derrick_sorensen

I’ve been shooting a 35 1.8 on an apsc cam for the past few months. People tell ya when you shoot one focal length for a period of time you start to see the world that way…. Not the case for me. Often I can spot the frame I want and have to position myself accordingly after the fact. Legs=zoom. Point is often the 35 isn’t tight enough or wide enough but when it’s the right length boy is it so good. The small amount of time that it’s right makes it worth it for me. Might try and play around on a 20 or 28 though.

I’ve taken so many pictures in south east Asia over the last 6 weeks. Hard to pic what ones to post. So here are a few from last night.

Sunrise somewhere in northern Thailand….. iPhone15 pro untouched.

Tons to shoot in Bangkok

Where ya at Richard?

iPhone 15 pro

Really struggled to find a picture I liked this week

Appreciate you taking the time to go through those images William! I agree that the images are soft, I suppose cameras have gotten a lot better and I shouldn’t be scared of higher an iso. My main focus is gonna be to avoid those softer images I’ll go get some shots and update ya!

Hey DC sorry for the late reply seems like I’m on here once a year when I’m traveling and taking pictures again lol! Thank you for the helpful feedback! I wanted the light to pop and there’s nothing in the shadowed area that really adds to the image. I will look into that technique, and yes everything is shot in RAW. My editing capability’s are that of Lightroom mobile and what I can see on my phone screen. I’ll give it a shot with the images I capture on my upcoming trip to Asia next week. Cheers!

Wow thank you all so much! Back when I joined photo.net this type of feedback seemed more regular, all super helpful! It’s nice to see that people are willing to put together such helpful critiques. I did play around in Lightroom Mobile, this is an adjusted and cropped version of the original, might have to go back in and play around now that I’m armed with a better understanding. The light was pretty flat when I took it so we will see what I can do. Composition wise I like this one but you all hit it right on the head I think.

Sometimes shadows really help make a subject stand out. Thoughts?

Think it depends on composition and subject matter. One isn’t better than the other in general but one could be better than the other depending on what you’re trying to convey and shoot. To me a crop is a just a crop. I make the picture and then crop it in a way that does the most to make it better. I do think more often you can go from rectangle to square easier.

Less of an issue with style and more that some of these photos were shot “from the hip” on the move so they were slightly out of focus. To me B&W increases the contrast and gives it that more grungy style (when paired with some softer focus) I guess what I’m trying to say is I’m not sure what my style is or if these fall into a certain style but I like these shots more in black and white! Cheers!

See above post 😂😂😂 I goofed

I feel like black and white is often best when there are good dramatic shadows and lots of contrast, I’d have to see it in black and white, but I think you made the right choice with color. Something I’ve been trying is using things that I think might “ruin” a shot and using them to frame the image. Depending on the lens and angle you could get on this maybe a real tight shot of just the faces with the power line in the foreground out of focus could be cool? Or even a wide shot? This image is the best I can find to give you an example of what I mean. Hope it helps!

Thanks jc! Over all I’m happy with these shots (hadn't touched a camera in about ten years prior to these) B&W does help when the lighting isn’t right but it’s even better when it is!