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Anyone who is familiar with New Orleans has either been here, or at least heard of this place, but it's still one of the coolest buildings in the city. That being said, here are a few pictures from the most recent trip. I'm still fairly new to photography, so give me some opinions and criticism...
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Dope set! I am very much attracted to power facilities both active and abandoned! I think if the place still had lights on and some generator hum the shots would be more orgasmic but with the state its currently in your shots do justice! aka your shots are in the top percentile of the peeps going there.
[last edit 6/30/2016 11:34 PM by smokedguadacheese - edited 1 times]
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I don't really have any criticisms, I'm just here to point out how awesome #6 is.
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#4,5 and 8 have some cam shake which degrades them.
Use a remote release or the cam timer.
Take more than one shot and go with the best.
Weigh the tripod down to make more stable.
It also looks like aperture setting was too low and not near the lens sweet spot which is generally between f/5.6-8.0 on most lens. Each lens varies; find the one for yours and try to shoot near it or stopped up a bit for more depth if possible.
Shots #1,3,6 and 7 came out nicely
Just when I thought I was out... they pulled me back in.
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7 is my pick. Generally I agree with Blackhawk's comments, but I want to add that these compositions are very center-weighted... your subject is right in the middle of the frame, or the center has a lot of visual weight. Mix it up a little. You can trust your viewers to do some eye-leg-work.
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Posted by blackhawk
#4,5 and 8 have some cam shake which degrades them.
Use a remote release or the cam timer.
Take more than one shot and go with the best.
Weigh the tripod down to make more stable.
It also looks like aperture setting was too low and not near the lens sweet spot which is generally between f/5.6-8.0 on most lens. Each lens varies; find the one for yours and try to shoot near it or stopped up a bit for more depth if possible.
Shots #1,3,6 and 7 came out nicely
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I appreciate the input. 4&5 were actually from my first trip with my kit lens and no tripod, and went back again a week later with my new Tamron 10-24mm and new tripod.
I'll keep that all in mind my next explore. Thanks!
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Yeah, you can tell in number 4 that there's some blur, it might be a combination of shake and focus. It's composed really well though, with the subject on the third line; stopped down a bit and set on a longer exposure on a tripod, it would turn out great. Number 8 probably has a bit too much contrast between the bright and dark areas in order to turn out well; that's something you have to watch out for with urban exploring. If you had a way to do exposure bracketing and combine the pictures in post or use HDR, it would look much better.
An overall tip as well is to try to have some sort of subject. Sure, not all shots need one, and 6 and 7 look great without any, but it's always nice to have something that stands out as the subject, like in 4 and 5.
"If a wise man disputes with a fool, he may rage or laugh but can have no peace."
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Solid set, but for the sake of constructive criticism...
1. Too much push on the blues/saturation/vibrance
2. Would have pushed the shadows a bit and given a bit of an angle to the chair.
4. Needs a push on the shadows, main subject is too dark.
8. Lacks subject IMO.
Keep up the good work!
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Great set over all! My only comments are reference 1 and 8.
1. Little oversaturated in my opinion.
2. Agree with previous comments, lack of subject matter.
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For me #7 is a very strong photo. My suggestion would be to center the top and bottom next time, but definitely a strong and dynamic pic. #4 could also be a particularly strong pic if you "cleaned it up" next time. I suggest trying to open your aperture a little bit more to lighten the subject and focus in on the foreground to reduce blur. Keep it up!
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