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Hi Lumpy, welcome to the site-
I think this shot needs a little more care in its presentation, a slight ccw rotation for a start-
This shot is posted in the architecture section, so perhaps the idea should be to convey information about the building, its details, and its context, if possible.
You’ve chosen to crop just above the upper windows, in doing so you’ve cut through the roof ridge and finials; a little more space at the top might have been better, and would also have shown us a little more of that sky.
There’s still a little light left in the sky, but had the picture been taken just a little earlier you may have achieved a better balance, as it is the building seems lit by artificial light only, and its just a bit harsh.
I suppose the lighting design deserves a crit in its own right, but maybe not here. Just too bad the cloister wasn’t lit.Sorry Lumpy, I could say “nice shot”, but that wouldn’t be much of a crit, would it?
Look forward to the next one-
joseph
btw, a little info on location in this section is always a nice touch…
Hi Lumpy. Great to see you posting so soon.
I think that most of what needs to be said about your first image here has already been adequately and eloquently put forward by Joseph (jb7) in his critique and there’s not a lot I can add to it that may be of help. Quite important, as he already mentioned, would be to include some detail about the location, etc., particularly when posting in the architecture section, just to give viewers some point of reference. The crop you’ve opted for is really too tight to show off the building at its best; a wider shot would be better to include the ridge tiles and more of the sky (though depending on your setup, lens choice, etc., perhaps this was as wide as was available to you). The biggest problem with the shot is really the artificial lighting. It looks like an interesting site that would be worth revisiting at a better time of day when natural light might help to bring out some of the detail in the stonework and the arches of the cloister. That said, I like the idea of the shot. Just my tuppence worth….
Rob.
Yes a wider lens would’ve been ideal, but I’ve only got a 50mm fixed lens and was limited with space. this shot was taken in St. Columbas college. I can (and intend to) go again and take more photos in the future. As regards the cropping, I’m still very inexperienced at scanning my eye all around the viewfinder and making sure everything is in order (not as easy as it seems). And as this was shot on film, I coulldn’t even preview it and retake if I was unhappy.[/i]
I see you’ve been asking in another thread about DSLRs so I assume you’ll be changing over fairly soon. Marvellous things. Nothing like a preview for making up your mind about a shot. Really looking forward to seeing some more takes of this shot when you get a wider lens. Looks like a great location.
Rob.
Good effort. When I first got an SLR (film) I even used to forget to focus sometimes because there seemed to be so many things to remember! The great thing about the digital is that you can learn from your mistakes in “real-time” instead of having to post-mortem a week or two later when you’ve half-forgotten everything.
Rob wrote:
I see you’ve been asking in another thread about DSLRs so I assume you’ll be changing over fairly soon. Marvellous things. Nothing like a preview for making up your mind about a shot. Really looking forward to seeing some more takes of this shot when you get a wider lens. Looks like a great location.
Rob.
Yeh, I think I’m gonna get the Nikon D70s at Christmas, I’ve been asking everyone for ebay vouchers so I can buy from HK Supplies, they seem very cheap.
PeteTheBloke wrote:
Good effort. When I first got an SLR (film) I even used to forget to focus sometimes because there seemed to be so many things to remember! The great thing about the digital is that you can learn from your mistakes in “real-time” instead of having to post-mortem a week or two later when you’ve half-forgotten everything.
I think I’ll be a lot more eager to take photos when I know I can learn new things straight away with digital. It can become very expensive to experiment with film especially when the results are bad!
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