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Agreed... go high-contrast too.
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01-21-2007, 03:18 PM
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01-21-2007, 09:39 PM
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why not let him 'fix' his own image? the visual might not be the issue..and everyone needs the practice lol
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01-22-2007, 05:33 AM
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My version: applied more green & blue than red ...not quite happy with it yet, but it's almost 6am...gotta sleep....still need to finish my Focal Point assignment... *yawn*
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01-22-2007, 05:48 AM
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| Quote: Originally posted by Car Chick wow, lovely photo.. where did you find such a pretty staircase?
just a few questions/comments:
- is the white balance off? the "red" seems dull?
- i like the fact that you have a person walking through it, rather than waiting for it to be completely empty - it takes this photo away from the usual spiral staircase shots.
- a person opinion: I would crop out a little bit from the top and the left side.... leaving it a little bit asymmetrical. | Thanks! The staircase is in Carnegie Hall on Main & Hastings streets. I was wandering around the area doing some street photography....got a little nervous, but no one bothered me.
- The WB was set to daylight. The red paint is quite dull. The upper part of the staircase is illuminated by daylight coming in from the skylight, and the lower stairs are illuminated by tungsten lights.
- I waited until only one person was climbing the stairs and positioned in the right place. I took another similar shot with my Leica loaded with Tri-X. Hope it turns out well.
- I was nervous when I took this shot...it was a drug deal going down. The guy on the right bought a bunch of pills from the guy on the left.
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01-22-2007, 05:49 AM
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How about a square crop?
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01-22-2007, 05:57 AM
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More Downtown East Side:
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01-22-2007, 09:20 AM
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| Quote: Originally posted by Senna4ever - I was nervous when I took this shot...it was a drug deal going down. The guy on the right bought a bunch of pills from the guy on the left. | I took a couple students with video cameras out for a drive downtown one night to get some random street footage for a music video I was making. Within 30 seconds of starting up her camera around Columbia and Cordova, one of them caught a covert little "exchange" going on. Needless to say, we made quick tracks for another area of downtown after that
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01-22-2007, 02:17 PM
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I hate resizing photos so small, they always look like the were taken with a 1mp camera |
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01-22-2007, 02:35 PM
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Impressive, Civic... where's that taken?
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That was up in Brackendale last week, tons of eagles flying around at this time of year.
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01-22-2007, 03:17 PM
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Of course, shoulda figured.
I was driving from Prince Rupert to Terrace once, years ago... the number of eagles along the river was impressive, but what really amazed me was all the sea lions a good 100km *inland* in the Skeena River... all there for a nice salmon feast, of course!
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01-22-2007, 05:32 PM
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| Quote: Originally posted by 77civic1200 | What time of day was this? You must have gone pretty early. That eagle second from the left looks like he took a huge shit.
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01-22-2007, 07:46 PM
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Lmao, crap I didn't even notice that!
It was actually pretty late, well like 1-3pm? I don't get up early these days =)
I saw your post on bccamera about going early, I'll have to go back if this weather ever gets nicer
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01-22-2007, 08:55 PM
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| http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...s/PICT9092.jpg
...that's near..ehhh china town? haha. or jsut the outer limits.
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01-22-2007, 11:59 PM
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^^^ No, IN Chinatown. Shanghai Alley.
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01-23-2007, 04:30 PM
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| Quote: Originally posted by 77civic1200
I hate resizing photos so small, they always look like the were taken with a 1mp camera | Nice shot!
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01-24-2007, 12:05 AM
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I see a lot a constructive criticism.. I've liked taking pictures for awhile now.., but I'm a noob and i've never had the chance to do any serious photography, does anyone have a few pointers? I.e Angle of the pic should be lower.. or.. focus more on one object... stuff like that.. i'd really lke to get some nice pictures going.
Is there a book to read on how to do good photography? where di you guys learn?
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01-24-2007, 01:39 AM
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You have to commit yourself to photography to be come a good photographer. You can always go to the library and take out some photography books or you can just stick around RS and learn
I've only really touched a couple books about photography, but i'd say I've learned more off this site then anything.
