A few from a newbie

[kentmotorcompany]

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IMG_0474 by Jason Shepherd, on Flickr

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Edited by kentmotorcompany on Friday 29th January 10:57

[Zerotonine]

They are some cracking photos, the portraits are especially good. Now I am no expert, but you need to watch that flare you are getting on a couple of images, and one or two could do with lightening up a bit. But I reckon that you have a good eye for a good photo. Keep it up.

[kentmotorcompany]

Zerotonine said:

They are some cracking photos, the portraits are especially good. Now I am no expert, but you need to watch that flare you are getting on a couple of images, and one or two could do with lightening up a bit. But I reckon that you have a good eye for a good photo. Keep it up.

Thanks very much.
I quite liked the flare, but have no idea if it's considered desirable in photography? I guess time and place?

I've no doubt most of those could be a lot better when I improve my camera settings and editing skills.

[Simpo Two]

kentmotorcompany said:

I quite liked the flare, but have no idea if it's considered desirable in photography? I guess time and place?

Flare happens when you have the sun in shot, or close to it, and is a function of the glass elements of lens. It's a marmite thing; once it was thought of as undesirable, now some people add artifical flare with PS etc. If the sun is just out of shot then a lens hood or well-placed hand can prevent it.

The portraits are very good, in fact excellent for a beginner. Most of the rest IMHO are spoiled by the flare and also excessive contrast. If you want a silhouette, like the archway, then fine, but if you want some detail in the sky and foreground then you'll need to learn about bracketed exposures and blending or HDR ('high dynamic range'). The camera does not, unfortunately, capture what the eye sees, so you'll need to help it along.

[kentmotorcompany]

Simpo Two said:

kentmotorcompany said:

I quite liked the flare, but have no idea if it's considered desirable in photography? I guess time and place?

Flare happens when you have the sun in shot, or close to it, and is a function of the glass elements of lens. It's a marmite thing; once it was thought of as undesirable, now some people add artifical flare with PS etc. If the sun is just out of shot then a lens hood or well-placed hand can prevent it.

The portraits are very good, in fact excellent for a beginner. Most of the rest IMHO are spoiled by the flare and also excessive contrast. If you want a silhouette, like the archway, then fine, but if you want some detail in the sky and foreground then you'll need to learn about bracketed exposures and blending or HDR ('high dynamic range'). The camera does not, unfortunately, capture what the eye sees, so you'll need to help it along.

Thank you, I appreciate the detailed feedback. Especially about the high contrast, as that is something I can see easily with my untrained eye and is a realistic improvement I can aim at.

[Simpo Two]

No problem. One thing I forgot to mention is that flare also reduces colours and midtones in the rest of the image, making what I herewith name 'black lump syndrome' worse.