Critiques

drzz (151) 2008-01-19 11:12

An interesting shot. My first reaction was to suggest cropping out the lights at the top. After thinking about it a bit, it occurred to me that they do work to reinforce the staged, artificial display. After all, the bare skeletons of these animals never walked around nibbling on ferns.

drzz (151) 2008-01-12 15:48

Very nice details in the clouds and trees. Nice contrast of color in the foreground.

drzz (151) 2006-06-30 5:52

Excellent capture. It is really strange how the Burren can be so hostile to anything trying to grow and yet all kinds of plants find a way. i like the way the color of the flowers kind of merge in the distance

drzz (151) 2006-06-26 6:34

You are taking pictures in one of my favorite place in the world, Co. Clare, so of course I have to comment :) You mention that you are very inexperienced so I'll give you a few comments that might help. First, it would help people make more useful comments if you list what camera you are using. It would also help if you state in the notes what you were trying to get when you took the picture and whether you think you got it. The results of digital photography are mainly determined by choices of when and how to take the picture, what equipment you use and what kind of processing software you use. There is an enormous range of choices you can make in all these areas, but your interests, budget, time, etc. make the practical choices more limited. Inexpensive eqiupment has more limitations tham more expensive equipment, but if you understand the limitations, you can choose to shoot in situations where the limitations are not as much of a problem.

In the present picture, I would guess the thing that attracted your eye was the combination of detail and order in the stone work and the decay in the crumbling areas and the overgrowth of the vines. I think the way you framed the picture works well but the problem is that the the outside wall has a lot of light on it and the inside wall has very litle. That's a very tough situation for any camera and in this case, the inside wall got exposed pretty well. but the outside wall is kind of washed out and the interesting detail is much harder to see. One way to help is to use image editing tools to even the areas up some. I've posted a workshop where I used Photoshop shadows/highlight tool to try to get some detail back in the outside wall without losing the detail on the inside wall. I've also used some sharpening tools. It should give you an idea of what is possible. Hope it helps.

drzz (151) 2006-06-25 17:20

Fancy meeting you in the Ireland section. I've been away from TrekEarth for a while as well. I'm glad you got to Ireland, it is very beautiful and a awful lot of fun. As I get back into TrekEarth, I'll be uploading a few more pictures from my Ireland trip last year. Hope to see more of yours.

This one has very nice colors and I like the details of the wethering on the boat. I would like just a little more of the landscape to tie things to gether.

DanZ

drzz (151) 2006-06-25 7:18

I think Take 1 has a somewhat better composition but this one has much better lighting and color. Thanks for some very interesting views of a city I knew nothing about.

drzz (151) 2006-06-24 18:15

Very interesting picture! It brings to mind the Edgar Allen Poe poem.

drzz (151) 2006-06-24 7:44

I love the Burren and I have taken and seen a lot of pictures of it, but this is one of the most original. Thanks for posting it.

drzz (151) 2006-06-24 7:42

I like the line of the stone wall following the boat. I think cropping off a little off the top of the sky would make it a little better.

drzz (151) 2005-06-26 19:31

A very strange, but interesting shot. I'd like to know more about what this place is. You certainly managed to capture a spooky, but intriguing feeling.