Happy Face 29 Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Which do you prefer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3015 Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I'd prefer an Inbetween. More of the rock but still having the sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 I'm still on hold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajax_andy 0 Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 probably the bottom one as it seems better exposed and sharper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 It was probably taken on Automatic on a very dull day so the quality isn't close to what you chaps put up, I'm trying to learn about framing a picture though and thought the experts would point out the mistakes. Annoyed me that I could have got a good, quirky picture here and ended up with a dull wonky one. I can see what I think some of the problems are. On both of them the sea looks like it's rolling downhill, so that's wrong. The second lower angle one should probably have been the one I zoomed in on and got just sky, rather than that tiny bit of sea that adds nothing. If I'd not zoomed on the first one and taken it at a little higher angle I could probably have had the "thirds" I hear about, with the rock, then the sea, then the sky....and also more depth of field with the surf and rocks behind. I struggle to keep in mind just this basic sort of stuff, before i start fiddling with Aperture and shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 ....or am i worrying about the wrong stuff? Do the pros ignore all that, just make sure the settings are right inside the camera and then take dozens of pics to cover all the angles and allowing for cropping later without a thought for the stuff I've asked about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajax_andy 0 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 ....or am i worrying about the wrong stuff? Do the pros ignore all that, just make sure the settings are right inside the camera and then take dozens of pics to cover all the angles and allowing for cropping later without a thought for the stuff I've asked about? Haha god no! You're right to think about these things as that's what helps make great images... you construct the scene rather than taking loads of images from various angles etc and hope for the best. I'd have said to put the bottom image in landscape format with the bird on the left 3rd looking in to the empty space on the right... it doesn't matter a lot about 3rds etc if you have such a tight crop. In fact I'd say stop taking portrait orientation pics and do more in landscape orientation first as I think the rule of thirds is much easier to apply this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajax_andy 0 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I know it's not the same type of pic you've done here but here's an example of the rule of thirds in landscape orientation: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 Cheers, From now on I'm Sergio Leone, widescreen all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajax_andy 0 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Haha there's no harm in trying portrait too but tbh I shoot probably 95% in landscape. Portraits don't give enough context of the surrounding area IMO and are for tight crops... however not a lot of shots suit a tight crop, so it's about learning how to do it and when which takes time. Landscape orientation will probably see you getting better results at this point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 Took a quick snap on the walk from work tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajax_andy 0 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Took a quick snap on the walk from work tonight. I like this one... Nice shot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 9173 Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Came across this at the weekend, my old art teacher's flickr sttream. He lives where I was brought up, lots of stunning shots of the local area. http://www.flickr.com/photos/weirdcrank/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted July 23, 2013 Author Share Posted July 23, 2013 What's best here, close crop... Or wide... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Can you not wide angle the close crop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 8 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I would crop in, increase exposure and make it black & white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 21597 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Definitely increase exposure. Start with getting him to take his top off and go from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted July 24, 2013 Author Share Posted July 24, 2013 Cheers for the advice. It's only a pic off my phone, but I like how he's looking at me as if I'm a mug so wanted to improve it where I could. Followed this tutorial... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyBi2hfVKPw Couldn't get his top off though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajax_andy 0 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Yeah closer crop works best with this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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