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shotum · Joined: 04 Nov 2008 Posts: 161

Came across an older picture of mine, when I didn't even know what stock is ..

tell me if it is worth composition-wise so that I try to get the MR.

I am not uploading the 100% crop because I am interested in the composition.

Thank you

rinder99 · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:29 am

composition looks OK. But if your gonna submit it. you should show a crop. Looks kinda soft

shotum · Joined: 04 Nov 2008 Posts: 161

jeffbanke · Joined: 18 Dec 2005 Posts: 7225 Location: www.xlr8photo.com

I agree with Laurin, although the horizon is dead center, (typically a no-no), it seems to work OK, as there is the second horizontal at the transition from water to sand, which is closer to the rule of thirds, and the diagonal of the girls lower legs mimiking the diagonal of the rock outcrop, so while it breaks some of the rules it does still seem to work nicely. Hope it is not too soft for you as this would be nice one !

pharm · Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 6139 Location: Contemplating

Would also have been better if the sun was at a lower angle (earlier morning or later afternoon).

mikenorton · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:02 pm

There's a horizon in that picture?!

Seriously, there is a rock that looks like a big foot that bothers me. This is probably because the rock is close to the models feet and because of the angle of the sun. If photographed from the same spot at another time of day and this rock might not look like a foot. My point is that when you see something like that rock either try to hide it or play it up. Try to make a humorous image by placing the model so the rock looks like it is one of her feet. Whenever you can find repeating patterns, man made, in nature or a combination of both you have hit the jackpot.

You could crop the sky a little and move the horizon up, away from the center.

rinder99 · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:02 pm

Thats funny. Just thinking of that when mike posted.LOL

shotum · Joined: 04 Nov 2008 Posts: 161

ok guys,

I will crop the sky a little, it is obviously better and I will post a 100% crop to check the focus.

As of the "foot" issue, frankly speaking, if you wouldn't have mentioned it I would not have noticed it. But as I said, it is a picture I made when I just got my first DSLR and didn't even know what stock is. You might have noticed I shot it at f-stop 4.5 and a shutter speed of 1250. Now, of course I would do it waaay differently.

appreciate your help my friends

shotum · Joined: 04 Nov 2008 Posts: 161

I reprocessed the image.. tell me what you think now please... how does the focus look to you ?

I know it does not seem like a 100% crop, but it is.

gwhitton · Joined: 22 Jul 2009 Posts: 241 Location: Alaska/Utah

seeing this closeup I get the impression she's hiding from the camera and not the sun....

And the hat doesn't fit the image, if you're going for the perfect shot, go with something a woman is "expected" to wear, not an old red cap, some retired baseball player pulled out of his closet.

Not meant to be a snub...just the honest impression the close-up gives me.

rinder99 · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 9:17 pm

Nice tan though. I don't know..Maybe I've seen it to many times. It kinda just lays there. [No pun Intended]

shotum · Joined: 04 Nov 2008 Posts: 161

shotum · Joined: 04 Nov 2008 Posts: 161

rinder99 · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 11:12 am

Nice port BTW. another 2000 like that. You'll be just Fine.

shotum · Joined: 04 Nov 2008 Posts: 161