Beach Shots
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@cam36, I think the reason you are not receiving much feedback is the fact that it is hard to critique multiple photos in one post. To avoid this, the Critiques Forum Rules, referenced as a sticky and give guidelines for posting, state only one photo per day and only one per post. You will probably receive better results if you pick one photo and delete the others. If you want all of them critiqued, you need to post one per day on separate posts.
Apologies, I should've read that before posting. I left what I thought was my weakest shot. Input welcome!
OK, First let me clarify so you can take what I say FWIW, not much. Ha! I am still learning and struggle with the different aspects of photography. I think I am getting better, but sometimes I wonder. Ha!
Anyway for me "Composition" is a very important aspect of photography, that I am learning, slowly. Color combinations ie complimentary and contrasting colors are other things that bring out a photo or make it stand out. The message you are trying to convey is another aspect. You have a new and great camera and seem to be eager to learn. Great!
Now to give you some questions to ask yourself (I have to remind myself to ask the same questions).
1. What are you trying to show in your photo?
2. What is the theme?
3. What is the main subject or focal point you want people to see?
4. Then how do I accomplish it?
There are snapshots and there are photos. Please don't take this wrong, but I consider your shots, snapshots. They lack (for me) any, for lack of a better term, direction. I am not directed to anything in particular. It is flat. You did do a pretty good job bringing out some color in your post processing, which is part of the learning curve (I'm still on the uphill climb of that curve.)
I might suggest that you look at similar photos (on this forum or on the internet) and see which ones you like. Then study them to see how you can get your shots composed, etc in a similar manner.
As I stated in the beginning of this post, take this with a grain of salt. I mostly shoot birds because I have problems getting what I want when shooting scenes ie landscapes, etc. Birds pretty much compose the shot for you. Get the shot with some room to spare around the edges and then crop to bring them out. Ha!
Answer the questions on this picture you posted as to what you were trying to achieve and I know someone will jump in an help (And probably will point out all of the areas I am all wet in. Ha!)
Anyway for me "Composition" is a very important aspect of photography, that I am learning, slowly. Color combinations ie complimentary and contrasting colors are other things that bring out a photo or make it stand out. The message you are trying to convey is another aspect. You have a new and great camera and seem to be eager to learn. Great!
Now to give you some questions to ask yourself (I have to remind myself to ask the same questions).
1. What are you trying to show in your photo?
2. What is the theme?
3. What is the main subject or focal point you want people to see?
4. Then how do I accomplish it?
There are snapshots and there are photos. Please don't take this wrong, but I consider your shots, snapshots. They lack (for me) any, for lack of a better term, direction. I am not directed to anything in particular. It is flat. You did do a pretty good job bringing out some color in your post processing, which is part of the learning curve (I'm still on the uphill climb of that curve.)
I might suggest that you look at similar photos (on this forum or on the internet) and see which ones you like. Then study them to see how you can get your shots composed, etc in a similar manner.
As I stated in the beginning of this post, take this with a grain of salt. I mostly shoot birds because I have problems getting what I want when shooting scenes ie landscapes, etc. Birds pretty much compose the shot for you. Get the shot with some room to spare around the edges and then crop to bring them out. Ha!
Answer the questions on this picture you posted as to what you were trying to achieve and I know someone will jump in an help (And probably will point out all of the areas I am all wet in. Ha!)
This is definitely helpful. I need to be sure to keep those questions in mind before I shoot. I'm trying to grasp the basics of composition, and I think I missed the mark on this shot. It is definitely, as you put, a snapshot. I wasn't thinking about what I wanted to capture or what I was trying to convey.
Your questions are super helpful and I need to etch those into my brain before I shoot. 100 snapshots are useless if there is nothing worth capturing there.
Good call on the horizon. Definitely a bit off- should've corrected that in post. RE: the foreground, I kind of liked the contrast of the dark, but then again, I don't know best practices.
Appreciate the the feedback from both of you. I need to get out there and shoot more!
I like that you put something in the foreground that leads the eye, but it's leading it to an out of focus sunrise. A shot like this needs a narrower aperture(Higher F/stop number)
Overall I like the idea of what you were trying to do, and with a little practice ,trial and error you will get there.
Overall I like the idea of what you were trying to do, and with a little practice ,trial and error you will get there.
Chris@sabor
Senior Member
One thing I am learning, the hard way, is that a foreground object that is photo worthy makes more keepers. It is very important to consider what you want in focus and what you don't and how through aperture control to achieve it. Wide angles have a shrinking effect on distant objects, you can overcome this with a longer lens and multi shot panoramas. The biggest thing I am learning is, it's difficult to make a killer image from an ordinary subject. Some really talented people make it look easy, but for me photographing something that really moves me is hard enough....
thequeenscheese
Senior Member
I think these would benefit from lighting the shadows out a bit, which is easily done in nx2 if you shot in raw, nice subject matter tho you can almost see it on a travel add or postcard..
Don Kuykendall_RIP
RIP :(
This was a post for feedback of on members photos and not a call for other beach photos.