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05/06/2005 01:27:23 AM · #1 |
I have taken this image of Golden Budhha, at Sarnath, Varanasi, India. I want an indepth critique please.
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05/06/2005 01:44:50 AM · #2 |
What interestest you about this Buddha? Show me the photos of the individual pieces that interested you enough to make this photo. It looks like a rich subject, but this photo is a simple documentary of the whole.
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05/06/2005 01:45:15 AM · #3 |
Why not start by giving us some information? Tell us your camera settings, and some of your own thoughts on the photograph. What were you trying to convey or accomplish?
The more information you can give us, the more useful we can make our critiques.
-Terry
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05/06/2005 01:48:35 AM · #4 |
Seems like the image captured has a lot of details. Posting a larger image who make looking at it much easier.
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05/06/2005 01:52:02 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by faidoi:
Seems like the image captured has a lot of details. Posting a larger image who make looking at it much easier. |
Please post a LINK to the larger image. Photos more than about 30KB should not be posted directly to the forums.
Also, I'm moving this thread to "Individual Photograph Discussion."
Thanks,
Terry
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05/06/2005 02:23:35 AM · #6 |
What interested me to take this photograph:
Magnificant size (about 20 feet), Golden Colour, Mixed lighting (mostly tungsten lights), and a dash of Primary colours.
I took this photograph without using a flash, camera mounted on tripod.
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05/06/2005 02:32:21 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by kbhatia1967:
What interested me to take this photograph:
Magnificant size (about 20 feet), Golden Colour, Mixed lighting (mostly tungsten lights), and a dash of Primary colours.
I took this photograph without using a flash, camera mounted on tripod. |
In that case, it may have been beneficial to shoot this photograph in a way to show the size/scale of the subject. Looking at this image, there is no context for the size of the statue. It could be 1' tall or 100' tall and the viewer won't be able to tell... food for thought?
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05/06/2005 02:36:15 AM · #8 |
I agree. But the statue was inside a Hall. There were objects, only to be avoided (like ceiling fans, Benches etc.). If I had included them, they would have been only a distraction.
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05/06/2005 02:44:33 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by kbhatia1967:
I agree. But the statue was inside a Hall. There were objects, only to be avoided (like ceiling fans, Benches etc.). If I had included them, they would have been only a distraction. |
Therein lies a challenge :)
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05/06/2005 03:31:24 AM · #10 |
show us your other shots... I would like to see your thought process on this item.
Maybe if you panned back and showed more of that back panel. Some of the most interesting textures are in that back panel. Also look at different angles. It is real easy and safe to shoot straight on, try below the buddha with a wide angle and the feet in focus and the head blurred, or just the opposite. Use the wide angle to pull the feet away from the head, helps add depth and depth adds interest. Also dont look at just the buddha as a whole. Look at interesting aspects of it and how you can photograph them, closeup can be interesting. Look at angles to confuse you at first of what the object is, but with a harder look you can see it is a buddha.
The beauty and hinderence of photography lays entirely in framing. It is much harder to create an interesting image with a camera (a still life looks interesting on canvas, but never through a camera). This means you must always look for the interesting and find new ways to shoot that object. This is where the art in photography traditionally occurs.
I like the lighting on the buddha, but I would play with the levels on the back panel with the reds and greens. Use a mask and select the bcak panel to change the color, because if you do the whole image, you will oversaturate the cloths in his hands and you dont want to do that with this image (even though I do it alot with my own photos)
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05/06/2005 03:33:12 AM · #11 |
Also I would burn in some of those highlights, they are a little harsh.
But these are just my ideas, and ultimately your creativity must stand out.
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05/06/2005 03:36:31 AM · #12 |
Also I like your image of the little girl on your photogallery on PhotoWorld. Nice framing and great expression of curiosity, with the object she is holding not in frame leaving you wondering what she is looking at.
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