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with comments from Philip Grosset "I enjoy your website and was wondering whether you could cast a critical eye over my four early into my hobby? I use a Canon 300 EOS with a 28-90 zoom, a 75-300 zoom, a tripod and a remote switch. The first is a bookstall in France. I liked it because of its spooky eerie quality and because of the colours. The second was one of many photos trying to capture a beautiful villiage in France called Angles. This one I this is the best. The couple were amongst many photos I took in a fairground I stumbled across in Brecon, South Wales. They were gazing at a Waltzer fairground ride and seemed comfortable with each other. The sunflower was again in France and was the only vital one amongst a field of withering ones! I risked getting bitten to get this! I await your comments. Many thanks." (Elizabeth McGuire, Cardiff) |
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| The colours in your photo on the left really needed some direct sunshine to bring them out, so, in my version on the right, I've slightly brightened up the picture to indicate the sort of effect that might have been obtained. The little patch of sunshine in the bottom right of the original is a minor distraction, so I've taken this opportunity of removing it. |
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| I like your photo on the left very much, but I think I'd prefer slightly to reduce the amount of rather colourless sky, as on the right, I've also removed the vertical line that reached up over the right hand side of the sky. This is even more pleasing. |
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| This is a very effective photo on the left. All I'd suggest is that it's a better idea to leave space for them to look into (rather than behind them), as I have done on the right. |
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| Another very pleasing picture on the left, but I myself would rather move in even closer and arrange the flower just a bit off-centre, as on the right. These make a really effective set of photos. Reply from Elizabeth McGuire: "Thank you very much for your very fast response. I am still learning and appreciated your experienced eye. I am also very pleased you liked the photos. Keep doing this - we need people like you! Regards." "I have just got back from America, where I took rolls of pictures. The two I have attached: canyon-tree.jpg I was trying to use the tree to show the beauty of the folliage against the colour of the canyon wall. canyon-tree1.jpg I wanted to catch the texture of the tree, against the scale of the canyon in the background. What do you think (Charles Bowring Newton-le-Willows England) |
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| I think that both these photos work very well in their different ways. I personally prefer the one on the right as I particularly like the bold silhouette of the tree. However, if, as you say, you wanted to show its texture, it might have been worth experimenting with fill-in flash so as to show it up more clearly. But as it is, you've hit on quite a happy compromise between the light and dark areas. In both your photos, it's the use of foreground framing that makes all the difference. Reply from Charles Bowring: "Thank you for your comments on my pictures, the pictures are slightly lighter but my scanner hasn't done a great job." |
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