Its been a lot of learning just from one photo....being totally a novice at photography it is very helpfull when people critic/comment on your stuff. I'll keep your advice in mind for future. Thanks a whole lot.
- Piyush.
Originally posted by hbunch7187:
*Critique Club*
What I'm thinking about this photo is that the DOF (Depth of Field) is really interesting. I like how the branch is in nice focus and the backgrould is blurred. however, about the background, the areas of light in the background (the white circle areas) almost run right along with the in focus part of the branch which creates a distraction from the branch. I go to look at the branch, and see the light background and then find myself looking at the background instead, SO...the background is distracting from the branch even though it's pretty much out of the picture since it's out of focus, but it would work better with a solod background, or at least without the bright areas.
OK, on to the angle. It's almost dead center in the photo, and this just doesn't work all the time. Turn the camera, try a off to the side crop, something. This is one photo where it just doesn't work being in the center. If you made the branch 'coming out of' a corner and then branching off into the photo, then I do think that would add some nice diagonals, and interesting perspective.
Overall, I think you have a really neat idea. The subject isn't making me jump out of my seat with excitement, however, it does fit the challenge.
Being your first submission here, you'll learn what individual views like to see, and such.
The little tiny branch in the lower left corner is also a bit of a distraction.
~Heather~
What I'm thinking about this photo is that the DOF (Depth of Field) is really interesting. I like how the branch is in nice focus and the backgrould is blurred. however, about the background, the areas of light in the background (the white circle areas) almost run right along with the in focus part of the branch which creates a distraction from the branch. I go to look at the branch, and see the light background and then find myself looking at the background instead, SO...the background is distracting from the branch even though it's pretty much out of the picture since it's out of focus, but it would work better with a solod background, or at least without the bright areas.
OK, on to the angle. It's almost dead center in the photo, and this just doesn't work all the time. Turn the camera, try a off to the side crop, something. This is one photo where it just doesn't work being in the center. If you made the branch 'coming out of' a corner and then branching off into the photo, then I do think that would add some nice diagonals, and interesting perspective.
Overall, I think you have a really neat idea. The subject isn't making me jump out of my seat with excitement, however, it does fit the challenge.
Being your first submission here, you'll learn what individual views like to see, and such.
The little tiny branch in the lower left corner is also a bit of a distraction.
~Heather~
It's spelt dying. Despite this, the shot is uninteresting, the close crop and short DOF don't seem to serve any purpose. Anything at all on the twig to break the monotony of the line would have helped: an insect, a bird... anything, and it needn't even be in the foreground and in focus.
*Dying, and if you hadn't cropped off the top of the branch I would be able to appreciate it more. Otherwise I really like it! Your focus is totally amazing. Neat stuff.
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