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Photo of the Day: September 2010
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Hey Chef Jay, I've enjoyed your food photos and this is a nice one, but to me it seems just a little too close up to be appetising ...
Sydney! Looking forward to going there next month, and even more so after seeing this excellent photo. Will hopefully get out on the water to see some whales.
Some chestnuts in Richmond Park. It's certainly Autumn, but Saturday still felt like Summer.
Canon EOS 1000D/0.002 sec (1/640)/f5.6 /50 mm /ISO 200
It's actually pretty close to the original image. I used HDR for 2 reasons. 1). Im practicing the technique 2). I wanted to bring out more texture of the brick and buildings
I will upload when I get home so you can see.
It's actually as "yellow" as it was in person, which is why I was drawn to the shot in the first place. I never saw such a golden splash of sunrise light like this. Believe me this is as close to the true colors as possible, I made it a point to not over do it. Also, the boat is truly that dulled down pastel blue color. There was no "popping" at the scene either. If I made it pop, it wouldnt be true to what I saw. I knew people would jump on this because I said HDR. Not all HDR images are created equally.
My wife and I heard all these fire sirens last night, turns out the sub next to ours a major home fire happened.
Normally I don't "gawk", but we know many of these people from school.
I drove by, stopped along M59, and took some shots and emailed to WHMI 93.5 .... Im in web-print! Just don't call me "Jimmy Olsen".
Appears nobody got injured, they were out @ soccer practice.
The below is a direct feed off the website, my image was shot at ISO1600 with my Canon kit 55-250 zoom.
http://whmi.com/news/article/10955
Normally I don't "gawk", but we know many of these people from school.
I drove by, stopped along M59, and took some shots and emailed to WHMI 93.5 .... Im in web-print! Just don't call me "Jimmy Olsen".
Appears nobody got injured, they were out @ soccer practice.
The below is a direct feed off the website, my image was shot at ISO1600 with my Canon kit 55-250 zoom.
http://whmi.com/news/article/10955
time to wrap it up and get back to those hot sheep.
Im into week two of my ovine aversion therapy, and, until your comment about hot sheep, I was really making progress.
Just a snap: sheep on top of an old limestone kiln...
I’m into week two of my ‘ovine aversion therapy’, and, until your comment about “hot sheep”, I was really making progress.
Just a snap: sheep on top of an old limestone kiln...
ewe in the middle! print it and better laminate it.
^^^ This is a bit special: beautiful, muted colour palette, soft lighting, and so much for the eye to enjoy that it doesn't need a single 'subject' or 'point of focus'. It would make a great poster for the wall...
Im into week two of my ovine aversion therapy, and, until your comment about hot sheep, I was really making progress.
Sorry for being the little red devil on your shoulder actually, no I'm not. More sheep, please!
^^^ This is a bit special: beautiful, muted colour palette, soft lighting, and so much for the eye to enjoy that it doesn't need a single 'subject' or 'point of focus'. It would make a great poster for the wall...
But it does have a point of focus: the topmost rock that juts into the sky and has the most orange on it. The arc of the rocks leads from the foreground right out to that rock, which in turn directs the eye up to the sky--and there we find a convenient cloud formation that points us back down to the rocks, where the eye can return to its parking place on that one prominent rock again. It's a splendid composition and a truly lovely photo.
Which leads me to ask: where did you come from all of the sudden, otter?? My goodness your work is strong! Either you just started posting here or else you just started posting more frequently or else you've been flying under my radar for a while and I've been missing out. I'm really enjoying your photos, so I hope you keep them coming!
I have no problem with HDR per se; it's a means to an end, and it can be very effective when employed judiciously. Had you not said a thing about HDR, I'd still see an image that is rather flat and that has an extreme color cast, the sort of thing that suggests an uncalibrated monitor much more so than golden hour light. Just for kicks, why don't you try taking the photo into Photoshop, applying a color balance layer, and then nudging the highlights more towards blue/cyan--just see how it looks. Try the mids a bit too--they seem to have too much magenta. You can leave in enough warmth to evoke morning light without having your whites so heavily tainted.
Ultimately, your photo is your interpretation of what you perceived, but presumably you also want to maximize its aesthetic appeal. Images tend to work best when they look balanced or else deliberately stylized; when they fall in between, they just look unresolved. I've certainly made that mistake with many of my own images and usually don't realize it until I come back to a photo with fresh eyes some time later. And one last point, sort of my hobby horse: don't be a slave to 'reality' it doesn't exist in photography.
Im a rookie, so any critique appreciated
http://www.flickr.com/photos/53646525@N06/5036408743/in/set-72157625061250928/lightbox/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/53646525@N06/5036408743/in/set-72157625061250928/lightbox/
Thanks!
I love it too! It's easily the best lens I've ever used. Really inspires some creative shooting, and the results come out beautifully.
Nice photo for a starter. Welcome to the forum. The colors and basic composition are fine, but the pier seems to be pushed off to the side to much. Give it some room and the composition will be more in balance.
Either go back to the first post of this month or use the Guide to POTD link in my sig. Check out the PDF tutorial I have on using Flickr to post. It has been recently updated. I have noticed some problems in using the lightbox on Flickr as a link. Use the one indicated in the PDF. I know it works.
Dale
Nice photo for a starter. Welcome to the forum. The colors and basic composition are fine, but the pier seems to be pushed off to the side to much. Give it some room and the composition will be more in balance.
Either go back to the first post of this month or use the Guide to POTD link in my sig. Check out the PDF tutorial I have on using Flickr to post. It has been recently updated. I have noticed some problems in using the lightbox on Flickr as a link. Use the one indicated in the PDF. I know it works.
Dale
Have to agree with Dale, it's definitely a great photo, but the framing is a little off, I'd say it's a little on the dark side too, but that's more nit picking to be honest, it's definitely a lovely starter, keep the photos coming, it's good to see new people jumping in with new photos.