My First Entry
by Beautiful-Joe

Comment by klstover:
Such a great attitude in the forum post you wrote. So happy to see someone excited to learn and participate!!!

Awesome colors here! Impressed that this is straight from the camera. One thing you MIGHT be able to do, in basic editing, for the pink spot, is to use a "selective color" adjustment (in photoshop), choose the reds or the magentas, and then change the amount of the colors it has in it, to something more blue. This only works in basic because you don't have pinkish parts in the rest of the photo. If you did, the selective color edits would of course change those as well, since you have to apply edits to the whole image in basic. Try it out and see if that gives you something less distracting.

I think that this image met the challenge well, and unfortunately the foreground was a bit too dark but it works better in the contre-jour challenge than another challenge where people do not expect darkness. I think as another commenter said the lack of subject sort of hurt. With a brighter foreground, this could stand on its own without a subject, but being darker, the eye needs something more to focus on.

edit: oh yes, reading your comments... dodging and burning are not allowed in basic editing! So it is good you did not do it. Perhaps using a flash might have brightened up the foreground some but I don't know exactly if it would have worked in this situation. When I'm outside, I try a lot of times to take the same shot with and without a flash, to see which one turns out better. Sometimes the differences are subtle but sometimes they can make a huge difference.

Message edited by author 2007-04-11 03:04:02.

An Egg That Was Never Found..
by Beautiful-Joe

Comment by smilam:
cool idea and lighting... the egg doesnt seem very clear though

An Egg That Was Never Found..
by Beautiful-Joe

Comment by surfdabbler:
Ain't it a bugger that AF doesn't work well in the dark? :)

My First Entry
by Beautiful-Joe

Comment by Beautiful-Joe:
=)) Thanks for the welcoming and whatnot.. Yeah.. I could've done better.. This was really a last minute thing though.

The ground and trees turned out darker than I would've liked and I don't like that pink smudge... Whatever that is.. I didn't edit the picture at all though.. So I'm somewhat satisfied with it.
Thanks for the tips and support and whatnot.. I'll do better next time. I promise. =)
Thankyou for your votes.
Oh my god I got two TENS. Someone rated it TEN! 8D
XDD
I love this site..

My First Entry
by Beautiful-Joe

Comment by edmeng:
Very nice for the first entry.
Criticism: Pinky spot in the top right corner is very distracting, I know not much you can do in basic editing, but next time just crop a little tighter. Good job overall. 6

My First Entry
by Beautiful-Joe

Comment by Lustre:
You have the lightsource (sun) in the background of the image but there is no really obvious subject to this photo. Ask yourself - What is this photo trying to say? What emotion is it trying to generate? Keep up the good work though and good luck on your next submission - this site is a great way to improve your photography skills.

My First Entry
by Beautiful-Joe

Comment by wester:
following the rules of the challenge is not enough to make an interestiing photograph. start by finding something more interesting to photograph.

My First Entry
by Beautiful-Joe

Comment by RobMcGee:
if the underexposure of the trees and bushes isn't intentional: 4... if it is: 5, the picture doesn't offer anything exciting.

My First Entry
by Beautiful-Joe

Comment by Diana:
Welcome to DPC
You need a subject. Good Luck 6

My First Entry
by Beautiful-Joe

Comment by xodiak:
Your first entry? Way to pick a hard one! Exposure is your enemy here. It looks like you let the camera do the thinking and it exposed the sky perfectly. Unfortunately, the interest is int he foreground which is to dark.

Please don't stop submitting!