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Here's another one. Exposure-wise, how it looks on a standard iPad 2 straight from Flickr is what we wanted.
Sparkenhoe and Wensleydale Blue by Elliott and Nolan, on Flickr
Sparkenhoe and Wensleydale Blue by Elliott and Nolan, on Flickrsinglecoil said:
Here's another one. Exposure-wise, how it looks on a standard iPad 2 straight from Flickr is what we wanted.
Sparkenhoe and Wensleydale Blue by Elliott and Nolan, on Flickr
And now I'm getting hungry...Sparkenhoe and Wensleydale Blue by Elliott and Nolan, on FlickrLooks good, the only thing I would suggest is a little more light from another direction to bring out the colours in the fruit and get rid of the slightly harsh shadow around the bread. Possibly a slightly lower angle so you could see the crust on the bread too?
Actually is the slice of bread propped up on something? The angle it's at looks different from the angle the board is at somehow.
I take it this is mostly natural light?
Speed addicted said:
And now I'm getting hungry...
Looks good, the only thing I would suggest is a little more light from another direction to bring out the colours in the fruit and get rid of the slightly harsh shadow around the bread. Possibly a slightly lower angle so you could see the crust on the bread too?
Actually is the slice of bread propped up on something? The angle it's at looks different from the angle the board is at somehow.
I take it this is mostly natural light?
It's all strobe, one in a softbox close behind the subject, and another at the front high up and some distance away. We tried a reflector to get some light into the front but it just wasn't enough, hence the strobe at the front. Which of course caused the shadow behind the slice which, believe it or not, I hadn't noticed until you pointed it out. Now I can't stop seeing it and I'm going to have to do something about it in PS as the set has now been dismantled.Looks good, the only thing I would suggest is a little more light from another direction to bring out the colours in the fruit and get rid of the slightly harsh shadow around the bread. Possibly a slightly lower angle so you could see the crust on the bread too?
Actually is the slice of bread propped up on something? The angle it's at looks different from the angle the board is at somehow.
I take it this is mostly natural light?
The sides of the slice fall away rapidly because it was the first full slice off the cob . It's flat on the board but its shape makes it look like that. We did try subsequent slices but they were all too large.
Incidentally the cider at the top right was completely flat by the time we got to the final version, so I had to clone in the bubbles from a much earlier shot.
singlecoil said:
Speed addicted said:
And now I'm getting hungry...
Looks good, the only thing I would suggest is a little more light from another direction to bring out the colours in the fruit and get rid of the slightly harsh shadow around the bread. Possibly a slightly lower angle so you could see the crust on the bread too?
Actually is the slice of bread propped up on something? The angle it's at looks different from the angle the board is at somehow.
I take it this is mostly natural light?
It's all strobe, one in a softbox close behind the subject, and another at the front high up and some distance away. We tried a reflector to get some light into the front but it just wasn't enough, hence the strobe at the front. Which of course caused the shadow behind the slice which, believe it or not, I hadn't noticed until you pointed it out. Now I can't stop seeing it and I'm going to have to do something about it in PS as the set has now been dismantled.Looks good, the only thing I would suggest is a little more light from another direction to bring out the colours in the fruit and get rid of the slightly harsh shadow around the bread. Possibly a slightly lower angle so you could see the crust on the bread too?
Actually is the slice of bread propped up on something? The angle it's at looks different from the angle the board is at somehow.
I take it this is mostly natural light?
The sides of the slice fall away rapidly because it was the first full slice off the cob . It's flat on the board but its shape makes it look like that. We did try subsequent slices but they were all too large.
Incidentally the cider at the top right was completely flat by the time we got to the final version, so I had to clone in the bubbles from a much earlier shot.
Dismantled = eaten? sounds like a job I could get into!
Speed addicted said:
Shot at 600mm, f6.2 (the only way I'd be shooting them!)
corozin said:
I have no idea why this thread exists. If you want constructive critique, post your stuff for review on photo.net.
I have no idea why this comment exists. If you want to be constructive, pick an image and leave a critique. Otherwise you might feel more at home on mums.net.Edited by Craigwww on Monday 20th November 05:25
DavidY said:
227bhp said:
I'm waiting for a pic of tumbling or falling water which resembles cotton wool so I can attack it 
There are some fantastic examples of photography in here, I can only look on at your talent with some envy.
