First Three for Review - DPChallenge Forums

01/18/2012 06:00:11 PM · #1

Hi,

So I'm ready to share some of my photos for feedback. I'm new to photography, so I expect I have a lot to improve. These three have won challenges on Flickr, but I know that isn't saying a whole lot. Your comments are appreciated.

Model Train:

The Chosen One:

Little Jelly:

(Edited to remove question about posting in Macro challenge since I realized they don't qualify)

Message edited by author 2012-01-18 18:20:06.

MinsoPhoto

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

01/18/2012 06:01:29 PM · #2

Those are pretty good. But if you want to post one in a challenge I would remove it from here until after the challenge is done.

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

01/18/2012 06:19:02 PM · #3

Actually, I think they don't qualify under the basic editing rules, so I'll just be happy with feedback here.

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

01/18/2012 06:28:03 PM · #4

I like how Osiris is showing us Anubis... These are pretty well done.

R.

hahn23

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS II USM Lens

01/18/2012 06:59:16 PM · #5

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

I like how Osiris is showing us Anubis... These are pretty well done.

R.

True, indeed. (I had to look up Anubis. Good to know!)

"The ancient Egyptians believed that the preservation of the body and the use of sweet-smelling herbs and plants would help the deceased because Anubis would sniff the mummy and only let the pure move on to paradise."

tanguera

Nikon D750

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED

01/18/2012 07:43:32 PM · #6

You're going to do well here :-)

Too bad you missed the shallow dof in red challenge. Your train would have been perfect!

mbrutus2009

Nikon D850

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35 f/4 ED VR

01/18/2012 08:01:18 PM · #7

I really like that last one! Care to share how you did that type of lighting? Was it from a fish tank light or did you do something else with a light?

GinaRothfels

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

Olympus 8mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital ED Fisheye PRO Lens

01/18/2012 08:57:13 PM · #8

Originally posted by Osiris1975:

(Edited to remove question about posting in Macro challenge since I realized they don't qualify)

After reading this I just thought I'd check - I assume you're aware that challenge entries have to be taken after the challenge is announced.

Welcome to DPC. Those photos are really nice.

01/18/2012 09:06:07 PM · #9

Thanks for all the props, folks, I appreciate it. Most comments have said pretty good and pretty well done, which means they aren't perfect :) Any suggestions for improvement?

@hahn and bear: Regarding Anubis, yes, you will see a lot of ancient Egyptian themed stuff from me (I'm Egyptian) as I have a lot of Egyptian and Arabic swag in my home.

@tanguera, yes, I saw that challenge, and was wishing I'd submitted to it. Alas, I haven't bought the premium membership here yet. On a side note, every time I try to vote in one of the challenges it tells me I need get a payed membership, but I thought non-paying members could vote.

Mbrutus, that shot was taken at Epcot in Florida, outside one of the rides they have a few aquarium tanks, one which has jellyfish. The blue lighting was thanks to the way they lit the aquarium. I did do a significant amount of post processing in Lightroom in that one. I cropped, fiddled with the blues, and applied my favorite brush (I call it "Pop" and it is just sharpness and clarity set to 100) to the jellyfish and then burned the background image. If you like, I can post the original, unedited image so you can see the difference.

The use of my Pop brush, I assume, means I can't submit any photos to the 'basic editing' challenges. Unfortunately, I am still only on my kit lens, so I feel like the pop brush is required to make up for the deficiency.

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