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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 60 |
Sep 22 |
Reply |
I think your suggestion re: cropping down is a good one Dean. I considered that myself, but my instinct for conformity made me try to put the center-of-mass of the subject as close to the cashpoint as point as possible. But look where that got me! ;) I think that would have the ancillary benefit of shrinking that dark, upper right corner.
I think you're correct re: image quality being divorced from subject perfection. In fact, now that I think of it, the whole idea of wabi sari is kind of predicated on the lack of perfection.
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Sep 8th |
| 60 |
Sep 22 |
Comment |
Hi Rita! Yes, this was a good choice of subject. Nice catchlights in the eyes. Good choice of soft, indirect lighting I think.
Question: when you say "exposure: 100", what do you mean? Is that ISO? Normally, choosing your base ISO is a good plan, since it guarantees you as little noise as possible. But, in this case, not choosing a higher ISO, and choosing f/8, drove your shutter speed all the way down to 1/25 which is why there's some motion in the ear rings, and why this image is not as tack sharp as you'd like. There's a rule of thumb that (without stabilization) you can hand-hold down to 1/60s. Another rule of thumb is to use a shutter speed double your focal length (I don't know Sony cameras, but I'll bet your auto ISO function includes the ability to maintain this ratio), in order to avoid camera shake. Stabilization gives you some leeway, but I have become a big fan of bumping ISO up, in order to get high enough shutter speeds to ensure sharp images. Now, I do risk noise, but in-camera noise reduction (when shooting jpg) and post production software, are pretty good these days so it's just a tradeoff I'm willing to make.
As for the crop, I would loosen it personally. That would include her shoulder, and maybe her entire torso.
Compliments on trying to get her against a neutral background. I think the grey compliments her coloration well. The lines in the siding kind of don't do it for me though. In a lot of types of images, we try to separate our subject from the background. In a portrait, a great way to do this is to increase aperture, thus shrinking depth of field, in order to blur the background. That might not have worked here (given her proximity to the background). But, it's just something to keep in your back pocket.
Anyway, really glad you submitted this image. You have a eye for striking subjects. Now get out there and do it again! ;) |
Sep 3rd |
| 60 |
Sep 22 |
Comment |
You have a winner here Dean. Razor sharp throughout. Great color harmony with the yellow (sun) and blue (sky). DoF and focus are excellent IMHO. Good composition with the water flowing in from the bottom left and into the frame. Folks will hound us about getting the horizon out of the center, but I don't buy that since it all depends on the intended effect and greater composition. This works IMHO. Exposure looks spot on to me. Beautifully active sky and nice texture in the pebbles in the foreground. I don't think I can criticize this in any meaningful way.
I do have a suggestion, and this is only a matter of personal taste, but may not suit your personal style of photography. But, I am working on giving my landscapes even more foreground interest, and though the pebbles are spicy, I think that a more prominent foreground interest would not hurt, particularly with that very attractive background interest in the sun. Anyway, it's just a thought. You know what you're doing and you do it well.
Anyway, so, now I'm going to push you a bit, and ask you to create an image just for next month's DD. Theme and subject of your choice. I try not to dig up images from my archives, but to show stuff that is representative of my skills now. I'm glad your images are recent, and want to see if you can produce stuff NOW (which I'm sure you can). Know what I mean? |
Sep 2nd |
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