Critics Corner

[fractalus]

I definitely like the sparkles and color in this one better, but it's lacking a focal point. I do think maybe one small tuft is in focus, but it's too small in the frame for me. But of the two, I'd say this one is definitely more interesting!

Thanks! That confirms exactly what I’ve been thinking. Naturally, I would have liked to have something interesting to focus on, like a fish on a bicycle or a purple frog, but it just wasn’t there.

 

[mollyc]

Thanks! That confirms exactly what I’ve been thinking. Naturally, I would have liked to have something interesting to focus on, like a fish on a bicycle or a purple frog, but it just wasn’t there.

you could just get in closer! your weeds weren't necessarily uninteresting, they were just too wispy in the second image.

 

[fractalus]

I'm not someone who can give you any meaningful critique, but I like this photo. I enjoy the composition, and the low contrast/saturation lets it make a bit of a statement. Was the low contrast look a deliberate choice?

I tried to keep it exactly as I saw it - on a dark hazy winter day.

I don’t like to alter colours. The water in the background is that slightly brownish colour because the sand here is like brown sugar.

you could just get in closer! your weeds weren't necessarily uninteresting, they were just too wispy in the second image.

Yes. I thought about cropping to make the weeds bigger, but I’d lose the sparkles and shading.

 

[fractalus]

OK last photo…

What about one with no subject? Is this boring?

(actual colour - no saturation added (also no added sugars, non GMO…))

 

[mollyc]

OK last photo…

What about one with no subject? Is this boring?

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(actual colour - no saturation added (also no added sugars, non GMO…))

this one i love! it looks purposeful, not sloppy or accidental.

 

[richardallan]

@fractalus, are these photos taken with a phone? If not, what camera, lens did you use?

 

[fractalus]

@fractalus, are these photos taken with a phone? If not, what camera, lens did you use?

It’s a 2013 Canon Rebel T5i with 75-300 4-5.6 USM. It was not a great lens with slow/inaccurate autofocus and fringing. (but I guess for under $200 for a telephoto lens it wasn’t bad)