But that would be subjective critique not objective critique!!!!There are some fantastic examples of photography in here, I can only look on at your talent with some envy.
Anyhow, lets not derail the thread unless you want to take my off the cuff comment seriously?
227bhp said:
It's critique and that is what the thread is for, it's a fact that cotton wool doesn't flow over rocks. What is a picture? To me it is capturing a moment to be viewed forever and as close (in detail) as it was viewed by the naked eye.
Anyhow, lets not derail the thread unless you want to take my off the cuff comment seriously?
My comment was 'just as non-serious' so here goes, fill your boots (I am actually genuinely interested in the critique, both objectively and subjectively)Anyhow, lets not derail the thread unless you want to take my off the cuff comment seriously?
160107 Vale Royal Sluice sm by David Yeoman, on Flickr
DavidY said:
227bhp said:
It's critique and that is what the thread is for, it's a fact that cotton wool doesn't flow over rocks. What is a picture? To me it is capturing a moment to be viewed forever and as close (in detail) as it was viewed by the naked eye.
Anyhow, lets not derail the thread unless you want to take my off the cuff comment seriously?
My comment was 'just as non-serious' so here goes, fill your boots (I am actually genuinely interested in the critique, both objectively and subjectively)Anyhow, lets not derail the thread unless you want to take my off the cuff comment seriously?
160107 Vale Royal Sluice sm by David Yeoman, on Flickr
singlecoil said:
I must admit that I also am not keen on long exposure shots of moving water, and I'm not hugely keen on B&W images either. But leaving that aside for my taste that picture is a bit too contrasty. Apart from that I think it's an excellent photo, with plenty of impact.
I would tend to agree on the above. However I do enjoy the odd 'moving water' shot when done correctly.Personally for me, although it's not a 'bad' image at all, I'm struggling to find the point of it. In this image the water seems to be the subject of the photo. I find that moving water shots work only when they are part of an image but not the main focus, e.g foreground of a landscape shot, where the landscape is more the subject. The reason I say this, is that I too had a series of shots I took of moving water at sunset and after spending hours processing them... I sat back and thought..that's boring..so I converted it to B&W to see if it would make more of an impact.. before realising I was trying to polish a turd and just abandoned it. BTW I am not saying your image is a turd!!
What was the reason this was processed in B&W, was that the intention when you took the shot or like me, you felt the image lacked something so a monochrome conversion was employed to bring some mood?
Edited by Craigwww on Monday 20th November 12:11
Interesting feedback
I did a small project on Industrial Decline local to me, and all the images (whether rightly or wrongly) were processed in a B&W 'Northern Gritty' style, hence the boosted contrast, and high structure (clarity).
On this particular picture the water (and the force of the water) was the subject. Surprisingly the exposure is only 1/4 second, so it just shows the speed the water was travelling at.
I did a small project on Industrial Decline local to me, and all the images (whether rightly or wrongly) were processed in a B&W 'Northern Gritty' style, hence the boosted contrast, and high structure (clarity).
On this particular picture the water (and the force of the water) was the subject. Surprisingly the exposure is only 1/4 second, so it just shows the speed the water was travelling at.
DavidY said:
Interesting feedback
I did a small project on Industrial Decline local to me, and all the images (whether rightly or wrongly) were processed in a B&W 'Northern Gritty' style, hence the boosted contrast, and high structure (clarity).
On this particular picture the water (and the force of the water) was the subject. Surprisingly the exposure is only 1/4 second, so it just shows the speed the water was travelling at.
Provided with some context, I can see how this image would work as a series on industrial decline.I did a small project on Industrial Decline local to me, and all the images (whether rightly or wrongly) were processed in a B&W 'Northern Gritty' style, hence the boosted contrast, and high structure (clarity).
On this particular picture the water (and the force of the water) was the subject. Surprisingly the exposure is only 1/4 second, so it just shows the speed the water was travelling at.
Speed addicted said:
Shot at 600mm, f6.2 (the only way I'd be shooting them!)
I think it makes the image feel a bit more intimate and looks as though you were closer than you really were
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