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Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Date: Jul 29, 2012
Aperture: 9.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/1000
Date Uploaded: Jul 31, 2012

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 09/07/2012 03:10:03 PM
Originally posted by paulsteven:
Originally posted by dtremain:
FWIW - There is a very strong line of interest that runs through the picture that draws the eye away from the girl. It goes from the girl's head, up the middle finger of land, and ends in the upper right corner. I agree with tanguera that cropping the right side would help, at least partially because the line of the hill no longer ends in the upper right corner, weakening its visual pull. The second thing I'd suggest is to end the middle finger of land - by cloning in ocean - almost directly under the small bubble above it - maybe using the dark spots as the edge of the rock or maybe angling down starting just to the right of the red/white object. I think I'd crop the right side just to the left of the far bubble, since the bubble currently acts as a visual anchor for the right side of the line.


Thank you dtremain for the great advice. You have a good set of eyes. I have had a quick play taking your suggestions on board on the original unprocessed image and here is the result.



Obviously needs a bit of processing but would be interested to know if what I have done is what you imagined.


Yes, I think you captured what I'd envisioned. By breaking the angling line, it leaves the girl with almost a bit of "frame" around her.
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 08/09/2012 09:52:50 AM
Originally posted by dtremain:
FWIW - There is a very strong line of interest that runs through the picture that draws the eye away from the girl. It goes from the girl's head, up the middle finger of land, and ends in the upper right corner. I agree with tanguera that cropping the right side would help, at least partially because the line of the hill no longer ends in the upper right corner, weakening its visual pull. The second thing I'd suggest is to end the middle finger of land - by cloning in ocean - almost directly under the small bubble above it - maybe using the dark spots as the edge of the rock or maybe angling down starting just to the right of the red/white object. I think I'd crop the right side just to the left of the far bubble, since the bubble currently acts as a visual anchor for the right side of the line.


Thank you dtremain for the great advice. You have a good set of eyes. I have had a quick play taking your suggestions on board on the original unprocessed image and here is the result.



Obviously needs a bit of processing but would be interested to know if what I have done is what you imagined.
 08/09/2012 09:02:27 AM
FWIW - There is a very strong line of interest that runs through the picture that draws the eye away from the girl. It goes from the girl's head, up the middle finger of land, and ends in the upper right corner. I agree with tanguera that cropping the right side would help, at least partially because the line of the hill no longer ends in the upper right corner, weakening its visual pull. The second thing I'd suggest is to end the middle finger of land - by cloning in ocean - almost directly under the small bubble above it - maybe using the dark spots as the edge of the rock or maybe angling down starting just to the right of the red/white object. I think I'd crop the right side just to the left of the far bubble, since the bubble currently acts as a visual anchor for the right side of the line.
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 08/02/2012 12:36:35 PM
Originally posted by tanguera:
Although I agree with most of the observations, I'm in agreement most with Mike and feel it is the pp'g which doesn't match the delicacy of the scene. I even love that the bubble obscures her face, but captured her laughter. I think you could crop this square and take out an inch on the right without losing anything compositionally. Then start over with the pp'g, going the opposite direction, softening up the entire scene, maybe adding a bit of blur to the bg. MAYBE even try some glamour glow, if you have it.


Thank you tanguera. I like the idea of trying a square crop - I think it would work well. I can't remember what processing I did - usually just a Topaz adjust preset and a few tweaks:) The glamour glow sounds interesting - never heard of that. I will google it.

Many thanks for the feedback. It is really helpful to get advice like this.
 08/02/2012 12:21:27 PM
Although I agree with most of the observations, I'm in agreement most with Mike and feel it is the pp'g which doesn't match the delicacy of the scene. I even love that the bubble obscures her face, but captured her laughter. I think you could crop this square and take out an inch on the right without losing anything compositionally. Then start over with the pp'g, going the opposite direction, softening up the entire scene, maybe adding a bit of blur to the bg. MAYBE even try some glamour glow, if you have it.
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 08/02/2012 08:48:31 AM
Originally posted by mike_311:
i feel the choice of processing inst right for this image. the oversauration enhances parts of the image which should be left as background and pulls the focus away from your subject. i'd prefer to see a more subdued color set, while still slightly pushing the reds (but not much) to drive the focus to the girl.

when you post process you have the ability to control where my eye goes and right now it goes right to the hill and stays there.


Thanks Mike - I totally agree and was not happy with the processing though it was better than some of my other Topaz preset attempts:) And you are spot on about the lack of focus of attention. I recall attempting to add a vignette to try and focus more on the subject but it looked terrible and my arsenal of post processing tricks is quite minimal:)
 08/02/2012 08:45:55 AM
Originally posted by bsluijk:
If I may add: I recognize what has been said and agree. Great bubbles, lovely scene, great expression on her face. Lovely shot. The "window to her smile" is very a nice touch, but I DO miss seeing her eyes ...
As to the overall composition: I like the hill to the right, not to keen on the boat in the background (would probably have cloned that away) and I would be curious to see the effect of a little lower viewpoint. And I hope I would have straightened the horizon.
But criticism is easy - first I would have to make a picture as nice as this one ;-)


Thanks bsluijk - feedback much appreciated. I agree that seeing her eyes would have been a nice addition especially as she has fantastic blue eyes. I think this shot was the best of a bad bunch. Here are a few others. Note these have no processing apart from cropping.







Good point about the horizon - I always forget this one and it makes such a difference.

08/02/2012 08:30:05 AM
Originally posted by jagar:
Actually I like the bubble on her face, it's like a window to her smile.


What a superb description. If you don't mind I am going to rename the image:)
 08/02/2012 07:49:14 AM
i feel the choice of processing inst right for this image. the oversauration enhances parts of the image which should be left as background and pulls the focus away from your subject. i'd prefer to see a more subdued color set, while still slightly pushing the reds (but not much) to drive the focus to the girl.

when you post process you have the ability to control where my eye goes and right now it goes right to the hill and stays there.

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 08/02/2012 07:40:30 AM
If I may add: I recognize what has been said and agree. Great bubbles, lovely scene, great expression on her face. Lovely shot. The "window to her smile" is very a nice touch, but I DO miss seeing her eyes ...
As to the overall composition: I like the hill to the right, not to keen on the boat in the background (would probably have cloned that away) and I would be curious to see the effect of a little lower viewpoint. And I hope I would have straightened the horizon.
But criticism is easy - first I would have to make a picture as nice as this one ;-)
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 08/02/2012 07:14:17 AM
Actually I like the bubble on her face, it's like a window to her smile.
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 08/02/2012 07:00:26 AM
Thanks Guys for the much appreciated feedback. Yeah the bubble over the face doesn't do it any favours. It was tricky as I was blowing the bubbles and taking the photos at the same time - lots of fun though:)
 08/02/2012 06:52:43 AM
John hits several great points about the light and DOF (f9 may have been a bit too small an aperture).

For me, there is a lot to like about the image, the bubbles carrying our eyes around the scene, the brightness of the jacket, the gorgeous beach scene, but I think what does not quite work (and this is a matter of less than 1 second) is that the girls face and eyes are covered by the bubble. Had we seen her eyes, this would be something extra special.
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 08/02/2012 06:48:32 AM
Yes, there is something not quite right, the girls posture and the bubbles are spot on. The composition is also ok, I think the light was maybe a bit harsh and the depth of field could have been shallower. Sometimes it's just difficult to say what it is that doesn't work.


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