Opinions please (very photo heavy)

jdc · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:41 pm Post subject:

thanks Adrian. I have made some changes based on the suggestions you and Larry made. See what you think

sky shortened and cropped l/hand side

cropped l/hand side to give better perspective

sky shortened

sky shortened and horizon leveled

two others I played with

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uncle aj · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:50 pm Post subject:

They look a lot better but I think the one with your daughter in needs to have her more to the right. People tend to look at the area in front of her, the area she's looking towards. Maybe flipping this horizontally as well would make it better. I'd be interested what others think.

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jdc · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:55 pm Post subject:

uncle aj · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:58 pm Post subject:

I still think there's too much space behind her. It's a dead area to me, she needs the space in front of her like my earlier crop.

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jdc · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 4:05 pm Post subject:

uncle aj · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 4:44 pm Post subject:

Oops, forgot about the words. I think that is a lot better, there's more interest in the scene now.

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Tools · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:10 pm Post subject:

They all look much improved..

You know that you can just blur, clone, or blacken out the words on the sign.............

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Jimbits76 · Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:00 am Post subject:

Nice work Martin.

I think they're great...my criticisms and they are only a personal opinion is that I'm not a big fan of vignetting and the architectural pictures (arch. monuments?) have the traditional effect of the subject leaning back slightly due to perspective distortion. I know most digital SLRs have a tilt shift function but I also know that you were probably using that gorgeous Leica that I saw when we met...in that instance I'd use a distortion control on the software.

Another thing....

On the landscape pictures of the meadows/hills/valleys etc have you tried saving copies in mono and applying a yellow or orange filter to them? The cloudscapes would appear quite dramatic!

The momument pictures in particular scream out for infrared emulsion and a red filter but that's just me being a drama queen as always.

Anyway, forget my advice as I know bugger all about photography anyway!!!!!!

Great pics!

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uncle aj · Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 2:51 pm Post subject:

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Brushpup · Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:20 am Post subject:

Martin, I think there are some stunningly beautiful shots here my friend.

Absolutely gorgeous, and some far better than many a print I've seen hanging.

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jdc · Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:34 am Post subject:

slrdude · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:08 pm Post subject:

All in all, great shots.

I'll take a better look later since no numbers makes it tough to CC them...

Couple of quick observations:
The vignetting is too much and it looks like you had way too many filters on your lens. I know that's not the case, but it's distracting.
If you want to keep that effect, I suggest feathering it heavily to achieve a nice fade that will draw the eye to the subject. I use that at times, but it should never distract.

On the one with the green walls and the see behind, I would darken the green walls. My eyes jump back and forth and are not sure where to look.

On the girl pics, do not flip it. The writing is now mirrored and it kinda jumps at you. Her pose is also unnatural looking due to the flip and your eyes and brain sense that.
As far as composition, like AJ said, there is a bit too much space and that makes it hard to figure out what it is. Is it a pier shot with a girl in it? Is it a girl on the pier? Is it one of those "I've been there" shots? Don't let subjects fight for attention.

All in all, very very good shots buddy!
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