[1HotA32]

took some today while i was out at my mother's and grandfathers house.

[TrUcKeR]

wow. l i like those. #3 would have been a tad better if you had lowered your view, like by crouching, IMO.

[1HotA32]

ya i thought bout doing that i may try that when i go back out there.

[CJW]

First of all, I dont think i am in the same league as all you folks and your fancy pics...that being said, I think each person has their own opinion, and here is my constructive criticisms:

Originally Posted by 1HotA32

photo's taken with a kodak z760 6.1 digital camera.

I personally think the vacuums are distracting. they take up about as much space as the car.

Other than I wish you could see all of the front rim, this is a pretty good shot. I would have cloned or cropped out the tree on the right, and also cloned the stick that looks like its coming from the bumper on the left.

I would have deleted the tower behind the building. Also, maybe pulled the car forward a bit...straightened the wheel so that you could see the whole rim.

The lights are distracting. I like to see whole rims. clone out the tower behind the building.

The front of the car is cut off...it needs room to move up there. Also there is a white piece of garbage that needs to be cloned out.

[1HotA32]

thanks cj since i dont have photoshop or lightroom i cant take out all that stuff.. but if someone has a copy i could have or what not then hook a brotha up


but ya i agree with ya cj

[CJW]

More...I am in the mood to be critical...:P

Originally Posted by 1HotA32

here is a few more.

I am a little off -put by the stars, because they are yellow. Also, the sky could be replaced with something more pleasant. The car is also centered in the frame. Remember the rule of 3rds.

The back of the car is cut off. the bridge looks saggy and should be straightened. Stop sign might be cloned out?

Probably my fav of the set...yellow behind it should be desaturated...the whole shot is almost too dark? the lights are distracting also...but I am not sure how one would fix it. rim...

Shot from the wrong angle, IMO. Rim turned.

Rim and Vignetting. Trash on the ground. Yellow elbow tube in the store window is distracting..desaturate or remove completely. Sky needs to be replaced

Rim, elbow tube, sky

Trash, yellow lights...Also I wouldnt mind seeing a horizontal version...try turning your camera to vertical some times...a good rule of thumb....try every shot with at least one vertical and one horizontal.

[CJW]

Originally Posted by 1HotA32

This area has great potential with the building right there...I would get down and use the foliage from the center there and use it as the foreground to the building? I

Again, great potential...the lines on the left are awesome. Maybe get a little closer to them, and clone up the tree in the middle...it stumps my brain looking at it, since, for me, it isnt the focal point of the shot...This would be a great vertical shot with the curves in focus and the rest of the trees a bit blurred.

I agree with mike...crouch down a smidge. Another cool angle might be just the windshield...with all the leaves scattered all over...

Good composition, but the DOF is off...try focusing right on the F...and if possible. close the aperture up a bit...try different f/stops...5.6 might be a good try? I am not sure how much control you have with your camera.

[1HotA32]

great advice cj ya before i never put thought into a shot i just pointed and shot but now im takin a lil more thought into them

[1HotA32]

here ya go cj i took ur advice and and took the shot form a lower stance

and another pic of the woods.


also here is a pic of my son i took while he was playin in the leaves.(old one.)

[1HotA32]

ok i gimped these up so tell me what u think

[johnny]

Originally Posted by 1HotA32

not harsh at all i take everything you say as a chance to grow. im going to have to get a better camera, this is the one i have.


better equipment is def a must b/c i think im limited with this camera.

honest to god i started with that camera lol

[Vudoo4u2]

Originally Posted by 1HotA32

ok i gimped these up so tell me what u think

The first of these two, not a big fan of the effect, its a bit grainy in negative form, and just seems a bit rough around the edges

the second...man, i LOVE that shadow!! its perfect with the wedding band, really amazing idea with it. If you had LR, or just any other photo editing software, I would add a .25 stop of exposure, up the contrast, and crop a smidge to focus on the ring/shadow (and move it off center)...its got lots of potential to be great!

perhaps even shoot the second one closer, more in frame, and use the offset of the shadow and the ring to make it a non-centered composition, and shallow DOF to really emphasize it..its awesome in concept

[1HotA32]

thanks bro im gonna be messing with the concept more and see if i can come up with cooler..

[dcstep]

I'm late to the thread, but maybe that's good because I see more shots. I will say that you've got a great eye and shoot some interesting perspectives. The worst shot was that garden patch. The lighting was too strong on the patch and your perspective was "ordinary". You might have gone as wide as you could with the lens and gotten down close to the patch, using a small aperture to get good DOF.

Are you shooting RAW? Even with a P&S you can gain a lot by shooting RAW and learning to post process. You're chosing scenes with a lot of dynamic range and you're leaving some on the table. When you get a good DSLR you can do much more, but digital is exposed different from film. Look at the histogram, so that you increase the exposure to the Right of the histogram without washing out the highlights. This only works for RAW. This technique will result in an uncorrected image that looks bright, but you use the Light or Brightness slider in your RAW-conversion software to bring the exposure down to a better level. The you Crop, check the Detail, add Noise Reduction if needed (several of your shots could use a little), tweak the Saturation and you've got an Image that pops. (No Photoshop required, as you can do all this in your RAW-conversion software).

I really like the potential that I see in your work. You're doing the right thing in asking for critique and advice. Forums like this will help you to advance quickly.

Dave

[1HotA32]

thanks dave i appreciate it. but mostly i have shot in the auto mode none in the manual setting b/c i really dont know much about the setting.. i had a rebel xt gave to me by my brother in law and i have been using his 28-135 lens and im absolutely loving it. its giving me more to work with and i can see a change in my pictures. i have been sittin down and doing some tutorials trying to get the hang of the setting and what not. i appreciate the help and i appreciate the compliments

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by 1HotA32

thanks dave i appreciate it. but mostly i have shot in the auto mode none in the manual setting b/c i really dont know much about the setting.. i had a rebel xt gave to me by my brother in law and i have been using his 28-135 lens and im absolutely loving it. its giving me more to work with and i can see a change in my pictures. i have been sittin down and doing some tutorials trying to get the hang of the setting and what not. i appreciate the help and i appreciate the compliments

Yeah, I hear you, but now's the time to step up and learn what you're doing. You'll be much more pleased with your results after you start paying attention to details and getting the exposures right for the effects that you want.

Dave

[1HotA32]

ya i have a big shoot coming up so i need to get my stuff in order.
i have a shoot with 3 models and a ford gt and a shelby cobra in a airplane hangar..

so keep an eye out for those here in the next few weeks.

[Point & Shoot]

Nice maxima sir!!!

[brad_ztt]

Where is that F10 located??

For sale?

[1HotA32]

im sure i could get it for free.. it is located in centerville arkansas

and thanks for the compliments