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09/18/2005 07:46:23 PM |
Salut from the critique club!
Mmm, you can almost smell the needles! Your picture has a neat twist with the different plant mixed in (I'm terrible with plant names... sorry!) On to the picture!
Color: First thing that I noticed is the color seems a bit flat. All I see is a lot of a sort of muted green. You've got two different greens in the picture, and enhancing them with either color balance, hue/saturation or selective color in photoshop could help bring out the yellows in the one tree and the greens in the other. Then you'd really see the difference between the two trees.
Light: I can't tell if you used a flash, but there seems to be a bit of highlight on the non-needled tree. I think a bit of adjusting with contrast/brightness will help balance out the lightness on those leaves.
Another option (if you used the flash) is to up your iso, or use a tripod so you can get the exposre you want without using a flash.
Focus: It seems as though it was a windy day, which has caused a bit of motion blur. I know it can be frustrating! Sometimes, if your with someone, and they don't mess up your light, you can have them block the wind. If that's not possible, open your aperture and up your iso so you can use a faster shutter speed.
Composition: Since I think your focus was on the lighter tree, and not the needles, you've done a good job of composition. The only thing I can see is it's a bit tight cropping on the lower left branch. One other little thing is I would have removed the dead leaf on the lower right.
I see this is your first entry to DPC. You're off to an excellent start. Welcome to the addiction, and happy shooting! If you have any questions, feel free to ask!
Cheers
pidge |
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09/13/2005 05:29:08 PM |
| hehe its soooo green... i like it. the different shades of green is nice |
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09/12/2005 08:46:02 PM |
| Could use a little more contrast - but I would hang it. :-) |
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09/12/2005 12:45:02 PM |
| I think you could have played with the colors a little more.Nice job though. |
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09/12/2005 12:48:44 AM |
| The image obviously meets the challenge but feels far too busy for my liking. I'm unsure of what exactly I'm supposed to be focusing on. Good luck with the challenge. |
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09/11/2005 10:24:39 AM |
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09/10/2005 04:00:10 PM |
| Nice lighting and nice photo! |
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09/10/2005 03:34:09 PM |
| Cute title, interesting pic |
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09/08/2005 04:36:45 PM |
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09/08/2005 02:34:19 PM |
I just wish there were better definition on the "special" branch. If the highlights were more subtle, perhaps....
did you think about desaturating the red-orange to lower the importance of the dead leaves caught among the branches of the pine? |
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09/07/2005 03:26:21 PM |
| i think this picture has a lot of potential. mess aroudn with coloring and such...it could be really cool. 7 |
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09/07/2005 10:48:06 AM |
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09/07/2005 03:35:37 AM |
| The composition just seems higgeldy-piggeldy. I don't get the reference to the branch being 'special' either I'm afraid. |
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