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12/19/2002 09:51:55 AM |
Critique Club for Falling by BMarquez
Composition - Pretty nice composition really. A few things to note, which one by one, are minor notes. Cumulatively though they hurt the picture considerably. Technical issues first - The most obvious is the exposure. I notice in your comments you have the shutter speed and iso juxtaposed. This picture is overexposed, especially evident in the foreground with the bright green vegetation in front jumping off the page. It overpowers the image. The sunshine reflection on the left side is washed out which is another distraction. The image also seems to be tilted a bit. I think this picture would also be more effective panned back a little to show the trees above the waterfalls. From what I can see on the image, it looks like a worthy backdrop.
Background - This could use a little of the trees behind the waterfall as stated above. It would provide a little contrast between the water and the trees
Camera Work - This image is definitely overexposed. The 1/10 sec shutter speed was too slow. It left the sun's reflection in the water completely white and the foliage in front distracts from the picture. Depth of field is great. Framing is ok, but would be improved by moving back on the shot and leaving the amount of foliage the same, basically just adding some trees to the top 1/3 of the picture.
Processing - Unfortunately PS cannot add color to washed out areas. It could've however made the green in the foliage less bright. This would've helped the picture by making the vegetation in the foreground less distracting.
Overall - Everyone loves a good waterfall. This is definitely a great place to take a picture. Proper exposure is a must though, especially in these conditions. Panning back to add some color to the top of the picture is definitely recommended. I like the angle from which this was shot. This subject has a lot of photographic potential that would really make for some wonderful images with a few changes to the way it was framed and shot. - Inspzil |
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12/15/2002 06:54:20 PM |
| The brightness on the water and wildflowers is very distracting. |
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12/15/2002 11:49:29 AM |
| Nice subject. Good composition. |
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12/14/2002 08:03:33 PM |
| What if you eliminated the flowers? |
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12/09/2002 03:50:36 PM |
| i think that the light is a bit bright here, on the bottom of the fall and also on the flowers. Also the horizon isnt quite straight, a tiny tilt would have corrected this. Good Luck! |
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12/09/2002 04:05:30 AM |
| looks more frozen than falling |
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12/09/2002 01:22:01 AM |
| A bit overexposed, and unfortunately the CCD seems to be unable to handle reflections at the base of the fall. When possible, you might want to try a polarizer with this kind of shots. |
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12/08/2002 11:10:54 PM |
| Seems a bit over-exposed. |
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12/08/2002 07:35:29 PM |
| Maybe a bit of a rotate to get the top a little more level?? |
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