[markst33]

September 10, 2018 at 9:39 am

Love this, the mood it conveys and the stillness and tranquility of the scene together with the great reflections.

I tend to agree that there is too much trees in it and would like to see them copped out – however I would not place them centrally. IMHO I would place the boats in the thirds and do a panoramic crop eg 16 x 9 in Lightroom

But no matter what its a beautiful scene and very well captured.

Mark S.

[markst33]

September 10, 2018 at 9:34 am

I quite like the gradient aspect to this shot.Sky to horizon and then Horizon to bottom of frame all dominated by the imposing rock in the centre. Not normally a fan of square crops buts its perfect for this shot.

Mark S.

[markst33]

January 8, 2018 at 11:29 am

I bought a drop kit so I doing it on the kitchen table. For this I am using a white bowl of water and a
white card as background. I am using a tamron 90mm macro lens, 2 flashes and experimenting with positioning them.
For this one I had the flashes inbetween the camwera and the bowl on either side of me shooring at about 1/64th power
and 1/200 at f20

[markst33]

January 7, 2018 at 5:47 pm

razashaikh wrote:

The last one is my favorite. Would be icing on the cake if the wing was in focus. Still great work.

Hi Razashaik,

cheers, its not so much OOF as motion blur.

[markst33]

January 3, 2018 at 12:52 pm

Captured your trip very well alright. Particularly like the Geyser captured from start to finish. Great imagination.

Mark S.

[markst33]

July 27, 2017 at 1:30 pm

Thanks Mary.

[markst33]

May 31, 2017 at 8:03 am

Liquify tool can make the knot bigger if you are inclined.

Love the mono ones. Great light, tones and contrast.

Mark S.

[markst33]

September 5, 2016 at 8:07 am

I think you could have got on your knees to take this. The angle is a standard standing photographer. We see the world from this vantage point. The way to make your photographs more interesting is to present them from a different angle. Get on your knees or your belly and make them stand out and be different.

Mark S.

[markst33]

September 4, 2016 at 10:50 am

Firstly for portraiture this is the wrong type of lens to use. Wide angles distort, especially at the lower end. Full length portraiture 50mm at the very least and head and shoulders 70mm+.

Secondly, if you look at your horizon you can see that its completely tilted. Again this is probably due to the distortion of the lens and the fact that you are shooting on a hill but it just looks odd.

And finally there is no attachment or rapport between the photographer and model. You are standing directly in front in her way as she walks towards you, yet she is not looking at you. Its a weird angle you have taken this from, as if you are slightly above her. Move back and get on your knees and have her walk towards you to fit her all in. This would also help reduce the distortion.

Hope all this helps.

Mark S.

[markst33]

January 29, 2016 at 10:02 am

superb image. Really very cool. Can you give some details on exposure times and processing. I tried to do this type of shot with just one image down in Ballyferriter on the Dingle Peninsula last March. It was pitch black and the skies were amazing but my results were no where near as good as this.

Mark S.

[markst33]

January 28, 2016 at 3:53 pm

Lovely mood to this image. Beautifully lit. Only suggestion I would make is to crop to move the subject more into the thirds and take some off the top to keep the ratio.

Mark S.

[markst33]

January 16, 2016 at 2:42 pm

Much better. Nice tones

[markst33]

January 15, 2016 at 11:04 am

No worries. Looking forward to seeing your next shots :)

[markst33]

January 14, 2016 at 7:00 pm

Really love that last one

[markst33]

January 14, 2016 at 10:30 am

ND Grad filters are a good start. But you have to remember that in this case they would hold back the sky for you but also the top of the ruins too. So 2 exposures (1 for the sky and another for the foreground) and blended together may be a better approach. ND grad filters are really best for landscapes where you have a horizon