Interested in honest feedback?

[Bob D.]

I much prefer honest straightforward comments on my photos. Its hard to give honest comments because you don't want to offend anyone.
Well... If you can remember that what anyone says about your photos is just their opinion. I will be happy to give my honest opinion to a few
photos each week. If your interested, let me know.

 

[GwenP]

Taken in the Hill Country of Texas during the bluebonnet blooms last week. We were on the tail end of the blooms but other wild flowers were blooming as well but not at this spot, Feel free to give me a critique.

 

[Bob D.]

Gwen, I love your title for this photo. Well, as I see it, the first problem is a Nature and Landscape photo in portrait mode. This only works in very limited photos. Next your leading lines lead away from photo not into it and lastly your DOF is very weak.
This is just my opinion so go with what you see.

 

[Larry Lawhead]

Thanks for offering this Bob. I know I'd be interested in feedback, from you or others here. And I'd be happy to reciprocate! Maybe we can make it a regular thing?

Here's a recent one of mine, I'd be interested in thoughts to improve:

Horses, Dogwood

Taken at Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Eastern TN.

 

[Larry Lawhead]

Taken in the Hill Country of Texas during the bluebonnet blooms last week. We were on the tail end of the blooms but other wild flowers were blooming as well but not at this spot, Feel free to give me a critique.

I overall like this a lot, Gwen. Thanks for sharing it. my main comment is that the left side seems a little low, maybe rotate a little clockwise.

 

[Bob D.]

Larry, I find no fault with this photo.I think maybe you could improve it by taking out the paint ( horse on the left).
I find that my eyes are drawn in 2 directions. This is troubling to the judges.
I would love your honest opinion on any of my photos.

 

[Bob D.]

Larry, I am offering this as a regular feature. Maybe we can get more to join us.

 

[Larry Lawhead]

Larry, I find no fault with this photo.I think maybe you could improve it by taking out the paint ( horse on the left).
I find that my eyes are drawn in 2 directions. This is troubling to the judges.
I would love your honest opinion on any of my photos.

Thank for the feedback, and explainINT “Paint”! My thought at the time was that 3 horses would be better than 2, but I can see that the other horse doesn’t really mesh. Not in color, position or pose. Maybe I’ll experiment with a crop, or just plan a trip back to Cades Cove (which is sadly 500+ mile away!).°

 

[Bob D.]

Larry, a careful crop might work but if you use Photoshop the remove tool will take out the paint.

 

[Bob D.]

Larry, removing the horse will save your 500 mile drive.

 

[Larry Lawhead]

Larry, a careful crop might work but if you use Photoshop the remove tool will take out the paint.

I use elements, which has a "heal" capability. That's more tweaking than I usually do, but I'll probably experiment with it.

 

[Larry Lawhead]

Larry, removing the horse will save your 500 mile drive.

LOL. By the time I could get back down there, the dogwood wouldn't be in bloom, the background would've "greened up"... Actually, I went back and looked at me unprocessed images, I have a couple of a wider shot, with 4 horses (those 3 and 1 more), and 6 (those 3 and 3 more). I should play around with them. I did post a wide shot also, but it didn't include the dogwood...

https://www.betterphoto.com/uploads/processed/2416/2024Apr15-0639551XT406544lpl2048_m.jpg

April in Eastern Tennessee

 

[GwenP]

Thank for the feedback, and explainINT “Paint”! My thought at the time was that 3 horses would be better than 2, but I can see that the other horse doesn’t really mesh. Not in color, position or pose. Maybe I’ll experiment with a crop, or just plan a trip back to Cades Cove (which is sadly 500+ mile away!).°

Can we all comment on these photos?

 

[GwenP]

I much prefer honest straightforward comments on my photos. Its hard to give honest comments because you don't want to offend anyone.
Well... If you can remember that what anyone says about your photos is just their opinion. I will be happy to give my honest opinion to a few
photos each week. If your interested, let me know.

Bob where can I see your photos on BetterPhoto

I overall like this a lot, Gwen. Thanks for sharing it. my main comment is that the left side seems a little low, maybe rotate a little clockwise.

Yes, I should rotate a bit. This was taken with my Iphone with no adjustments.

 

[GwenP]

Thanks for offering this Bob. I know I'd be interested in feedback, from you or others here. And I'd be happy to reciprocate! Maybe we can make it a regular thing?

Here's a recent one of mine, I'd be interested in thoughts to improve:

Horses, Dogwood

Taken at Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Eastern TN.

I would take the horse on the right out as he is not facing the camera. This would balance the photo more with the horses more on the left and the flowering trees on the right. Taking the horse out on the left would leave a very unbalanced photo. I could not get the photo to enlarge. I also use PE so if I have questions, I'll ask you, Do you have '24? I do and love the sky replacement feature.

 

[Bob D.]

I must respectfully disagree with Gwen. Like I said earlier, All a review is, is an opinion.
There is nothing of interest on the left side of the photo. The right side has the 2 horses and the Dogwood. You want to draw the eye to those.

 

[Larry Lawhead]

Can we all comment on these photos?

Please do!

 

[Larry Lawhead]

I would take the horse on the right out as he is not facing the camera. This would balance the photo more with the horses more on the left and the flowering trees on the right. Taking the horse out on the left would leave a very unbalanced photo. I could not get the photo to enlarge. I also use PE so if I have questions, I'll ask you, Do you have '24? I do and love the sky replacement feature.

Thanks Gwen, more to ponder! I’m using Photoshop Elements ver 21.0, 2023. Stand alone version.

 

[Bob D.]

I was hoping we cold make this a regular feature but there doesn't seem to be much interest???

 

[Larry Lawhead]

I was hoping we cold make this a regular feature but there doesn't seem to be much interest

Like anything else, it will take some time to generate some momentum. Maybe they could make a dedicated "Constructive Criticism" thread, instead of dropping it in "This and That"...