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[mauvais]

Here is a picture taken in Ginza in Tokyo.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/66503483@N00/42690109/

It's good. If you were to do it again, I'd maybe suggest capturing the woman in pink a few steps closer (maybe that alone also has potential), and more importantly, trying to get the same perspective but from as low to the ground as possible to give more of a sense of size. You've captured the near part of the zebra crossing though and that to me is quite important to the shot.

 

[surfcatCO]

It's good. If you were to do it again, I'd maybe suggest capturing the woman in pink a few steps closer (maybe that alone also has potential), and more importantly, trying to get the same perspective but from as low to the ground as possible to give more of a sense of size. You've captured the near part of the zebra crossing though and that to me is quite important to the shot.

I was carrying my camera around with me and only had literally a split second to line up the picture and take it as I approached the crosswalk.

I am thinking of cropping the bottom and adding a little space at the top so I can print the picture out. The sky got bleached out white and I am thinking I might be able to photoshop a more interesting sky and then do something to enhance the colours in the picture (it was overcast and grey that day).

Unfortunately I don't really know how to do any of this other than the cropping,

 

[SmellyBridge]

This is just one of our holiday snaps so I'm not sure if it deserves a place in here, but I like it.

Sunset Diver

 

[boskysquelch]

This is just one of our holiday snaps so I'm not sure if it deserves a place in here, but I like it.

Sunset Diver

the sea's falling off the World!!!!!

 

[lizzieloo]

I have a smilar one have been thinking of posting

Mr P

 

[JonathanS2]

Sometimes it's obvious that something looks better in black and white. Sometimes I can't decide. So..

Colour or Black and White ?

 

[Structaural]

Sometimes it's obvious that something looks better in black and white. Sometimes I can't decide. So..

Colour or Black and White ?

I prefer the colour version, I love that orange and blue colouring.

 

[chooch]

I prefer the colour version, I love that orange and blue colouring.

Me too. It's not quite formally strong enough for black n white. The colour version is real purdy.

 

[JonathanS2]

Ta, all feedback is good feedback. And yes, see what you mean about not being quite strong enough, framing is just off apart from anything.

 

[Louloubelle]

The photo is out of balance. The matterhorn is always dramatic, but that makes it like a news shot. The subject is worthy of comment, but not the composition of the photo as a photo.

What is the center of the photo? Everything is going all over the place.

why should there be something at the centre of the photo?

I hate compositions that place the main subject in the centre, it's just not pleasing to the eye

this is what doesn't work IMO about this picture is that the eye follows the train tacks and the overhead rails and is drawn to the centre of the picture

I think it would have worked better with the tracks guiding the eye to one the the 3rd sections


I remember learning about the golden section at art college, it helped me to learn a lot about composition
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_section

the lighting also looks a bit flat, it would have been better IMO to take the photo earlier or later in the day, long dark shadows look IMO

 

[maes]

Sometimes it's obvious that something looks better in black and white. Sometimes I can't decide. So..

Colour or Black and White ?

I prefer the black and white - I looked at it first and in comparison the colour just seems too garish for what is quite an arty shot.

 

[Firky]

I prefer the colour simply because the foreground does not lend its self well to B&W as it does with colour.

 

[Degro]

Edinburgh

What do you think about this one? Maybe a bit tilted?
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto=QPIVGUCM

Made with a pentax optio 30 something. And I think I did a bit of underlighting to get the background a bit darker as well as the foreground.

Degro.

 

[JonathanS2]

That link just gives me a blank page. It might be a tilted blank page, it's hard to tell.

 

[wiskey]

degro is having some problems with the site they are using to host pics

 

[wiskey]

having not really been taking many pics of late i took this the other day, i dont normally take pictures of insects.

what do you think?

butterfly

 

[GarfieldLeChat]

What do you think about this one? Maybe a bit tilted?
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto=QPIVGUCM

Made with a pentax optio 30 something. And I think I did a bit of underlighting to get the background a bit darker as well as the foreground.

Degro.

it's a nice pic but you shoudla clean your lens beofre taking the shot hence the mark at the top of the window, if you had stopped down a bit then the contrast would have been slightly higher which would have borught out the best in this shot but it's still a nice shot regardless and nothing that about 30 mins in pototatoe shop wouldn't fix

 

[Degro]

Does this work then?
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Album=RKUP46OE

I wanted to get some comments on the last one. The first two Are for the competition for september. But feel free to comment on them as wel. If you can see them of course.

Greetzzzz,

degro

 

[dlx1]

wiskey
butterfly

 

[chooch]

Does this work then?
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Album=RKUP46OE
degro

Works. I like it. Contrast boost and a slight crop and I'd like it even more.

 

[Tricky Mickey]

<dips toe tentatively into photo forum>

i know these are bleached out, and both were accidental, but I love them cos they remind me of a top day... a lovely dog, an endless summer day on an English beach, and the love of my life. As good as it gets.

What could I do in Photoshop to improve/alter them?

 

[Paul Russell]

<dips toe tentatively into photo forum>

i know these are bleached out, and both were accidental, but I love them cos they remind me of a top day... a lovely dog, an endless summer day on an English beach, and the love of my life. As good as it gets.

What could I do in Photoshop to improve/alter them?

I like the second one.

Usually if you have your camera set on auto these shots would come out a bit dark rather than a bit light, so I guess you were using some sort of manual mode??

"What could I do in Photoshop to improve/alter them?"

Not a lot. You could open Levels in Photoshop and move the slider on the left side a tiny bit so it meets the start of the curve, i.e. so you have a true black, I guess.

 

[Louloubelle]

I would suggest adjusting the 'curves' and seeing what kind of result you get
works for me

 

[Pingu]

I quite like these two I got at seaworld.

they were taken with a canon eos350d with a 50mm fixed lens and a polarising filter through a perspex screen (otherwise i would have been slightly wet). cant remember fstop settings etc

I will be doing some messing with the curves and balances in photoshop

this last one to me is abot cheesy but is of the type you see in the "come to our attraction and see..." type thing

i need to mess with this one a bit too to sharpen it up but any tips on what to do would be appreciated

 

[Barking_Mad]

I like the top two Pingu!

 

[Barking_Mad]

<dips toe tentatively into photo forum>

i know these are bleached out, and both were accidental, but I love them cos they remind me of a top day... a lovely dog, an endless summer day on an English beach, and the love of my life. As good as it gets.

What could I do in Photoshop to improve/alter them?

I like those two. I wouldnt touch them at all. I like a bit of overexposure in my photographs

 

[drewish]

Eye of the storm

You can view the photo (along with a few others) at:

my home page

It was made from the leaf skeleton image below by using Photoshop.

First the leaf skeleton image was moved, so that the white border made a St. George's cross shape on the photo. Then I used the Polar Co-ordinates feature of Photoshop - this makes a cone out of a rectangular shaped image. Finally, a small amount of retouching and application of the difference clouds feature made the final image.

Don't ask me about Photoshop, however. I like pressing buttons and trying different effects, but I don't know much in-depth about the application.

Hope you like the photo

drew

 

[holteman]

ok be nice..iv only just started getting back into taking the odd snap shot

me fiddling round out and about brum the other week

 

[audweb]

Hey, new here. just thought i'd share a couple. not really been taking photos for long....am sure i have a lot to learn!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/72941616@N00/48123010/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/72941616@N00/48127108/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/72941616@N00/48123012/

hope they work!

 

[dlx1]

I Spy.....................................