Boats

[baddness]

C & C please :)

[Travis]

Just quickies -

In shot #1 the boats appear a little soft and being the focal point of the image they should be sharper

In shot #2 IMO I am distracted by too many layers in the foreground... the shot doesn't speak to me personally

Shot #3 The colours.... The fog.... They schpeeek to me... I love it... The only thing that would make the shot a little nicer would be the fog to slightly give way to some shadowy back ground.... it's pretty thick..

[baddness]

It has been thick damp drizzly fog since summer began. Can't wait till February that's when we get the most sun
Thanks for the critique :)

[Travis]

Where I live in Ontario it's been raining most of the summer... i'll trade ya for the fog?...

Lot of rain = lot of bugs and on the few sunny days we've been getting they've been out to slaughter....

getting a macro shot on a sunny day in the woods should get you a photographic metal of courage right now.... lol..


edit: It's weird to here you say you "can't wait until February"..... ugh.... I'm gonna have to go east in the winter and check this out...

[tegan]

If you start looking at this shot carefully, you will notice that colour and visual impact have been lost due to underexposure.

Basic postprocessing will considerably improve this shot of the 3 boats.

Tegan

[tirediron]

If you start looking at this shot carefully, you will notice that colour and visual impact have been lost due to underexposure.

Basic postprocessing will considerably improve this shot of the 3 boats.

Tegan

I'm not entirely sure I agree with this. I suspect that by the time you get the colours/light to something approaching "normal" you're going to introduce a large degree of artificality into it. I would suggest trying for something like a high-contrast B&W conversion.

[Travis]

I'm not entirely sure I agree with this. I suspect that by the time you get the colours/light to something approaching "normal" you're going to introduce a large degree of artificality into it. I would suggest trying for something like a high-contrast B&W conversion.

lol....looks like we all can't get along on this one.... I think the colour makes the shot.... and the comment Tegan made about it being underexposed.. it doesn't really stand out to me as underexposed.... saturationly speaking (<--haha) i think the colours are more a victim of the hazy fog.... I like the mood of it...

of course both you wield considerably more experience than me so i note your comments with interest....

[tegan]

I'm not entirely sure I agree with this. I suspect that by the time you get the colours/light to something approaching "normal" you're going to introduce a large degree of artificality into it. I would suggest trying for something like a high-contrast B&W conversion.

:) I see a B&W conversion as much, more artificial than simply bringing up a little more detail and colour in the dark, dead areas near the water. I tend to see in colour. :D

Tegan

[Marko]

Shot 3 here is my fave.

I think shot 3 would be even better with a simple frame as simple as a black border maybe 5 pixels wide. OR burn in the edges at the top and right sides.

I think I'd also try to burn in the sky just a wee bit more. We are feeling the fog on the left side, I'd also like like to 'feel' it a bit more on the right side.

hope that helps,

M

[baddness]

3 is my fav to.

They are unedited. I like to get critiques before editing.

Oh yeah I'm a noob to. Got my XTi last November and just started venturing out of the auto zone the last couple of months.

Thanks for the comments :)