I was looking for a thread where I could post my picture for critique but I didn't want to intrude on other peoples threads and I didn't really want to start a new thread. So I've started a new thread. Ha ha. This is the picture I wanted some criticism on...
Multiple filters can cause this nasty vignettey dark corner thing in some situations. Does it looks nasty or does it look alright? Thoughts..?
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@miley89 : The vignette doesn't bother me immensely but it does disturb the composition a bit. You could just crop it out - it would still leave enough sky for a balanced composition. The rest of the picture I like a lot, the swans and the lake look beautiful!
The vignette is rather distracting to me as it stands. There is hardly any at the bottom and a ton at the top and very dark. I would either crop it all out or go to Picnik and add the vignette effect to make it more even all the way around. Other than that your picture is amazingly beautiful!
I agree with @jannaellen. It would be easy to crop out the vignette at the top and the bottom if you're so inclined (although the bottom vignette isn't as easily recognizable). Another option would be to add some post-cropping vignetting. If it is subtle enough and feathered softly, it could draw the eye in and enhance the swans even more.
Wow! That made a huge difference. Question...did you try to adjust the orange and yellow in this photo? The rear swan's beak is a little washed out, and I wonder if adjusting those colors would put more color into it without compromising the rest of the picture.
Could someone please critique this picture? Apart from the fact that the focus isn't really on the center of the flower :P. I'm fairly new to photography and would like a few pointers :)
@miley89 I think the picture is great, but maybe the the greens of the tress/grass and water are blending in together? or maybe you could lessen the highlights on the swans to bring out some detail? Just a few suggestions... I'm new to this :)
@aviva - maybe the fact there's another flower peeping out from behind the main one is a bit distracting. Now if the focus was on the centre of the foreground flower this wouldn't be as obvious because the background flower would be blurred. Otherwise, you could try changing your perspective slightly to either hide the background flower behind the foreground, or to have them both fully in shot. But I really like the way you've filled nearly 2/3 of the frame with the flower - gives the shot real oopmh!
@miley89 when taking picture I try to get as much on top as on the bottom of the subject..maybe a little lighter it would look better. otherwise I love it.
@aviva.. the little bit of the other flower doesn't really bother me but I would crop the right side of the picture to elimintate the corner on top where the sky or light shows. you know you can click on your picture and then on edit...or take the original into picknic the see if it can be done there. I use picassa for my processing.
I prefer the original shot! I am a philistine,are'nt I? But anything too contrived just does'nt do it for me.Is that old fashioned?Waiting for the light they used to call it.And I hate to say it,but being in the right place,at the right time,in peace and quiet,still can't be beat,no matter how clever and sophisticated the technology.
Robert Capa once said, “If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.” Capa wasn’t advocating the use of longer lenses; he was telling us to physically get closer — to become more involved and intimate with our subjects.
I think I'd get down as low as possible holding my camera in a portrait position and try to capture some of the building (?) Otherwise a close-up or macro shot of a single yellow flower.
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