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Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
Location: Lulworth Castle, Dorset, United Kingdom
Date: May 1, 2007
Aperture: 9.5
Galleries: Architecture, History
Date Uploaded: May 20, 2007

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There has been no processing done on this whatsoever. It had a polariser on the lens but nothing else, it was just a stunning day which almost makes it too perfect a picture.

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05/20/2007 04:37:47 PM
I think you needed to connect this huge mass to something; the ground perhaps, so the viewer may be able to feel the size by means of comparison to other objects and not only take you shot crop for it.
The windows in the front tower have a good potential for a photo.
Welcome and good luck.
And if it’s color it’s color so find something with other colors there to photograph.
05/20/2007 03:11:15 PM
To me the shot is an ordinary snapshot. Maybe orienting the camera to do a portrait and get some of the ground in ??? If this was mid day it might have been much more dramatic a little later towards sunset.
05/20/2007 02:59:41 PM
Welcome to DPC - glad to have you on the site.

This is a pretty cool castle and holds a lot of potential. I agree with others - it seems a little bland. Most 'wow' like photos will have some drama - a foreboding sky, a steep and unusual perspective, or connection to a place in some way. The photo as taken has good color and seems reasonably sharp and the lighting is okay - but longer shadows (morning/evening) will help this a bunch.

Unlike what 'snake' said about having to enter challenges to get comments - entering 'side challenges' or uploading pictures and asking for feedback really can work well to improve your shots.

I would recommend making comments about other people's photos - what you like, what you don't - be constructive and others will return the favor...

Message edited by author 2007-05-20 14:59:55.
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05/20/2007 01:08:32 PM
looks like you were going for symmetry, so the tower on the right should be touching the right corner too - a crop would help you there.

To me the meaning of "good" photography is showing someone your unique perspective on the world. So a lower angle, higher angle, closer, farther away in context with the "new" world, evening light, morning light, dappled light from clouds - you get my drift?

So when you walk up in the middle of the day, point your camera up to the highest tower, and click - well it's going to get a "snapshot" label around here.

But it's a good start - a place we all started at one time. So stick around, vote the challenges and comment on what works and what doesn't in a photo for you and you'll learn tons about your style. Then shoot and enter the challenges with your new found style and start refining it.

You'll learn tons - and get better - and hopefully find a mentor or two - oh, and have fun. :-)

Hope that's helpful.
05/20/2007 01:00:37 PM
looks too bulky and dull...maybe a different angle.
05/20/2007 12:55:50 PM
Hi, welcome to DPChallenge. The best way to find out if a shot is good is to enter it into a contest. Most people around arn't going to give you much input untill you get more active in the site. I think you should have posted this one in the current shapes challange. Oh well too late now. Good luck. I would personally like the image but I would like it more with the landscape and people you cut out.
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