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 Sceptic
  
Location: In the Dreams of a City that Never Sleeps
Gender: Male
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< on 3/3/2012 6:01 AM >
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Thanks!
"Instinctive forces influence the activity of consciousness. Whether that influence is for better or for worse depends upon the actual contents of the unconscious." |
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Rozz
Location: The Whales Vagina, CA
Gender: Female
I'm Reich and You're Wrong
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<Reply # 1 on 3/3/2012 3:37 PM >
| | | | I think they are all good pictures.
#1: Horizon lines should never be in the middle or middle-ish of pictures. Remember the rule of thirds. I see where you were going with this picture with the reflection and all and is a great idea just needs better composition.
#2: AWESOME. Only thing I would do would be to level out the lines. Make that windowsill a horizontal line and it would be perfect.
#3: Another great shot. Maybe just a little contrast?
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\/adder
  
Location: DunkarooLand
Gender: Male
I'm the worst of the best but I'm in this race.
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<Reply # 2 on 3/3/2012 4:15 PM >
| | | | Posted by Carozz18
I think they are all good pictures.
#1: Horizon lines should never be in the middle or middle-ish of pictures. Remember the rule of thirds. I see where you were going with this picture with the reflection and all and is a great idea just needs better composition.
#2: AWESOME. Only thing I would do would be to level out the lines. Make that windowsill a horizontal line and it would be perfect.
#3: Another great shot. Maybe just a little contrast?
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1. Symmetry is one exception to rule of thirds, unfortunately it's not symmetrical. I don't know how deep the water is, but if the OP could get closer and get more of the trees in the reflection it would improve the composition greatly.
And there's prominent barrel distortion in 2 & 3.
"No risk, no reward, no fun."
"Go all the way or walk away"
escensi omnis... |
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Sceptic
Location: In the Dreams of a City that Never Sleeps
Gender: Male
120
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<Reply # 3 on 3/3/2012 5:18 PM >
| | | | Thanks for the feedback, i see what you mean.
As for the barrel distortion, I can improve that in PS right? I was using a sigma 10-22, I believe it's somewhat known for distortion
"Instinctive forces influence the activity of consciousness. Whether that influence is for better or for worse depends upon the actual contents of the unconscious." |
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Sceptic
Location: In the Dreams of a City that Never Sleeps
Gender: Male
120
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<Reply # 4 on 3/3/2012 7:04 PM >
| | | | So I took your advice(s), and tried to work on the third pic for practice.
I boosted the contrast a little, and I tried to mess with the lens correction feature on PS. Do you suggest I use the automatic correction that CS5 has according my lens and camera, or should I play with the manual sliders?
Here is the change, thanks again!
"Instinctive forces influence the activity of consciousness. Whether that influence is for better or for worse depends upon the actual contents of the unconscious." |
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\/adder
Location: DunkarooLand
Gender: Male
I'm the worst of the best but I'm in this race.
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<Reply # 5 on 3/4/2012 1:25 AM >
| | | | Posted by Sceptic
So I took your advice(s), and tried to work on the third pic for practice.
I boosted the contrast a little, and I tried to mess with the lens correction feature on PS. Do you suggest I use the automatic correction that CS5 has according my lens and camera, or should I play with the manual sliders?
Here is the change, thanks again!
http://i807.photob...rip/IMG_0530BD.jpg
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Use the default setting as a guide.
You might need to correct for horizontal/vertical shifts too. Even if your camera is level in the horizontal/vertical ... you will increase barrel distortion if the camera is tilted forward or backward.. I like the built in CS4/5 lens correction tool.
"No risk, no reward, no fun."
"Go all the way or walk away"
escensi omnis... |
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Dowcet
   
Location: Middletown, ct
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<Reply # 6 on 3/4/2012 8:40 PM >
| | | | Posted by Carozz18
I think they are all good pictures.
#1: Horizon lines should never be in the middle or middle-ish of pictures. Remember the rule of thirds. I see where you were going with this picture with the reflection and all and is a great idea just needs better composition.
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Yes, I really like this one in terms of the colors and sparseness and symmetry, but the composition does need work. See what you think of a crop like this in comparison.
I'd put the horizon even a little lower then that if I could, and especially if the gradient of the sky were more gradual.
[last edit 3/4/2012 8:43 PM by Dowcet - edited 2 times]
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Sceptic
Location: In the Dreams of a City that Never Sleeps
Gender: Male
120
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<Reply # 7 on 3/5/2012 6:02 AM >
| | | | I see what you mean. It's much more appealing to the eye. The left half seemed to make it feel unbalanced
[last edit 3/5/2012 6:02 AM by Sceptic - edited 1 times]
"Instinctive forces influence the activity of consciousness. Whether that influence is for better or for worse depends upon the actual contents of the unconscious." |
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Stop2think
Location: Fraser valley BC
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 8 on 3/5/2012 7:56 PM >
| | | | That needle one freaks me out, good shot though
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jawnn
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<Reply # 9 on 3/16/2012 4:09 AM >
| | | | I love the second photo! I wish the needle weren't so close to the bottom though. Perhaps if it were a third of the way from the bottom, the photo would have better balance. Still a great shot!
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