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[Minnie_the_Minx]

Can't we have a separate spread for people who just take crap holiday photos please? This thread is full of arty farty clever and expert photos.

Anyway, I'm sticking up one of my holiday snapshots here

 

[Janh]

Nice (I hate the word nice, sorry I just used it). I like the idea. When I read 'stpauls' at the end of the url I thought 'oh, another typical shot of st pauls' but that isn't what that is at all. You have brought a different view to it. I like how the focus leads into it. In some ways though it seems a little too dark - with too little detail to the shot, but there is definitely something there.

Thank you.

Nice site btw really subtle and delicate with no distracting flashyness, fly-eye view of cactus is my favourite.

 

[Stanley Edwards]

Two more from me (nicely situated in the new blog too)

number 1

and

number 2

I wasn't sure about number 2 but others seem to like it well enough. It's the beginning of an idea that I hope to develop. I'd appreciate your thoughts.

You're really quite good aren't you. Prefer the colour shot. Saw a photograph here of a pomegranite (sp?) the other day. One of the sexiest fruit/seed shots I've ever seen. Part of a set of four featuring one of the lushest lip photos I've ever come across also. Wish I could find a link to point you to.

Like them and I'm in no mood to be critical ATM. So, I won't this time

 

[Blagsta]

Coffee break

 

[Blagsta]

Gas

 

[Blagsta]

Lonely coffee

 

[funky_sessions]

Cathedral

ok... here's another one.. what do you think?

 

[chooch]

Some more Seville. Hmm. Think I might be overdoing this boost the contrast to bollocks bit.

alcazar window
Alfareria
Triana rain

Be glad to hear what anyone thinks...

 

[chooch]

ok... here's another one.. what do you think?

Pretty. Though not nearly as lovely as the warehouse. Not sure the composition quite works with the bricks out of line and the looming bit on the right hand side. Difficult to make a shot like this work, I think.

 

[funky_sessions]

Some more Seville. Hmm. Think I might be overdoing this boost the contrast to bollocks bit.

Alfareria

I really like that one, I like the simple contrast between the dark background and the white graffiti

 

[Chorlton]

Causeway1

causeway 2


very noisy pics - not altogether sure why...

 

[alef]

Causeway1

causeway 2


very noisy pics - not altogether sure why...

Dark and moody, which I like. The levels do look a bit too dark but maybe that's the effect you want? What is the beach made of? Looks like some kind of strange volcanic rocks.

I would suggest straightening the horizon on the second shot.

 

[alef]

Cathedral

ok... here's another one.. what do you think?

Very dramatic and full of texture. I'm not particularly into architectual photography but this is certainly a good use of b+w.

 

[alef]

Coffee break

Your shots are quite minimal, which can work well if the subject is interesting enough. I find these a bit bland, to be honest.

 

[Firky]

Lonely coffee

Quite like that even if it is rather simple. I think it is because it is begging to be symmetrical but fails.

 

[Firky]

Cathedral

ok... here's another one.. what do you think?

Its alright, slightly on the piss and there's too much going on on the right hand side but its alright. slight barrel distortion

 

[Firky]

Some more Seville. Hmm. Think I might be overdoing this boost the contrast to bollocks bit.

alcazar window

Be glad to hear what anyone thinks...

That is f'ing excellent, really like that - I'd pay money for it. Reminds me of Rothko! People shouldn't be afraid to take pictures of things like this - rather than stuff, things and scenes. Excellent work!

p.s

I saved it

 

[Chorlton]

Dark and moody, which I like. The levels do look a bit too dark but maybe that's the effect you want? What is the beach made of? Looks like some kind of strange volcanic rocks.

I would suggest straightening the horizon on the second shot.

yeah, its the giants causeway on north antrim, which is indeed volcanic... its a great place bacuase 9 times out of ten its being battered by waves and foul weather yet the visitor centre only sells pictures of beautiful sunsets and idyllic long exposure shots... it comes into its own in foul weather.

all editing was done in picasa - i tried photoshopping it - but i liked what picasa gave me better... dirtier and noisier

I've looked at the second and can't see the straightening required - could you expand?

cheers for feedback

 

[alef]

yeah, its the giants causeway on north antrim, which is indeed volcanic... its a great place bacuase 9 times out of ten its being battered by waves and foul weather yet the visitor centre only sells pictures of beautiful sunsets and idyllic long exposure shots... it comes into its own in foul weather.

all editing was done in picasa - i tried photoshopping it - but i liked what picasa gave me better... dirtier and noisier

I've looked at the second and can't see the straightening required - could you expand?

cheers for feedback

causeway 2

The horizon is tilting about one degree to the left so needs a small clockwise rotation. I admit it's not a lot but with such a strong horizontal line it leapt out at me. If you compare the heights of the sky on each side I'd say there's at least a 15 px difference (should I grab my anorak and leave now?).

