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marco polo

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This is some of my best work... tell me what u think, bad more than good :)

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The stream and bike shots are cool.  The moon photo doesn't do anything for me.  Too much negative space..



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Hi. Maybe you should live little more space on the wright side? Second photo is really good. And the third has to much empty space and looks like 2d picture.

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Yes I agree, the first two shots are great. The third one has way too much empty space in fact at first glance I didn't spot the moon! I'm guessing because the gap between the roof and the moon is quite a lot and the moon is very small

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First shot looks good barring a slight horizon tilt.

 

Second shot is a great composition, but I'm not a fan of the muted colors.  It's a good silhouette shot and I think it may look better in mono.  The bright light in the center is a tad distracting.

 

Against what everyone else says, I actually like the 3rd one and its abstract, mural like look.  I think the lower right window is too close to the lower edge of the frame, though.  I think the transition of the blue colors from dark to light helps negate the look of negative space.  The moon is a wee bit tiny and ideally should be larger.



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marco polo

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Thanks everyone for their honest advice!



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Love the Last and the second photo!  the stream photo looks just like a painting.  great job.



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I like the first shot, be intresting to see what settings you used.



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The stream and bike shots are cool.  The moon photo doesn't do anything for me.  Too much negative space..

 

I agree.  Moon shots are very difficult to capture because of how small they turn out if not fully zoomed in or if the moon just happens to appear abnormally large on a given night. In shot #2 I would like to see the yellow brightnened a bit as it appears to mustardy looking imo. 



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i love the stream, and the bicycle one, but the moon one is kind of bleh.  i feel like moon shots work better with a really long zoom.  maybe shooting in through the clouds to give it a different effect. 



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Unlike the other posters I think #3 is the best and most creative, the first two while being nice shots and well executed are '2 a penny', you will see pictures like those on every photo forum and gallery there is , but #3 shows creative vision, something different, and a pleasing image, good work

 

Robin



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I picked the 3rd one, too (see post #5)!  ^_^



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Sorry K-9, missed that!..well you and I must be on the same level, creatively speaking!!

 

Robin


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I have just come across your images and I think they are all very good. Particularly like the secone photo of the bike.

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1 and 2 don't do much for me, a bit cliché. 3 is more interesting because it is not contrived or formulaic, but instead shows a bit of your own creative vision.



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for me the bike shot needs a wider angle.



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Thanks everyone for the advice