Does this work?

[Carrera2]

Trying to make the picture a bit more interesting.

Does vignetting work here or look too odd do you think?



Sorry - wrong forum! Would a mod move to Photography please? Ta.

Edited by Carrera2 on Sunday 3rd February 15:20

[Silent1]

Looks good to me

[Carrera2]

swerni said:

FFS.

you wasted 30 secs of my time by posting on the wrong forum



ps nice pic, you been over Ricmond Park again?

Sorry for wasting your time

[missdiane]

That does work, contrasts it up a bit

[Rich 36]

I have no idea what this concerns,

is it another wheres waldo type scenario, I luv them

[Famous Graham]

Yeah I like it - but then I'm a fan of vignetting stuff myself anyway.

[Carrera2]

Thanks for the replies - just playing with Elements for pretty much the first time and trying out some new things.

[jam101]

I think it would be improved by cropping the photo such that the reindeer is in the centre. To me a vignette is supposed to focus attention on the subject and as such the background should be darkened.
Just my opinion.

[Famous Graham]

jam101 said:

I think it would be improved by cropping the photo such that the reindeer is in the centre. To me a vignette is supposed to focus attention on the subject and as such the background should be darkened.
Just my opinion.

Would need to be careful not to crop to too tight on the right though - you need some space for the deer to be "looking into", imo.

[jam101]

Famous Graham said:

you need some space for the deer to be "looking into", imo.

I can see where you are coming from with that but I get a feeling from the deer's eyes that he is sceptically watching you with just one eye?

[Carrera2]

jam101 said:

I think it would be improved by cropping the photo such that the reindeer is in the centre. To me a vignette is supposed to focus attention on the subject and as such the background should be darkened.
Just my opinion.

I see what you mean - does this work better in your opinion?



Sorry for all the deer pics - have a newish lens and have been practising...

[jam101]

Perhaps I'm off on this one but i feel like there is alot of random deer side in that. This is my attempt after a quick photoshop...

[Carrera2]

I quite liked the random deerside! I see what you mean though..

[CivicMan]

Second reindeer pic I'd flip so it's looking left to right. Goes with the flow of the eye.

[GetCarter]

IMHO - If you are taking a photo of an animal or bird (or insect come to that matter), it works either if you get the whole creature in, or a close up on the head/significant parts. I'm not quite sure why you've chopped the deers feet off in the top photo - with a bunch of empty space over it's head?

As I say IMHO. Perhaps a closer crop of head and antlers?

BTW - I like the vignetting - works well I think.

Edited by GetCarter on Sunday 3rd February 16:46

[Carrera2]

GetCarter said:

I'm not quite sure why you've chopped the deers feet off in the top photo - with a bunch of empty space over it's head?

I put it down to sheer inexperience

Cheers for the feedback.

[V6GTO]

The stag in the OP looks like the one I shat last week



And ys, the veinetting does work...

Martin.

[nelly111s]

V6GTO said:

The stag in the OP looks like the one I shat last week



Martin.

That must have been painful with those antlers !!


Nelly

[Carrera2]

V6GTO said:

The stag in the OP looks like the one I shat last week



And ys, the veinetting does work...

Martin.

I see you cut the legs off too