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.JeffM78
08/09/07 5:05 PM GMT
I need some constructive criticism. Mainly on one pic in general but also my other pics aswell.

Here is the one I'm having a problem with. Why such a low c-index on this one. Whats wrong with it? This way when I go back in March. I won't mess it up again.
http://www.caedes.net/Zephir.cgi?lib=Caedes::Infopage&image=JeffM78-1184956581.jpg
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&KEIFER
08/09/07 5:16 PM GMT
Iditarod '06

Are you sitting down?

my problems with the image are as follows:

1) .. it is a documentary\tourist shot .. ie: you brought your camera up to your eye and you pushed the button

2) .. too much foreground

3) .. no real subject .. the sign is a bigger 'subject' than the alleged intended subject (the dogs) .. if you had LENS left in your camera that you didn't use .. 'tis a shame

4) .. exposure\light quality .. I realize that it was probably a typical 'blah' overcast day .. learning how to, either, tweak your camera .. or .. tweak the resulting image afterwards will go along way towards making your images POP


improving it ..

run out, at the risk of life & limb (and freedom) .. and come away with a bang-up photo

:o) .. (i'm kidding)


make some quick observations on the 'action' .. this sledder is closer to the other side, and if you were there, you could get a more detailed composition on your subject (the sledder&dogs)

DO learn to post process your images .. digital cameras often need a little help .. dynamic range\tonal qualities, under certain situations, are usually flat

learn to appreciate what a shallow depth-of-field can do to the magic of a shot .. there is too much grabbing at my attention purse-strings here .. using a WIDE aperture will improve your shutter speed AND render the non-players into a soft cream cheese

decide what shots are documentary .. and what shots are more focused "art-shots' .. including the sign in this is fine for a documentary "I was there" shot .. but not optimal for a creative "man & beast against the elements" exposé


when you teach yourself to "see" .. you will make half of these decisions with one sweep of a scene .. any scene .. bringing your camera up to your eye will tell you what you can expect for composition & exposure values .. and will tell you where you need to be to get what you want ..

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.JeffM78
08/09/07 6:39 PM GMT
Thank you. I can take constructive criticism well, when its something that I want to get better in. Thanks for your comments, and will take these into consideration on my next photo shoot.
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::Benroy
08/09/07 9:13 PM GMT
Keith's made some good points there.
I quite like the composition, the curve of the track and the spectators leads nicley round to the sign and the sign itself gives the photo meaning.
There is quite a lot of empty space in the foreground and the the dogs and sled do get lost in the spectators behind. Another possible way to combat this would have been to take the shot a little later. Letting the sled get nearer would have seperated it from the spectators behind and add an interesting element to the foreground. After that, as Keith said, you could then experiment with a wide apeture setting to blur out the background a little putting more emphasis on the dogs.
Just my thoughts but I hope they help.

Cheers...............
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