I visited the other half of the Giant's Causeway in the Hebrides, though it was a sunny and beautiful day:
http://www.alef.co.uk/photos/hebrides/10.html

 

[funky_sessions]

Its alright, slightly on the piss and there's too much going on on the right hand side but its alright. slight barrel distortion

how do I correct the barrel distortion? is it something I can do in photoshop?
maybe I could try and vanish the other part of the building out on the right hand side In PS, but I haven't got too much time to play around with it at the moment.

 

[Blagsta]

Your shots are quite minimal, which can work well if the subject is interesting enough. I find these a bit bland, to be honest.

Yeah, I wasn't sure about the coffee ones myself. Tbh, I used it as more of an exercise in correct exposure...I'm still learning!

 

[chooch]

That is f'ing excellent, really like that - I'd pay money for it.
I saved it

Ta.


Another, this time from Cordoba.

 

[chooch]

Here's three from me. Rode for 78 miles today! Found some things to photograph! I was well chuffed!
http://crap.wapoc.com/mansfield/mine.jpg

Like the composition of that one: not quite balanced; a bit of tension.

 

[jeff_leigh]

Taken on a recent trip to Thailand, Here

 

[portman]

Ta.


Another, this time from Cordoba.

A good 'un...captures the feel of the skaters movement brilliantly. Producing the image in monochrome also adds a little something extra to it...

 

[portman]

Four images shot on the seawall at Stanford-le-Hope (Essex shore of the Thames Estuary) in the fading light of a fine winter afternoon...

http://daveamis.freeservers.com/Seawall171206_01.html

http://daveamis.freeservers.com/Seawall171206_03.html

http://daveamis.freeservers.com/Seawall171206_07.html

http://daveamis.freeservers.com/Seawall171206_08.html

Minimal tweaking in Photoshop Elements, mainly slight adjustments to the contrast. Images are an attempt to capture the mood and feel of the place more than anything else.

All comments or constructive criticism are welcome...

Cheers,
Dave

 

[Barking_Mad]

Four images shot on the seawall at Stanford-le-Hope (Essex shore of the Thames Estuary) in the fading light of a fine winter afternoon...

http://daveamis.freeservers.com/Seawall171206_01.html

http://daveamis.freeservers.com/Seawall171206_03.html

http://daveamis.freeservers.com/Seawall171206_07.html

http://daveamis.freeservers.com/Seawall171206_08.html

Minimal tweaking in Photoshop Elements, mainly slight adjustments to the contrast. Images are an attempt to capture the mood and feel of the place more than anything else.

All comments or constructive criticism are welcome...

Cheers,
Dave

First one i think might have looked better landscape. I can see why you took it portrait but its feel a bit narrow. Obviously i wasn't there so maybe it wouldnt have done

Second one is nice but the curves on the left side are cut off which lets the image down a little

Third one, maybe it should have been framed a little closer, cutting off the horizontal line running along the bottom third of the photo.

Fourth one is the best, portrait but it works nicely.

Nice light on all of them, framing let a couple down, but still ok shots.......

 

[Barking_Mad]

Taken on a recent trip to Thailand, Here

I think i can see what you were trying to do, looks a little over exposed in the white areas, but then again my monitor is shite Maybe you'd have been better taking it slightly lower down and framing the first three 'vases' and going for a more geometric shot using the horizontal lines of each side of the vase to divide the photo up.

I took a similar shot of statues in Cambodia and tried to get too many in the same shot and it didn't really work......

 

[Barking_Mad]

Thought i'd share this one, it's one of my favourites from my trip to India but a bit of a 'happy accident'. It was taken in a narrow entrance to a temple and there was a woman stood behind me so I couldn't crouch down to frame it. Instead I held the camera by my side, took a guess on the framing and clicked. I think im going to take them all like that in future

http://www.pbase.com/barking_mad/image/71513905

 

[Kanda]

My first steps with photography, I took a wander round Clapham Common yesterday.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/djkanda/sets/72157594426050339/

Is really just getting used to the camera, working out settings etc etc