If you want some homework assigned go through this thread and read up on a couple of the topics. http://www.revscene.net/forums/showt...hreadid=235867
As for the pictures:
1. No real focus, no subject, no emotion. The right poll looks really distorted makes the image look like it's caving in
2. The picture seems a little crooked. The building on the right is leaning to the left. Exposure looks ok, but there's no point except to show how snowy it looks.
3. Maybe it's just me but I think your lens distorts the corners to much. If you look at the building on the right, it looks ok from the left, but on the right it starts to curve in. I guess the exposure caught the sky, very narrow range not enough to pick out the grays to much. The street light is kind of cutting its way into the screen. Not to exciting.
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01-24-2007, 03:09 AM
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| Quote: Originally posted by marco712 I see a lot a constructive criticism.. I've liked taking pictures for awhile now.., but I'm a noob and i've never had the chance to do any serious photography, does anyone have a few pointers? I.e Angle of the pic should be lower.. or.. focus more on one object... stuff like that.. i'd really lke to get some nice pictures going.
Is there a book to read on how to do good photography? where di you guys learn? | I agree with mananetwork...borrow some books from the library, read a bunch of websites, buy some books, take some courses. I found that the beginner's courses at Focal Point ( www.focalpoint.bc.ca) to be a great start for me. You get instruction from working pros, too. Two instructors there are at the top of their fields...and great people. I wholly recommend it.
#1 - In photography, there has to be a clear subject. In this picture, there are too many objects in the picture vying for the viewer's attention....makes the picture boring. There is significant barrel distortion at the edges.
#2 - The horizon seems to be tilted slightly, the scene is underexposed by about 2 stops...too dark. The snow should be white, not grey.
#3 - Again, underexposed. The sky is perfectly exposed, but the street is underexposed. What are you trying to show? It's not very clear. Photography is about simplifying the scene.
What camera are you using? It seems to have a very narrow dynamic range (the range between pure black and pure white tones), and the lens distorts the edges big time.
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01-25-2007, 05:28 AM
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| Quote: Originally posted by Gopher Wow. 19 curved blades... that must dish out the most amazing bokeh | Actually, this has the most incredible bokeh - the Minolta 135mm f2.8 [T4.5] STF lens. Note the double aperture.
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01-25-2007, 09:54 AM
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01-25-2007, 10:16 AM
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| Quote: Originally posted by [azn angel] why? this piece of writing is an art.
you are arguing that the act of the water freezing as a scientific process, where in this context it is an emotional analogy; logic and science are irrelevant to explain this. The literature is not meant to be reflective of the scientific transformation of water to ice.
The act of self-mutilation refers to the water allowing itself to freeze. In this context, the state of freezing is synonymous with death, or it's demise. |
Completely forgot about this discussion. I was enjoying the exchange of ideas…
The three threads that you have presented in your image are 1. “demise of ice” 2. “self-mutilation” and 3. angels.
Now, I’ve already mentioned one reason behind why I think the image fails, namely that the image is incomplete, since there is no unifying theme behind the three concepts; but in my opinion there is a much more paramount reason why the image fails: it does not resonate with its audience.
I understand that you are making an emotional analogy. I am not contesting that. But you have to understand that in order for an analogy to be grasped by its audience, there has to be some minimal universality to it. Everyone conceives the world through the eyes of their own experiences. We appreciate only things that we can recognize with, or at least have some type of connection to.
Each of us has a very limited perception of 1. ice, 2. self-mutilation and 3. angels. In order for me to adopt your version of ‘demise’ in the context of what you have presented in your image, I have to be able to connect with it. Because ultimately, photography is not about an inside joke, but it is a medium of communication. Hence if there is any element within the image that is unclear, contradictory, or otherwise ambiguous, then the image is immediately disregarded. In my humble opinion, your image falls under all three!
To understand my point, have a look at the 13 photographs that changed the world: http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/02/...ged-the-world/
You will notice that the unifying theme behind each one of those images is 1. each immediately conveys context, and 2. each immediately provides a human emotion that we can all connect to.
I think if, as photographers, we abide by these two basic principles in photography, we will have achieved some minimal success as visual communicators.
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01-25-2007, 10:24 AM
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Here's another mind-bender: "Inifity and jelly donuts".
Any of you young'uns know where that comes from?
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