Critique my photos

[SB123]

I am new to photography and recently returned from a trip to Costa Rica where I practiced a lot of my newly learned knowledge. I went through my photos and here is one that I thought was one of the better shots.

I was curious to see what others think? Is this a good photo or just an amateur shot? I used a Nikon D60. I can take the criticism so lets hear it.

Thanks.

 

[Cabbit]

Its a nice shot but i don't really get a sense of scale, i don't get the feeling for how big the mountain is.

 

[iSimx]

Nice shot, would be nice if there were less clouds around the mountain as it covers a lot of it up and is distracting. Plus would use just a very slight increase in vibrancy just to make the colours pop a bit more. also slightly increase contrast through Levels... again only a touch. that's only from my personal point of view though. Here's a slight adjustment for what it's worth..

 

[HBOC]

It is a nice shot. I would crop off the right side, as there is half a leaf. Also, I would have liked to see what a sunset or sunrise of this spot would look like.

 

[jackerin]

Photos indicates plural...

 

[Apple OC]

looks nice ... I would photoshop out the roof on the left and some of the ferns on the right

 

[SB123]

Nice shot, would be nice if there were less clouds around the mountain as it covers a lot of it up and is distracting. Plus would use just a very slight increase in vibrancy just to make the colours pop a bit more. also slightly increase contrast through Levels... again only a touch. that's only from my personal point of view though. Here's a slight adjustment for what it's worth..

That was the least amount of clouds all week. Typically the top is covered. I like the adjustment.

I haven't started using a photo editing program yet. I wanted to get a good handle on the photography first.

 

[SB123]

Photos indicates plural...

If you insist, a few more from Costa Rica....it's a beautiful country.

 

[SB123]

couple more...

 

[SB123]

Its a nice shot but i don't really get a sense of scale, i don't get the feeling for how big the mountain is.

What could I have done differently to achieve better scale?

 

[dakduel]

im a n00b too

i too am still a beginner at photography but it to me, it seems like the plants in the foreground of the first picture just get in the way. They seem to hide part mountain. i sorta don't know whether i should be looking at the mountain or the plants in front of it.

and you are right, it is a beautiful country. hope to one day visit it

 

[Chappers]

I think you should as iSimx said, consider adjustments to boost the colours - this can be done in iPhoto and Preview.

Also consider straightening pictures (can be done in iPhoto easily) - several of your shots suffer from this problem.

If you don't like changes made you can always revert to the original as iPhoto keeps a copy.

 

[Cabbit]

What could I have done differently to achieve better scale?

You do it here https://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=282021&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1303178540

In this picture the mountain looks a lot bigger and the eye is drawn to it like your going along a path to its base.