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UER Forum > UE Photo Critiques > Critique me up (Viewed 2633 times)
Charlemagnet 


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Critique me up
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Constructive criticism of all kind happily encouraged. Any questions welcome as well1.


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Charlemagnet 


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Re: Critique me up
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Everyone of these pictures are from places within southern ontario




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Re: Critique me up
< Reply # 2 on 10/14/2016 9:34 PM >
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I apologize that this is not a critique, I am not talented enough to critique anything.

But I just wanted to say that if possible I would make love to #8.




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< Reply # 3 on 10/14/2016 10:13 PM >
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Me too I would love to have some safe sex with #8. The snow is just really turning me on. As far as photo critique goes, my suggestion for you is to try taking more original pictures. Like abandoned buildings and man made environments in decay are already over photographed. Perhaps try something a little more original like shooting exploration on Mars. Or get a heat camera and shoot farts. Like see if and showcase the different temperatures of farts from different people of different ethnicity, gender, and sexuality.




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Re: Critique me up
< Reply # 4 on 10/17/2016 6:03 AM >
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I'll actually give you a legit critique.

Nice set of photos! Would love to explore some of those places!

For my critique:

Out of curiosity, what kind of camera are you using? To my eye it looks like a phone camera. Nothing wrong with that, the best camera is the one you have with you! Just asking as some of my critique and advice will be better suited for a DSLR camera.

#1- would have been a nicer shot without the pile of junk in the back, but nothing you can do about that. Have had a few photos like that myself. But nice composition!

#2- love the composition here! My only advice would be to try to center the pillars, that way the bridge leads the eye to the center of the frame, and the two pillars would have made for a great frame in the center.

#3- this is a cool shot but would be even cooler if you had used a shallow depth of field(aka, fast aperture ex f/2.8). Focus on the front most post and then the other two and background would be blurred out in a beautiful bokehlicious way.

#4- too much fence. I like the composition and framing you were going for, but the bright blue/green fence really takes all the attention away from the cool slide and backdrop.

#5- neat photo. My only advice would be to have shot from a slightly lower vantage point so as to use the cement barrier to block out the vehicles in the background. Plus that would give the metal piece in the front a more powerful, imposing feel/look.

#6- favorite photo of the set. Love the way you composed it to split the X's on both halves of the shot.

#7- very busy photo. A lot of stuff drawing the eye. Was the chair supposed to be the focal point of the photo? If so, I would have suggested framing the chair up in the center of the shot with just the valves and pipes in the background.

#8- nicely composed shot showing off a location. It is a bit blown out/overexposed, but that is common with phone cameras/point-and-shoots when shooting with snow and a bright sky. Try shooting with a faster shutter speed and/or close down your aperture(ex f/10-16) to darken it up a bit and not loose so much highlight detail.

Overall, great set! Just get out there and keep shooting! Try new angles, look for different vantage points and keep an eye for any photographic opportunity that comes around! Check out photos of photographers you admire and see how they composed their shots and try to see their photos through their eyes. That will help you take better shots and give you something to strive for in the field! Hope this was helpful! Feel free to ask any questions or for clarification if you need to!





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I really like the composition of #8. Actually I like everything about number 8 except for the exposure. Keep trying really hard and use your camera whenever you can. I try to get out there every other day if I can and shoot for a few hours. I'm still really new but it's really helped me. Also there are a lot of good videos on youtube. As far as number 8 you can work some PS Lightroom magic on it and it will look much better. Bring down the exposure a little and see what you are left with then.




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As Unchartedsights already noted, you killed #4 with the fence. Lose it altogether. They overhead is the focal point. The fence is just in the way...




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Everyone,

Thank you very much for your replies I was not expecting such a strong turn out at all. Most of the comments on exposure and composition are ones I totally agree with. Many of the pictures here are from over the last few years and from a time when I would shoot only in shutter priority, and then foolishly play with the contrast heavily afterwards, which led to many being overexposed. I do shoot with a DSLR however, not a phone camera.

Many of the comments on framing and positioning of key objects in the shot were great to hear. Thinking about my photo set up critically while in the field is a skill im still trying to develop. And hearing specifics such as the fence in number 4 are what I need.

Ill upload some more pictures to this thread when I get home to my main computer.

Thanks guys




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If anything I feel inspired to go out and shoot in the snow.




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black cat knows!!!




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Charlemagnet 


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Fo real. The only thing Im looking forward to this winter is exploring in the snow.

Some of these next photos arent pictures of abandonments but instead are just a result of sneaking into places or are just general urban scenes. If you dont like it go suck a lemon.



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Ken Kaniff from Connecticut
Charlemagnet 


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If anyone here knows Hamilton well, they will appreciate how unique a view of the skyline #6 is ;) ;)




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Everyone of these pictures are from places within southern ontario


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