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with comments from Philip Grosset "Hi.. I recently came across ur website. it is really great for beginners like me. I have taken this picture in Monterey Bay, California. Tried to take SunSet as well as tree at the same time with a Canon point & Shoot camera. It will be great if u can give some comments about it and how i should have taken it if it was a SLR camera instead of P&Shoot...regards." (Aseem Rastogi) |
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| You've produced a really colorful picture on the left, but the sunset itself is a little hidden away, so on the right I've moved in closer and positioned it at the intersection of thirds. I think this makes a bolder picture. Your Canon point and shoot camera works fine with a scene like this. You might have got it a bit sharper with a SLR, but it's when you want greater control over your subject that the SLR really comes into its own. Reply from Aseem Rastogi: "Hi... thanx a lot for your prompt comments. After the modification it really looks nice and concentrate on the subject. regards aseem" "hello, i thank you for your time. =) this is a picture i took a long time ago of my pet fish, it's a little off center, but i still really like it. let me know what ya think! thanks again." (Joshua Mays) |
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| I can see why you like this picture. It's a pity that the fish doesn't seem quite in focus, and, as you say, it would be better if it were less off-center. But it was a good idea for a photo. "I have always loved taking photos, and I've very recently decided I want to pursue photography as a career. I haven't taken many photos with a specific vision or purpose as of yet, but I wanted to send a couple of my favorite spur of the moment photos and see what you thought of them, mostly to see if you think I have any potential for a career in photography, I suppose. =) The first is a photo of Piccadilly Circus in London, taken in January of 2000 during my college's travel abroad program. The second is a snapshot I took at the Tower of London, also in January 2000, that I think ended up turning out pleasingly eerie and foreboding. And the third is a snapshot I took of my little brother when I was experimenting with black and white film. I know I should've gotten closer, but I was wondering what you thought of this one besides that aspect. Thanks in advance!" (Sally Bailey) |
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This has come out fine, but it might have been more interesting to have seen more of Piccadilly Circus in the foreground, so as to identify the place more clearly. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| I don't really think this works very well because it shows so little of the Tower of London. The grim branches in the foreground were a good idea, but there's not enough of real interest in the background. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| I think this is by far the most successful of the photos you sent me, as it has the most human interest. As you realise, though, a closer view would have been better, as on the right. Reply from Sally Bailey: "Thank you so much for the critique, I'd like to send more photos to you in the future as I learn more about photography. Have a wonderful day!" |
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