Joe made a couple of really good points yesterday when he commented on my previous entry – that I’m often surprised by how other people see my images, and that if I want a discussion about why an image doesn’t quite work, I should just ask. And I suppose, in terms of the latter, that I’ve supposed that people will say if/why they think an image doesn’t work. And I’d much rather have a critical commentary than no comments at all. One of the things that has made the most difference to my photography is the feedback I receive here – what works, what doesn’t, and so on – so please feel free to critique any of my images. I do like positive comments, but I need critical feedback too.
As for this image: I would have preferred a wider angle lens for this shot – I think it would have been more striking (and I could have cut out the wall in the foreground) – but I do think it’s reasonably effective.
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Canon G5
12.07pm on 24/5/04
f4.0
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Critical comments? But Dave, it's just so much less work for us to just say "Great shot!" "I love it!" "Incredible!"
Fine, so, I love the composition, I love clouds and high contrast pictures so this picture is awesome great. Yes the wall in the foreground is a little distracting, other than that, maybe if the the top part of the sky is lighter... But then I'm nitpicking, this is an amazing shot.
I love the look of this, the composition the light to dark balance.... and would really like to know how you achieved it. Reason being, I almost had a photo similar to this in looks, not subject, using filters.. but when I saved it in PSP.. poof.. it was back to the original color. Not sure why and now I can't even remember how I did it. DUH..
comment byKjetil at 09:46 AM (GMT) on 26 May, 2004
Yes, the composition is great. If you want I'm sure people would give more critisism, but you take really good shots. So I rarely see the point in saying something bad! Keep up the good work. This image is great!
comment byJasmin at 10:40 AM (GMT) on 26 May, 2004
This is a very impactful shot. Was contrast increased to get such starkness?
comment by djn1 at 10:44 AM (GMT) on 26 May, 2004
Tudy and Jasmin: the shot was taken with a polarizing filter so the original was quite contrasty anyway, but it was further increased with the Curves tool.
What a junk shot..put your camera down, give it up, your going nowhere. Heck man, you have clouds in your shot! Geez, if you were smart enough you would have cropped out everything. This is garbage. Sorry man, I had to :)
I think this photo should be your bench mark. Although most of your photos are strong in composition, the Photoshop enhancement takes away from it or even overbearing.
The clouds for this photo are perfect, highlights have details and it's believable since on film, a red filter would be used for the high contrast.
comment by djn1 at 02:23 PM (GMT) on 28 May, 2004
Mona: Interestingly enough, more Photoshop work went into this image than most of my recent shots, but I take your point. It does point to an interesting assumption though – Photoshop is ok providing you use it to replicate what can be done with film. Do you think there’s a particular reason that Photoshop can’t become a part of the creative process in its own right, in much the same way that red filters have done?
the dramatism of the skies and the ad complement each other very well.
comment by Andy at 09:52 AM (GMT) on 23 June, 2004
I love this shot and I have to disagree with your comment about the wall, I think it actually adds dynamic to it.
I do think however the use of Photoshop in digital photography is very important if used in the correct way. I used to buy digital photography magazines and just got too frustrated with articles/tuturials on how to turn a crap photo into a worse one by using 13 different filters! Anyway, what I'm saying, is that if used responsibly, Photoshop is a fantastic tool for digital photographers.
Joe made a couple of really good points yesterday when he commented on my previous entry – that I’m often surprised by how other people see my images, and that if I want a discussion about why an image doesn’t quite work, I should just ask. And I suppose, in terms of the latter, that I’ve supposed that people will say if/why they think an image doesn’t work. And I’d much rather have a critical commentary than no comments at all. One of the things that has made the most difference to my photography is the feedback I receive here – what works, what doesn’t, and so on – so please feel free to critique any of my images. I do like positive comments, but I need critical feedback too.
As for this image: I would have preferred a wider angle lens for this shot – I think it would have been more striking (and I could have cut out the wall in the foreground) – but I do think it’s reasonably effective.
capture date
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
focal length
image quality
white balance
12.07pm on 24/5/04
f4.0
1/500
aperture priority
+0.0
evaluative
50
7.2mm
RAW
auto
Certainly a big change from your recent more colourful shots - great impact.
Critical comments? But Dave, it's just so much less work for us to just say "Great shot!" "I love it!" "Incredible!"
Fine, so, I love the composition, I love clouds and high contrast pictures so this picture is awesome great. Yes the wall in the foreground is a little distracting, other than that, maybe if the the top part of the sky is lighter... But then I'm nitpicking, this is an amazing shot.
I love the look of this, the composition the light to dark balance.... and would really like to know how you achieved it. Reason being, I almost had a photo similar to this in looks, not subject, using filters.. but when I saved it in PSP.. poof.. it was back to the original color. Not sure why and now I can't even remember how I did it. DUH..
Yes, the composition is great. If you want I'm sure people would give more critisism, but you take really good shots. So I rarely see the point in saying something bad! Keep up the good work. This image is great!
This is a very impactful shot. Was contrast increased to get such starkness?
Tudy and Jasmin: the shot was taken with a polarizing filter so the original was quite contrasty anyway, but it was further increased with the Curves tool.
very eyecatching and most captivating contrasts
the sky is dramatic as the moment of D-day itself!
What a junk shot..put your camera down, give it up, your going nowhere. Heck man, you have clouds in your shot! Geez, if you were smart enough you would have cropped out everything. This is garbage. Sorry man, I had to :)
Thanks all. And Ryan: :-P
I think this photo should be your bench mark. Although most of your photos are strong in composition, the Photoshop enhancement takes away from it or even overbearing.
The clouds for this photo are perfect, highlights have details and it's believable since on film, a red filter would be used for the high contrast.
Mona: Interestingly enough, more Photoshop work went into this image than most of my recent shots, but I take your point. It does point to an interesting assumption though – Photoshop is ok providing you use it to replicate what can be done with film. Do you think there’s a particular reason that Photoshop can’t become a part of the creative process in its own right, in much the same way that red filters have done?
the dramatism of the skies and the ad complement each other very well.
I love this shot and I have to disagree with your comment about the wall, I think it actually adds dynamic to it.
I do think however the use of Photoshop in digital photography is very important if used in the correct way. I used to buy digital photography magazines and just got too frustrated with articles/tuturials on how to turn a crap photo into a worse one by using 13 different filters! Anyway, what I'm saying, is that if used responsibly, Photoshop is a fantastic tool for digital photographers.
Spot the graphic designer!!!? ;0)