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bruder · Jan 8, 2008, 2:03 PM

What do you think, are any of these decent?

bruder · Jan 8, 2008, 2:09 PM

I wish I could edit the subject of this thread. I'm sorry.

David French · Jan 8, 2008, 2:25 PM

Love the color and texture in 1, but the composition is a bit boring.

I rather like 2. The little flare is a great focal point. If only it had the color of 1...

3 isn't doing anything for me.

robar · Jan 8, 2008, 3:42 PM

ditto
me? i'd probably crop out a lot of the black lower portion.

roy

mtngal · Jan 8, 2008, 10:28 PM

I can't disagreeabout the first two (I'd also cut off the extra dark parts on the bottom but otherwise really like them), but I do about the third one. It also has too much dark on the bottom, butI just love sunrises and sunsets and so I like it. Try cutting off most of the bottom dark and see what it looks like then.

Keithw · Jan 9, 2008, 4:00 AM

I really like #2 but as others have said, they would all benefit by being cropped a bit more.
[img]chrome://piclens/content/launch.png[/img]

bruder · Jan 9, 2008, 6:06 PM

Thanks for the feedback. I know I need to work on composition skills. This doesn't come easy for me. Funny thing is that I actually like the 1st one best. Go figure. I just cropped them and they do all look better.

NonEntity1 · Jan 9, 2008, 6:21 PM

I like the first one best also, I like the colors. Composition is hard for me too, but, if you are planning on printing and hanging these it is a good idea to leave some room for cropping anyhow. An 8x10 print is cheaper than an 8x12 and the frames are both cheaper and easier to find. I seem to keep forgetting this when I am actually pressing the shutter though.

So lets see the cropped versions!

Tim

bruder · Jan 9, 2008, 7:14 PM

Thanks for asking Tim....

mtngal · Jan 9, 2008, 9:17 PM

Oooh - I do like them better! By the way, I'm horrible about composition, too. I keep hanging around here, letting everyone's suggestions rub off on me. I've also found that we don't all agree, either - sometimes I'll like something that leaves another cold, and the other way around, too.

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Jan 8, 2008, 2:03 PM	#1
bruder Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 93	What do you think, are any of these decent?

Jan 8, 2008, 2:09 PM	#2
bruder Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 93	I wish I could edit the subject of this thread. I'm sorry.

Jan 8, 2008, 2:25 PM	#3
David French Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 283	Love the color and texture in 1, but the composition is a bit boring. I rather like 2. The little flare is a great focal point. If only it had the color of 1... 3 isn't doing anything for me.

Jan 8, 2008, 3:42 PM	#4
robar Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: D/FW area Texas Posts: 7,590	ditto me? i'd probably crop out a lot of the black lower portion. roy

Jan 8, 2008, 10:28 PM	#5
mtngal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Frazier Park, CA Posts: 16,177	I can't disagreeabout the first two (I'd also cut off the extra dark parts on the bottom but otherwise really like them), but I do about the third one. It also has too much dark on the bottom, butI just love sunrises and sunsets and so I like it. Try cutting off most of the bottom dark and see what it looks like then.

Jan 9, 2008, 4:00 AM	#6
Keithw Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Oxfordshire, UK Posts: 421	I really like #2 but as others have said, they would all benefit by being cropped a bit more. [img]chrome://piclens/content/launch.png[/img]

Jan 9, 2008, 6:06 PM	#7
bruder Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 93	Thanks for the feedback. I know I need to work on composition skills. This doesn't come easy for me. Funny thing is that I actually like the 1st one best. Go figure. I just cropped them and they do all look better.

Jan 9, 2008, 6:21 PM	#8
NonEntity1 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Lake Placid Florida USA Posts: 2,689	I like the first one best also, I like the colors. Composition is hard for me too, but, if you are planning on printing and hanging these it is a good idea to leave some room for cropping anyhow. An 8x10 print is cheaper than an 8x12 and the frames are both cheaper and easier to find. I seem to keep forgetting this when I am actually pressing the shutter though. So lets see the cropped versions! Tim

Jan 9, 2008, 7:14 PM	#9
bruder Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 93	Thanks for asking Tim....

Jan 9, 2008, 9:17 PM	#10
mtngal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Frazier Park, CA Posts: 16,177	Oooh - I do like them better! By the way, I'm horrible about composition, too. I keep hanging around here, letting everyone's suggestions rub off on me. I've also found that we don't all agree, either - sometimes I'll like something that leaves another cold, and the other way around, too.