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Critique thread?

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zpyder:
How about a thread (this one?) where we can post images and get some constructive critcism going. I know we do that on some photos in other threads, but generally comments are along the lines of "nice shot" etc. If at least something is "put out there" to get torn to shreds, there's no chance of hurt feelings. I'm happy to start the ball rolling with the below shot:


Oakers Doline by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

I think I missed an opportunity here. Yesterday I revisited a site I surveyed in 2010. I've gone back each year since. Didn't get to the site till 6-6.30pm so the light wasn't quite "golden hour" but it was close. I used a neutral density filter, but the thing I regret with this shot, is the horizon. *THE* feature is that pond in the lower left, surrounded by sphagnum. I was that focused on getting nicely exposed sky, that I've ended up with a shot that is 1/3 empty blue nothing. I think I'd have been better off recomposing so that the tops of the trees were about halfway up the available sky perhaps? Having said that, there wasn't much of interest in the foreground.

I think the ideal would have been to swap to my 10-20mm lens, and get closer, with the skyline as mentioned above, but this way I'd have more of the interesting pond/sphagnum in the shot, rather than in the distance?

Russell:
Good idea, where its great to hear when people like a shot its sometimes better to hear why people dont like a shot something that doesnt happen on flickr really.  Last time I postes criticism of a shot I think they deleted me as a contact, probably just a coincidence though but thanks mrt!

I'm on my phone so its a bit awkward to see the photo and type so I'll comment on it tommorrow.

Mongoose:
an excellent idea, and congrats on being the brave one to kick it off! Looking at other people's shots critically is actually a great way to learn about what makes a good photo. It sounds silly but you actually end up learning about what YOU like in a shot, and that helps your own photography. Everyone wins.

I can see why you wanted to photograph this scene, I've got plenty of shots of similarly beautiful places in real life which turned into photos which I was disapointed with.

For me, this shot lacks an obvious subject, my eye roves around looking at everything and nothing and doesn't really settle on anything.

I think you are right, swapping to the wide angle and getting in closer to the pond might well have resulted in a more interesting composition.

M3ta7h3ad:
Forgive my uneducated eyes, but that's just a boggy field. :/ what pond? :)

Mongoose:

--- Quote from: M3ta7h3ad on July 08, 2013, 12:11:40 PM ---Forgive my uneducated eyes, but that's just a boggy field. :/ what pond? :)

--- End quote ---

this illustrates my problem with the current composition perfectly :)

(left of centre, behind the reeds)

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