The big 'Photo cc' thread

[woopidoo2]

I came up with this idea, its pretty simple.

 

 

 

I like to critique someone else's photos, I mostly do that at Deviantart because of the non-stop photo flow over there.

 

Why not do that at Tip.it, I thought.

 

 

 

Got a (new) photo that you would want some constructive critisism on?

 

Post it here and I will say what I think about it.

 

 

 

Dont expect me to be positive, Im not here to make you feel better but I want you to improve.

 

Ofcourse, I will tell you if I like it. But there's not a single photograph is 100% perfect after all ;)

 

 

 

I also want to stimulate photography here at Tip.it, we are capable of doing much greater things here.

 

 

 

Post away, lets see if this becomes a success.

 

 

 

Edit: Lol, I can make this into a Sticky if I want to. Must have to do with my de-modding? :)

[Shiny]

Sounds good.

 

 

 

I do have one (there's three actually) photo no-one gave me any c/c on:

 

 

 

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3.

 

[dsavi]

Good idea, I don't want to make a whole new thread for just one picture. I haven't been able to take anything lately, but when I do, I'll post it here. :thumbup: Great idea.

[woopidoo2]

Sounds good.

 

 

 

I do have one (there's three actually) photo no-one gave me any c/c on:

 

 

 

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2.

 

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3.

 

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Alright, there we go :)

 

 

 

Image 1:

 

I see a kneeling person and some other black thing (water?) in the background, its quite distracting.

 

He/she kind of ruins the scene that you want to photograph, flowers in a field.

 

The flowers itself look good, sharp and well framed but there's a small gray dead leaf lying there. I usually remove those things, the photo will look better without.

 

 

 

Image 2:

 

I kind of dislike the framing.

 

Its very unclear where you are, what you are photographing and what the surroundings are.

 

The shadows look interesting, but I would have liked to see more of the surroundings. Is it a barn, a concrete bunker, factory?

 

Other objects in a dark room like this one are interesting when you are framing, even a simple old chair would have made this a great photo.

 

Last: There is also no depth in this scene, which also had to do with the framing of this scene. Like I said, other objects can improve depth.

 

 

 

Image 3:

 

Again, the background is too distracting.

 

I see something metal-ish going on, while the cat is laying down on a soft sheet.

 

 

 

Maybe you could have moved a bit more to the left to include more of the cat's eyes, there's alot of 'nose space' present.

 

It doesnt look bad though, but that would have been more interesting.

[Shiny]

Danke woopi.

 

 

 

I sorta get what you said. They were the some of the very average photos AI took last trip. Thanks.

[woopidoo2]

Danke woopi.

 

 

 

I sorta get what you said. They were the some of the very average photos AI took last trip. Thanks.

 

 

 

Danke is german :)

 

 

 

No problem, you learn from those situations. You'll know what to do next when you see something like that again.

 

 

 

Keep them coming! I will criticise every photo that people post.

[lukabo969]

Hai Woopi :D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I know, I know, distracting background -.-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks :D

[woopidoo2]

Hai Woopi :D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I know, I know, distracting background -.-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks :D

 

 

 

First:

 

I had to look twice before I saw it was a flagpole, the flag is quite far away.

 

I think there's too much cloud compared to the flag, cropping this afterwards could solve that problem.

 

You did think of a good angle, it perfectly enters the frame from below-right but it doesnt end in the middle of the photo, it sort of flows at the right part of the photo.

 

And, while you're photographing a flag, make sure there's some wind so you can photograph it while its waving in the air. ;)

 

 

 

Second:

 

The blur doesnt add anything to the photo, and the scene itself is pretty normal too.

 

The lines seem to be straight which is good, but there's not much happening in the photo.

 

 

 

Third:

 

The lines disappear in the bottom right corner, which looks good. But again, there's not much going on

 

except for the lines. The colors arent that appealing either, maybe it would look better in black and white.

 

 

 

Fourth:

 

I like this one best. It has got rhythm, the colors repeat.

 

You included the blue pole at the left so it fills up that part of the photo, but Im curious about the horizontal pole that is holding the poles together. The cropping is just a bit too tight.

 

 

 

 

 

Keep it up, I hope I didnt scare you :)

[dsavi]

I took a few today, but it was raining quite a bit, and I had to use manual focus (I think my auto focus motor has broken :() the wind was blowing my subject around, and I had my dog on a leash... :arrow: probably the worst shooting conditions I've had.

