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Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 E-mount

04/21/2010 12:08:50 AM · #1

Can someone tell me what I did wrong with this photo?

gah... how do you post images?

Message edited by author 2010-04-21 00:09:01.

Hipychik

Sony Alpha a6000

04/21/2010 12:09:31 AM · #2

Originally posted by northebound:

Can someone tell me what I did wrong with this photo?

gah... how do you post images?

Sorry...this was the number you had in there so I tried to fix it for you!

Message edited by author 2010-04-21 00:16:16.

spiritualspatula

Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LX100

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

04/21/2010 12:12:41 AM · #3

Go to the image itself (assuming this is on DPC). In the URL, you'll see a number at the very end of the URL. Copy that. Click the ~~img~~thumbnail button when you're making a new post (it's the second on the right next to "message:)and paste the number in there.

Thanks for the clarification

GeneralE

Message edited by author 2010-04-21 14:45:27.

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

04/21/2010 12:13:37 AM · #4

thank you :)

Message edited by author 2010-04-21 00:14:35.

KristinaG

Canon EOS-7D

04/21/2010 12:17:53 AM · #5

I gave it a 7, and really liked it.
Honestly, I bet part of the reason for the low score was the religious topic.

Pentax D-FA* 70-200mm f/2.8 ED DC AW

04/21/2010 12:24:23 AM · #6

Originally posted by Fiora:

I gave it a 7, and really liked it.
Honestly, I bet part of the reason for the low score was the religious topic.

I really hope that's not the case...

But thank you :)

K3Master

Pentax K-3

04/21/2010 12:29:20 AM · #7

A lot of little things did you in. The perspective is a little off-setting, there are exposure issues, the image is a little busy, subtle symbolism is something that is usually lost when a photo needs to rely on in-your-face power (sad or not, the fact is that most people aren't spending a lot of time viewing an image. Especially one that doesn't jump on you right away). These things add up for most people to just hit the usual 4/5/6 NEXT! button, and you end up where you end up.

I have good news for you though. Because of the lack of a high number of anomalous 1/2/3 votes, I can almost put money down that the religious aspect didn't hurt you at all.

spiritualspatula

Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LX100

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

04/21/2010 12:38:03 AM · #8

left comment.
Also agree with

K10DGuy about subject matter.

PixelKing

Nikon D700

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6G

04/21/2010 12:39:51 AM · #9

I liked the overall photo, I't was the contrast between the shadow of the window frame and the almost burnt whiteness of the page that brought it from a 8 to a 5. That was the only flaw(?) I could find. But hey whad I know.....LOL

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

04/21/2010 12:49:47 AM · #10

Originally posted by spiritualspatula:

Go to the image itself (assuming this is on DPC). In the URL, you'll see a number at the very end of the URL. Copy that. Click the ~~img~~ Thumbnail button when you're making a new post (it's the second on the right next to "message:)and paste the number in there.

The button you referenced is the DPC-hosted "Insert Thumbnail" one, which is correct one to use.

The "Insert Image" button is two more over to the left, after the "URL" button, and is used to insert a hot-linked image hosted elsewhere. (Remember not to do this if the image is over 500 pixels wide!)

Louis

Nikon D800

Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D

04/21/2010 12:57:37 AM · #11

Pictures of bibles, crosses, rosaries, candles, statues of Mary, bloody hands, spikes through human flesh and the like will usually garner a low score from me. I'm one of those buggers who does vote religious imagery low (except for this and this) because they are usually so uninspired and unimaginative (and sometimes offensive). Subject matters to me.

BrennanOB

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

04/21/2010 02:23:12 AM · #12

A lot of people don't read the titles, they just vote on the image. When I look at the image I see a slightly out of focus person, reading a book that is about one third blown highlights, and has been partially cropped out of the image. The background is a window and an exterior deck slightly out of focus with a lot of complex shadows and some lovely light.

Only when I read the title does the muntin shadow become a cross, and the book becomes a bible. If you had pared down the visual elements to just the book, and the hands and the shadow, it would have been a stronger shot, and I have learned through bitter, bitter tears, if you need the title to get your point across, you need to hone the image further.

kiwinick

Sony DSLR-A550

Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED Zoom Lens for Sony Alpha

04/21/2010 02:48:20 AM · #13

[quote=BrennanOB] A lot of people don't read the titles, they just vote on the image. When I look at the image I see a slightly out of focus person, reading a book that is about one third blown highlights, and has been partially cropped out of the image. The background is a window and an exterior deck slightly out of focus with a lot of complex shadows and some lovely light.

Only when I read the title does the muntin shadow become a cross, and the book becomes a bible. If you had pared down the visual elements to just the book, and the hands and the shadow, it would have been a stronger shot, and I have learned through bitter, bitter tears, if you need the title to get your point across, you need to hone the image further. [/quot

My thoughts exactly well put nd critiqued.

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

04/21/2010 03:00:30 AM · #14

Originally posted by Louis:

I'm one of those buggers who does vote religious imagery low

Fortunately, not everyone has a personal axe to grind / chip on their shoulder that they take out on challenge entries. Whatever passes for therapy, I guess.

Spork99

OM System OM-1

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

04/21/2010 03:20:13 AM · #15

Originally posted by Louis:

I trust you will also vote down all the photos in the Zen challenge?

RamblinR

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III

Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro

04/21/2010 03:52:43 AM · #16

Originally posted by Louis:

I can see where you are coming from with this. I think if you want to do religion you need to do it well. Often see just images of bland basic statues and they are really boring and if this is a statement you are making - it's not working.

I also absolutely love the pics by 'de sousa' - religion done really well.

I'm referring to image quality and impact here - no axe to grind with religion.

Message edited by author 2010-04-21 03:53:37.

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

04/21/2010 05:18:41 AM · #17

Originally posted by RamblinR:

I'm referring to image quality and impact here - no axe to grind with religion.

Agreed. But that's not what Louis is referring to, otherwise he could have simply said he votes boring, unimaginative images low. That said, he is entitled to his subjectivity, as are we all.

Louis

Nikon D800

Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D

04/21/2010 11:39:11 AM · #18

Originally posted by RamblinR:

I'm referring to image quality and impact here - no axe to grind with religion.

Well, so am I. I may have an axe to grind and I may be the ultimate curmudgeon and I may be the world's worst person because of it (not to mention prone to hyperbole -- and my mother wears army boots), but it is about quality, and it just so happens that my favourite whipping boy does not seem to inspire the best in people unless they happen to be called De Sousa.

love

Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

04/21/2010 11:42:19 AM · #19

Originally posted by RamblinR:

I think if you want to do religion you need to do it well...

This made me giggle.