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New Forest Photo Experience Day - Please Critique


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Please critique some of the images I took on a one day Photo Experience Day. It was an excellent experience and built on much that I have picked up from folk in this forum (thank you everyone, who has provided me with tips, advice and encouragment). Understand that facilities offered on my camera and I have officialy moved away from being an automatic setting photographer. More photos available to see in my gallery space.

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The two that I really like the best are the blue Ferrari and the 1891 stone. 

 

I like the low angle on the car photo and the reflections on the bonnet.

 

I love the bokah in the tombstone picture. 

 

Honorable mention to the bicycles and the stained glass picts too. 



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The two that I really like the best are the blue Ferrari and the 1891 stone. 
 
I like the low angle on the car photo and the reflections on the bonnet.
 
I love the bokah in the tombstone picture. 
 
Honorable mention to the bicycles and the stained glass picts too.

Thanks Alden the 1891 stone was my favourite from the day.

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Agree with Alden - stone and blue Ferrari are the best, but why did you cut right front?.

With regards to others:

- last one: WB is gone (too yellow) and too many shadows - both problems could be easily fixed in PP,

- Market/shop - I miss human element and it's too wide (mess on the right side of the frame),

- flower (is it rose?) more saturation as colours are faded,

- bikes at the pub: POF is too far, as bikes are out of focus, and I can't find any relation between bicycles and pub sign or name, meaning that this is just a snapshot for me as there is no main subjet on this picture,

- 3 Ferraris: again: why did you cut corners of first two (I can live with the top one).



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Another idea for you to consider. 

 

When you are doing scenic shots (like the first two) try doing something unusual, like a panoramic, or have a subject in the foreground, boost the colors and sharpness, do a long exposure, something to make it unique. 

 

These have nothing special about them at all. 



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Really appreciate the feedback and take aboard your constructive comments. One of the reasons for cutting things out was trying to not have the other photographers on the one day course included in shots.

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Good photos, but why did you crop cars?



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Thanks Stas, there were a number of other people on the one day course and they were all over the cars. Only way I could get a shot without them being in it.

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It's a pity. I know such situations(



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The 1891 stone is great. Sepia would look good on it too.



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I agree with Adamwesleyo - the 1891 shot lends itself to toned imaging.  Older subject material, lots of detail in the focal area.  Sepia toning or a good B&W conversion.

 

IMHO the stained glass shot has several options available.  Fix the WB as already mentioned, and either increase the shadow area detail or decrease shadow detail to black and turn it into a shot purely of the stained glass.

 

Too bad about others being in the way for the car shots.  Always makes it more difficult getting car photos.  Maybe in that situation concentrate on creative shots of iconic or unique details of the car.



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Wow--these have been up for quite awhile and I missed them until today. Do you feel like you've progressed? You've created some really nice images that I hope you are proud of.

 

Others have given good critiques, so I don't need to belabor any points made. I will agree that your 1891 shot is the best of the set. Love the texture and the bokeh. I will go against the majority here and say that I wouldn't really like it in black and white or sepia. I would miss the color flecks in the stone. But perhaps you'll have to try it and prove me wrong.

 

(Yeah, other photographers are always a challenge at workshops! I always hope people are considerate--I try to make sure I'm not in anyone's way, but sometimes I seem to be in the minority.)