Elmina Fishermen
by rfspencer

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

First of all, you were shooting a documentary, may have been on set, so may not have been able to leave your location. Having said that, I can see why so many commenters seem ambivalent this shot. It does have a bit of a touristy-snapshot feel to it. Everyone is simply too far away to draw us in, all we see are straining figures hauling on a rope. The POV is very safe. Surely if this were a daily occurence at roughly the same time each day, you may have been able to get a more dynamic angle.

Camera settings seem fine, composition bland though some attempt at rule of thirds. A few very minor nitpicks...some visible sensor dust in upper left corner, and fishing buouys, also detract to a slight but noticable extent. A lot of cropping could have been done to tighten the shot. Yes, documentaries and many movies are shot with such a long shot to give a sense of place....but then they generally zoom in on the action pretty fast to keep the audience engaged.

So that's what I suggest you keep in mind for now. Get the action!

Feel free to PM me with any questions,

Susan

State Street
by rfspencer

Comment by liberty:
Yeah...they want you to ride in the road so you'll get hit...lol Nice shot, 5.

State Street
by rfspencer

Comment by OmanOtter:
I like the tilt and the depth of field.

State Street
by rfspencer

Comment by CoreyFitz:
I have changed my opinion on this shot, after carefull consideration I realize that the essense is there. That said the background is to busy, and the over all picture doesn't really do much for me.

Elmina Fishermen
by rfspencer

Comment by PennyStreet:
This is what you call teamwork! Good one.

Elmina Fishermen
by rfspencer

Comment by RianBotes:
This scene makes me wonder more and raise more questions and would love to see what they are working at. yes - pulling in a net but they are to minor in the big scene of this pic to hold the attention

State Street
by rfspencer

Comment by Digipixer:
Not seeing Main Street here, if the Challenge was Street Signs I would give you a higher score.

State Street
by rfspencer

Comment by BhaktiParanjpe:
Its not always necessary to capture the street to indicate it ! Good job !

Elmina Fishermen
by rfspencer

Comment by NikonJeb:
I wish I could tell more what they were doing in this scene.....5

State Street
by rfspencer

Comment by moayad_habas:
smart one