Let me know what you think

[J Squirrel]

Hi everyone, I'm Jesse

I've been on CF for a while now, but for some reason I haven't come by here yet yet. Anywho, here are some pictures that I've taken recently, let me know what you think

 

[Stacey]

Hey, great job! I particularly like the football one, and the one of the poeple walking.

-Stace

 

[Deamiter]

I like your shots a lot! You're certainly beyond the beginner stage!

Anyway, I'll throw out a little constructive criticism. It CERTAINLY doesn't mean these are bad pictures (they're quite good) but without critique, how will you ever get better?

On the first, you've got a great concept. The silouette is ALMOST perfectly exposed, though the highlights on the cross are blown out slightly. Digital cameras tend to overexpose, so if you underexpose slightly, you're more likely to get a usable image (which you can lighten later and still retain all the detail). The cross seems slightly out of focus. Perhaps a smaller aperture with a longer exposure would get it all in focus. That's where a tripod would come in handy! Finally, and worst of all, the horizon is tilted! Luckily it's a very easy fix, just rotate it slightly and crop off the edges. Fixing the orientation would be the easiest and biggest fix to this photo.

The second is very well composed, but it seems that the top -- especially the top right is wasted space. I like the lines of the slide though. Perhaps you can crop off the top and sides to get a more powerful image? It's always more powerful to get a subject moving INTO the picture rather than out of it. If you took this shot again, perhaps you could tilt the camera vertically, then capture the lower end of the slide rather than the top.

I absolutely LOVE the lines in your third! Particularly the way the path moves into focus and how the power lines disappear into the distance. However, it's tilted slightly like the first. Straighten the horizontal and vertical lines, and it'd be worth keeping. Also, I almost feel like there's too much empty space in the top half of the picture. Perhaps you could play with cropping off the second tier of trees (in the distance). I think it would emphasize the people instead of drawing the eye up to the promenant forest.

Finally, you've got an amazing football shot! I imagine it took you dozens of tries to get something like this -- that is unless you're MUCH better than I at catching those perfect moments The only thing I'd try to do in the future is to use a wider aperture to throw the background more out of focus. In the priority modes, you can either fix a wide aperture or fix a shutter speed that GIVES a wide aperture. Also the more zoom you use, the more the background will be thrown out of focus. As it is it competes with the football players where a defocused background might help them pop out more.

Again, your shots are great, and certainly better than most of mine! I just really appreciate it when people tell me how my photos could be better, so I thought I'd pass along the favor

 

[2Bhumble]

Nice pics! I like the depth of field on the slide one and the football one should be in a magazine!

 

[Leanna]

Those are good, I especially like the slide one with hair in middair and the shallow depth of field.

What kind of camera do you have?

 

[J Squirrel]

Anyway, I'll throw out a little constructive criticism. It CERTAINLY doesn't mean these are bad pictures (they're quite good) but without critique, how will you ever get better?

Thank you

The silouette is ALMOST perfectly exposed, though the highlights on the cross are blown out slightly. Digital cameras tend to overexpose, so if you underexpose slightly, you're more likely to get a usable image (which you can lighten later and still retain all the detail).

I've got a film camera.

Finally, you've got an amazing football shot! I imagine it took you dozens of tries to get something like this

Actually, that's on the opening kickoff of the second football game I've ever shot (I get to do my third this saturday ). I've done sports for almost 2 years now though. I like shooting football, it's pretty fun

I just really appreciate it when people tell me how my photos could be better, so I thought I'd pass along the favor

Thanks a lot

What kind of camera do you have?

Nikon N65 (film). I've got an 28-90mm and a 70-300mm lens.

 

[Linx]

Wow...those are pretty great! I actually disagree with the constructive critism given about the second photo. It is usually better to get the subject moving into the frame and not out of, but I think this is one of those exceptions where it's ok to see where she's been rather than where she's going...plus the lines are cool. Maybe it would have been a stronger image the other way, but I think it still works well.

I really love the two people walking...and sports photography is butt-hard. If that was your first shot...WOW!!! Keep up the great work...and working with film!? Nice!

 

[fallupchik]

i really love the 1st and 4th ones

 

[J Squirrel]

(I get to do my third this saturday

Here's a picture from that:

 

[Justin Horne]

The things I like have mostly been said, so I'll just throw in the criticisms..
So, just because you only have the nagatives doesn't mean I don't like them.
1: I'd say the rule of thirds could have been used really well hear. Move the vertical wood of the cross into the left vertical third of the image (by moving the camera right. Obviously, not something that can be done now, but good info for the future.
2: In general very good, but it looks a tad backfocused. Probably easy to do that on a picture like that...
3: The only thing I don't like is the powerlines, but that's almost irrelevant.. Very cool picture.
4: Too small for me to really see.


I used to have an N65, cool little cameras...

 

[Singin4Him]

Great job! I love those pics!

 

[This_Beautiful_Grace]

I don't have much time to comment but I just wanted to say that Jesse, they're just fantastic! I really like them. I congratulate you on the good work. Keep it up and I hope to see some more from you in the near future.

 

[Artie]

good job

 

[J Squirrel]

I took this last weekend :

 

[Billnew]

Thank you



I've got a film camera.



Actually, that's on the opening kickoff of the second football game I've ever shot (I get to do my third this saturday ). I've done sports for almost 2 years now though. I like shooting football, it's pretty fun


Thanks a lot



Nikon N65 (film). I've got an 28-90mm and a 70-300mm lens.

I thought it couldn't be a digital, to many action in the pics.
Great pics.

 

[_becca]

I took this last weekend :

Fantastic!.. thats is so awesome!