Keep your eye on the ball...
Uploaded: January 23, 2007
Photo of my son batting, just after he hit it.
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Angel Lee January 23, 2007
Please critique....I can't learn if you don't tell me. #592857Nikki McDonald January 23, 2007
Angel,Heather M. Wareham January 23, 2007
I am a beginner too. and I agree with Nikki. I think its a great picture. I never relized how much work it is to make any picture prefect. I thought all my pictures were great. Then when I tried some of the things I was told to do with my pictures I couldn't beleave the different it made. I have no Idea what they might tell you to try with this photo. In my eyes I think it lovely I think it prefect. #3856288Angel Lee January 24, 2007
Nikki and Heather, Thanks for your responses!I agree that the center crop is not as appealing as an off-center one would have been. I did this photo last May within days of getting my camera so my editing ideas were pretty raw.
I, too, wish the facial features had been sharper. Although considering that this shot was taken from approximately 20 feet away and through a chain link fence...I'm still pretty pleased with the results.
Please look at other shots in my gallery. Another beginners thoughts are very helpful. We may not know all the technical stuff, but your input is helpful! :)
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BILLY R. PARKER February 05, 2007
ANGLE, REMEMBER THE RULE OF THIRDS! OFFSET SUBJECT IN FRAMING YOUR SHOT!!BILLY #3915962Mike Rubin February 05, 2007
Perfect timing, You really captured the moment.I can see his eyes following the ball. However I think the composition would be better if he was more to the right. #3916442Kimi A. Phillips February 06, 2007
Angel, I am a beginner too and have had trouble getting help with some pics. Don't take it personally I'm sure it is just because there are so many pics that come in! It is helpful to get both perspectives-pro and otherwise. My eye tends to like things a little off-center and I guess that is what the rule of thirds refers to, though I'm not sure. I think it is a great shot! #3918474Angel Lee February 06, 2007
Thanks to Billy, Mike and Kimi for your responses. I agree that the photo would be better if slighlty to the right. As I said above, this was a very difficult shot to get though a chain link fence from 20 ft away. If I had it to do over, I think I know more now to instinctively frame him a little more to the right looking 'out' of the frame. It's all a part of the learning process. #3918642Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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