Hiding from the Sun.JPG
by Temperpolk

Comment:
I like the halo effect. But yeah, seems kind of noisy. Are you shooting at a high ISO? Although it will help get a fast shutter speed, a high ISO will cause noise the more you amp it up.

Tower.JPG
by Temperpolk

Comment:
Yes, this show's a good eye. A tough exposure, dark in the alley, and bright out around the tower, the sky ended up blown out. This looks like another case where shooting at a different time of day could make a difference. Mid day with bright, harsh, overhead direct light is normally not great for photography :-)

red.JPG
by Temperpolk

Comment:
Yep, totally oof, blown highlights, and a very distracting and unflattering background :-)

Florence.JPG
by Temperpolk

Comment:
This is a nice scene. The buildings make for a nice line across the image. That line seems pretty centered though. Sometimes centered works, but as a rule, you want horizons, or lines like that away from the center. this is another case where even a minimal amount of editing could make a difference. I did a real quick 'edit' to this, hope you don't mind, to show what I mean.

just a quick rotate, crop, some levels and curves and NI and smart sharpen.

Blush.JPG
by Temperpolk

Comment:
Yeah, lighting seems kind of flat. Might want to try shooting at different times of day. Try catching some angled early or late light, and see how it can add depth and texture to a shot. A beautiful subject, good for experimenting with :-)

Farol.jpg
by Temperpolk

Comment:
Looks like lots of noise in this one. A lot of blue can do that :-) It would help to know your settings. Did you shoot with a high ISO? I think this is a case where it is hard to get a good shot with a plain, featureless sky. Also, looks kind of snapshottish with the cut off buildings and stuff. If you look at cool light house images, they normally include some of the surrounding scenery.

Agueda.jpg
by Temperpolk

Comment:
It does seem to have a tilt :-) Not enough to seem purposeful, or 'artistic', but definitely noticeable. Yeah, it is a nice scene, but just doesn't really strongly stand out and peak one's interest. One thing I'd like to point out, that really doesn't help for this specific photo, but in the future, you've caught that person walking up the street, try taking a couple more shots, see if you can catch them in different positions, maybe something would stand out more, like if they had taken a few more steps, and were into the bright area, they might be more prominent and add some interest factor.

edit to add- about the tilt, that is something that in this case, could be fixed in the edit. There looks like there is plenty of room here, you could rotate and crop to straighten up.

Message edited by author 2007-06-02 03:33:30.

2 Pink.jpg
by Temperpolk

Comment:
mk's comment I think is pretty much spot on. I would agree about the lighting and yeah, maybe a very slightly tighter crop. There's not really a single strong subject point, but I think it works overall, as a fill the frame type shot. What kind of post processing do you do? this looks like it could maybe benefit from a little usm, and maybe some levels/curves (tonal) tweaking, and a touch of color management tweaking, although this could be just a matter of taste.

Bugsy.jpg
by Temperpolk

Comment:
That's a good looking cat. I like how you've avoided the classic mistake of shooting down at animals (kids too) and you've gotten down close to his level. The lighting looks kind of harsh though, like onboard flash. Onboard flash is notorious for being hard to work with, often times seeming harsh and un natural, many people try to avoid it, unless using for fill. Much better to use some kind of controllable light, or available natural light. Also, the focus point seems to be a little off for this type of shot. When shooting animals or people, generally you want the eyes to be sharp, here, the sharp point appears to be on his nose and brow. Kritters can be really difficult to get good shots of :-)

Going for a Ride.............
by Hungaro

Comment:
Great photo. Just looks really good. I quite like it :-)