[Shiny]

I took a few today, but it was raining quite a bit, and I had to use manual focus (I think my auto focus motor has broken :() the wind was blowing my subject around, and I had my dog on a leash... :arrow: probably the worst shooting conditions I've had.

 

 

 

Nice :lol:

 

 

 

Here's another one. People liked it at deviantart, and I want to see what you think.

 

 

 

[woopidoo2]

I took a few today, but it was raining quite a bit, and I had to use manual focus (I think my auto focus motor has broken :() the wind was blowing my subject around, and I had my dog on a leash... :arrow: probably the worst shooting conditions I've had.

 

 

 

Haha.. my dogs would always walk into my frame when I tried to photograph something when walking my dogs.

 

And it was on a cycle path, so I had to watch out with cyclists too.

 

 

 

AF motor broken? Do you use Nikon gear?

 

MF is pretty fun to shoot with, its hard to get a hang of though.

 

 

 

@ New photo:

 

 

 

I think thats your best one yet.

 

Technically there's nothing wrong with, maybe the cropping is a bit too tight (some cut off whiskers, small part of the nose) but thats no real issue.

[lukabo969]

[First]

 

 

 

xD.

 

I just got frustrated with the wind, it was just a very, very light breeze.

 

 

 

Thanks for making the thread, very helpful :D

[Kaphias]

Looking for more comments on composition here than quality... a 3.2 MP camera doesn't exactly do much. But whatever you feel best will be great.

 

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[woopidoo2]

Looking for more comments on composition here than quality... a 3.2 MP camera doesn't exactly do much. But whatever you feel best will be great.

 

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The first 3 are basically 'registering' the planes, their sizes, colors, and surroundings.

 

Millions of travellers have photos like these, just to show others they have been at an airport during their trip ;)

 

Artistically there's not much to them, but an airport is not the place to search for interesting points of view I noticed :)

 

 

 

Maybe you could crop the 3rd one so you only see the planes and a part of the airport, but like you said, thats not smart to do with a low-res camera.

 

 

 

The 4th one is the most interesting of the bunch, the angle is interesting but its a shame you can see the window.

 

The guy thats fueling the plane is quite funny too :)

 

 

 

Last sunset pic:

 

One of those situations where the camera decides to expose the sky instead of both the ground and sky, but there's not much you can do about that unless youve got some specialized gear. Its a nice photo, especially because its shot from an airport.

[Kaphias]

Looking for more comments on composition here than quality... a 3.2 MP camera doesn't exactly do much. But whatever you feel best will be great.

 

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The first 3 are basically 'registering' the planes, their sizes, colors, and surroundings.

 

Millions of travellers have photos like these, just to show others they have been at an airport during their trip ;)

 

Artistically there's not much to them, but an airport is not the place to search for interesting points of view I noticed :)

 

 

 

Maybe you could crop the 3rd one so you only see the planes and a part of the airport, but like you said, thats not smart to do with a low-res camera.

 

 

 

The 4th one is the most interesting of the bunch, the angle is interesting but its a shame you can see the window.

 

The guy thats fueling the plane is quite funny too :)

 

 

 

Last sunset pic:

 

One of those situations where the camera decides to expose the sky instead of both the ground and sky, but there's not much you can do about that unless youve got some specialized gear. Its a nice photo, especially because its shot from an airport.

 

Yeah those first 3 were really meant for my personal enjoyment. I liked the angle on the 4th one too, but yes the window just about ruins it.

 

 

 

I personally like the way the fourth one just exposed the sky. There's too much else that would have been uncovered if the whole frame was exposed.

 

And no, it's not shot from an airport, it's shot from my house. :D

 

 

 

Thanks sir.

[woopidoo2]

Looking for more comments on composition here than quality... a 3.2 MP camera doesn't exactly do much. But whatever you feel best will be great.

 

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The first 3 are basically 'registering' the planes, their sizes, colors, and surroundings.

 

Millions of travellers have photos like these, just to show others they have been at an airport during their trip ;)

 

Artistically there's not much to them, but an airport is not the place to search for interesting points of view I noticed :)

 

 

 

Maybe you could crop the 3rd one so you only see the planes and a part of the airport, but like you said, thats not smart to do with a low-res camera.

 

 

 

The 4th one is the most interesting of the bunch, the angle is interesting but its a shame you can see the window.

 

The guy thats fueling the plane is quite funny too :)

 

 

 

Last sunset pic:

 

One of those situations where the camera decides to expose the sky instead of both the ground and sky, but there's not much you can do about that unless youve got some specialized gear. Its a nice photo, especially because its shot from an airport.

