Ali 2
by airdance

Comment by Art Roflmao:
Excellent detail! Nice job.

Eiffel Tower
by airdance

Comment by Art Roflmao:
On some structures an angle such as this can produce interesting results. For the Eiffel Tower, it does not, IMO. The shot is technically good though.

Paris, Sacre Coeur
by airdance

Comment by Art Roflmao:
This is a very nice pic. I would clone out the wire though.

Ali
by airdance

Comment by airdance:
Thanks for the input ! And yeah, I'm having a blast - love to learn new stuff :))

Ali
by airdance

Comment by SDW:
Hi and welcome to DPChallenge.
The good part your subject is in focus which is the most important thing people seem to look for here at DPChallenge. The cat is a very good subject. Nice features and color. Things that need working on. The highlights are blown-out. No recovering that and the shadows are harsh. I would consider a different angle of light. Always think of where the light is coming from. If the light would of been ore to your back you would have not had the harsh shadows and probably would of done away with the blown out areas. Second, consider your background. If you can get a smooth background by using a physical element such as a sold backdrop or using a shallow DOF with the subject about 6' away from the background.

Other than that, picture is good. Just need a little work on lighting. But don't we all. Again welcome and I hope you have a good time here at DPChallenge.

Wet Rose
by airdance

Comment by airdance:
Thanks Sue, I'll give that a shot next time. And yes, it smelled great !

Wet Rose
by airdance

Comment by suemack:
What a beautiful rose, is it fragrant? I like where you're going with this shot, the drops are great.

If your camera will allow you to go in closer it would eliminate the clutter of the background, fill the frame with the rose if you can. Colours are gorgeous!

Ali
by airdance

Comment by airdance:
Sue, thanks for the helpful comments. I'll search my archives and add some more photo's of her. Speak to you soon !

Ali
by airdance

Comment by suemack:
Gorgeous cat!! I love taking animal photos too.

For me in this shot, the whites are too bright (overexposed), there's a lot of shadow on one side of her face so you lose the details. If you can, morning/evening light is softer, wait till she turns slightly to get more light on the dark side (more even light) If you can a faster shutter speed helps. You've done very well with the focus on her eye, but at SS of 1/10 even her breathing is going to make the focus iffy.

Have you got some more shots of her? I'd love to see them.

sue

Sunflower
by airdance

Comment by airdance:
Thanks again ! I'll remember the sharpening and off-centering ;)