 Subhabrata Haldar |
Constructive Criticism
I am a beginner in photography, from India. I want to receive constructive criticism from experts on some photographs that I clicked recently. The photographs were in print format and have lost some of their sharpness and lustre in the scanned images as compared to the original prints. A few scratches have also got added in the scanned image from the glass of the scanner. Taking into account these limitationns, I would appreciate any criticism that can help me learn the nuances of photography and improve my skills, whether it be composition, lighting, focussing, exposure, anything. Just want to clarify that these pics are not meant for participation in any contest at this website. Thanks in advance.
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doug Nelson |
Try to get an introductory web gallery here at betterphoto. The small size is not very expensive. That way, many more people will see your work. You can check when you upload pictures that they are not for the contest. You've shown that you can take a properly exposed, properly focused photo. You live in a truly beautiful country. Shoot more landscapes, and move in close. Leave no doubt as to what your subject is. I like the tree shot best, because I love trees. The lush greens come out nicely.
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Subhabrata Haldar |
Thank you so much. I appreciate your suggestion regarding getting my own web gallery. But being a beginner, I am not yet confident that my snaps would be worth putting up for public display (especially after seeing the excellent quality of pics posted at this and other websites :-) ). But your encouragement will surely do my confidence some good. I'll go for the web gallery once I click at some good shots. If you guys don’t mind, can I upload a few more pics for expert opinion please? Amongst these, I would like to draw particular attention to the image of the snow covered Himalayan peaks. The intention was to get a sharp contrast of the white peaks against a deep blue sky but I was very disappointed with the minimal effect the polariser (Cokin circular) had on the sky. This was shot at about 7-30 am in the morning, when the sun and the peaks had appeared for a brief period from behind the clouds. The maximum bluishness that I observed in my viewfinder by rotating the polariser was only to the extent it appears in the attached pic. I had a UV filter inside, which I keep almost as a permanent fixture to protect the lens. Was that the reason, or does the sky require being absolutely clear, bright and sunny, for a proper polariser effect? I read a particular discussion a few months ago here on the same subject, where the conclusion was probably to go for manual exposure. Here I shot in landscape mode with auto exposure (matrix metering). I'm not too sure whether more saturation and deepening of the blue shade would have been possible by manual expo. Further, some of my other shots (not uploaded here) have also come out quite dark with the polariser when shot in partly sunny, partly overcast conditions, inspite of TTL metering and shooting at f 5.6, 1/180, f8, 1/90. Can you explain where I went wrong?
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