 

Yeah those first 3 were really meant for my personal enjoyment. I liked the angle on the 4th one too, but yes the window just about ruins it.

 

 

 

I personally like the way the fourth one just exposed the sky. There's too much else that would have been uncovered if the whole frame was exposed.

 

And no, it's not shot from an airport, it's shot from my house. :D

 

 

 

Thanks sir.

 

 

 

Your house? I wish I could have a vacation at that location.

 

(I have also seen your backyard pics in OT, from a while ago ;) )

 

 

 

No problem.

[woopidoo2]

Still waiting for more :)

[Star.]

Hiya, I got a question for ya.

 

 

 

When taking pictures at night, what should one do to prevent pixelating one's photographs? I mean, when I take pictures of the clouds illuminated by the moon, it comes out quite pixelated. Now I don't know if this is the result of using the landscape setting on the dial, but I missed some pictures of the moon when it looked so beautiful. Ah, pity.

 

 

 

Yeah, so, how do I do it with a Nikon D40 and the standard lens that comes with it? If it means anything, I have a polarizing filter.

 

 

 

Also, it's the firework season. This should also aide in that particular subject.

[Shiny]

Got a couple of old ones.

 

 

 

To compare:

 

 

 

 

 

1.

 

First real good photo.

 

 

 

2.

 

About a month and a half ago.

 

 

 

3.

 

More recent.

 

 

 

4.

 

Most recent (took near the beginning of the month.)

 

 

 

So could you c/c and compare?

[woopidoo2]

Hiya, I got a question for ya.

 

 

 

When taking pictures at night, what should one do to prevent pixelating one's photographs? I mean, when I take pictures of the clouds illuminated by the moon, it comes out quite pixelated. Now I don't know if this is the result of using the landscape setting on the dial, but I missed some pictures of the moon when it looked so beautiful. Ah, pity.

 

 

 

Yeah, so, how do I do it with a Nikon D40 and the standard lens that comes with it? If it means anything, I have a polarizing filter.

 

 

 

Also, it's the firework season. This should also aide in that particular subwject.

 

 

 

Hmm, it could be your ISO setting?

 

ISO 100, the lowest most cameras go is recommended when shooting with long shutter speeds at night, you will need a tripod to photograph the moon succesfully though. You could do it with a higher ISO speed but that affects the photo quality.

 

 

 

It could also be your shutter speed. Try something around ~10-20 seconds, if you have a tripod. It wont look good if you try to photograph the moon at a fast shutter speed+high iso speed, it just wont look good.

 

 

 

I'm not sure if the standard lens reaches that far to get a decent amount of 'moon' in your photos, if you only want to include the moon. I dont think a polarizer will help at night, but that depends on how strong the light from the moon is (and the amount of clouds). Try it out what looks best, with or without polarizer.

 

 

 

The same counts for fireworks, you will need a tripod to shoot fireworks or you have to find some kind of object to place your camera on. A remote will also help to reduce the blur, its a nice and cheap extra for your camera.

[woopidoo2]

Got a couple of old ones.

 

 

 

To compare:

 

 

 

 

 

1.

 

First real good photo.

 

 

 

2.

 

About a month and a half ago.

 

 

 

3.

 

More recent.

 

 

 

4.

 

Most recent (took near the beginning of the month.)

 

 

 

So could you c/c and compare?

 

 

 

 

 

1.

 

Not much to critique, its a nice photo for a beginner (you took this when you just started photographing, right? :oops: )

 

The only thing to 'adjust' is the green moss at the left-bottom corner.

 

 

 

2.

 

The way the lines go are interesting, you executed it well. Using a circular polarizer would give the clouds alot more detail/saturated colors, something to keep in mind if you are ever going to buy one :) (And if you do, dont go with the cheap ones. An important filter like that may cost some money)

 

 

 

3.

 

CCed this one before, flipping it to the right would look better.

 

 

 

4.

 

I think its a bit too close, and the field where the focus is isnt that spectacular.

 

I do like the depth of field, its just the focus that doesnt do anything to me.

 

 

 

Comparing these with each other is a bit unnecissary (sp?), they're all pretty different. ;)

[Star.]

I have got a tripod, though it is a flimsy thing which I bought for £12 and I invested in a remote from Ebay for about £3.

 

 

 

So which setting do I use, M, A, S or P?

 

 

 

Thinking about buying Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC for the Nikon. I learned that I shouldn't buy company specific lens for cameras in case I change the camera body.

 

 

 

Also with the lens I currently have, I was aiming to get some of the landscape in as well.

 

 

 

Thanks for the advice Woopidoo.