gloomy, imposing look, somehow it didn't work.

Any suggestions on how I can improve this?

 

Cheers

 

Dave

Great shot! My only comment is that the lighting makes her lips look crooked, which affects the symertry of the photograph.

 

Btw. what program did you use to give you the boarders?

 

Cheers

 

Dave

Hi Photo.netters,

 

I decided to leave this one uncropped as a tribute to my Hexar,

its a fantastic little camera which everyone should have a chance to

try. But anyway, please critique this image, my favorite from a

weekend of somewhat dull shooting.

 

Kind Regards

 

Dave Cheney

Hi Folks,

 

I'm normally a portrait shooter so here is an example of my

attempt at still life. What do you think? Is is working?

 

Cheers

 

Dave

As a test of pushing HP5 to 3200 (Which is wonderful btw) I snapped

this image of Gil. I've been trying for a while to capture the spirit

of this fantastic musician. Am I getting close?

 

Cheers

 

Dave

Hi Folks,

 

This is a favorite images, I love the almost monochromatic

tonality about it and the focus on the subject, but I worry that it's

just an unflattering image. What say you photo.netters?

 

Cheers

 

Dave

I love the tonality in this image, harsh and rich at the same time. Not something that I've seen before from TMY, did you push the development?

 

This is great photog work!

Comments and suggestions welcome. I'm still not sure I like this

photo but I do like the effect of Tri-X in D76. Much more than in

Rodinol.

Pornland's lead singer Slatty-D launches into the chorus of their

single 'Seduction'.

 

Please take the time to look at the full version of this image.

Comments welcome and enchoraged.

 

Many Thanks

 

Dave Cheney

a great photo, the back lighting effect is wonderful, it is a little soft around the face. I understand the problems getting good photos of performers in the split second that the light is right.

 

Its very grainly for neopan 400, what did you use as a developer?

I'd appreciate any comments on the above photos. Trying to learn to

take meaningful photos of local Melbourne bands.

 

Cheers

 

Dave

I bought a Minox 35GT at a camera fair and this was just a quick grab

as I was learning to use the camera and the meter. Processed in

Microphen as an experiment. Please look at the larger version of this

image as its much more impressive than the small thumbnail.

 

Cheers

 

Dave

I'm inclined to agree with Steven, I think the image would work better if the subjects in the background that are highlighted were on the focal plane. I suspect that you wanted to the man leaning against the wall to be the point of interest but there are two many things that distract the eye from him. Try to change your position to get a more focused composition. Or if oyu are bolder try to get closer to the man lying against the wall.

Hi,

 

I'm sorry but I think you could have done a lot more with your subject. The blownout highlight in the forground is very distracting and has thrown out the metering for the rest of the shot. The background two is very distracting. I'm not sure if its my monitor but I find it hard to distinguish the subjects face from the pebble texture behind him.

You subject it looking to the sky, what is he looking at? Can you place something in the frame to indicate what he is searching for?

 

Certainly I would recommend cropping much closer, to remove the distracting objects in this image and to move the subject off center.

 

While not a big fan of special effect filters you may want to try various closeup or others. Or possibly try the b/w mode on your camera (or work with the image in photoshop)

 

Good luck with you composition

 

Dave

Snapped this photo of a friends band 'Honk!' while testing an OM10

that somebody was trying to sell me.

Really nice, I like it a lot.

I like it a lot, the only thing I find distracting about the image is the out of focus shadows at the top of the frame.

I like the contrast of the dalight field with the nighttime sky and the moon, an great example of IR.

This is much better than #1. The rule I try to follow is when you think something is boring, you haven't isolated it enought. Crop closer, don't be afraid to let part of the scene slip out of the frame, people will still know what they are. Try getting some more sources of light on this compsition, candles maybe, either in the scene or off to the side creating interesting shadow effects. Maybe a mirror?

 

Just suggestions

I'd crop it much closer, even if that means changing the aspect ratio of the photo. Crop down so that the figure with their back to you is framed by the natural cruve of the tree limb.

2 suggestions

 

1. Reframe to move the eyes onto one of the lines-of-thirds, at the moment the focus is draw to the ears.

 

2. Framing. Using the grass to frame the face it a great technique, but try to avoid to covering the face as well. If necessary get down lower and use your body to seperate the blades of grass outside the cameras field of view.

I agree with Johannes. From what I can see you have a fascinating subject. Certainly mood lighting is the way to go, but bring up the lighting a little and really let the shadows explore the subjects face.

As was mentioned above try to avoid using what looks to be a very wide angle lens when you don't want the distortion of a wide lens. Its great that your comfortable with getting so close to your subject.

 

The background in this photo to very compliated and it almost looks like the subjects are falling backwards. Maybe try reshooting this shot as in portrait orientation, or get even closer to frame just the faces.