Lakeside (C&C)

Shrimp

This is my first shot with a DSLR, ever... I think.



Taken with a Canon 350D - Courtesy of Julie O'Donnell (elven). Thank you for the help.

C&C welcome.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/youssefsarhan/231461061/ - Flickr link if anyone wants to comment there. I appreciate it.

Borderfox

Very nice Shrimp, beautiful location and nice vignetting too. I like the way the hill on the left intersects with the one on the right drawing my eye along it. Good start

5uspect

So will you be making the move to SLR?
I like the picture, feels a bit dark maybe but thats hardly a complaint.
I really like the softness of the water.
Great stuff.

Ruu_Old

Liking the picture and the darkness. Very well composed, a fine start.

dazftw

Yea I really like the mood of this and the darkness is nice.. It makes it nice to look at I think!

Fenster

Very nice photo, truth be told.

Tarakiwa

1st shot?? Wow!I really like it!

Looking forward to seeing more.

T

Shrimp

I hope to be moving to DSLR soon. Within a few weeks anyways. I can't wait.

Thank you for all the comments.

5uspect

so will it be a D80 or a 400D?!

Morlar

That is an excellent pic - I like the darkness on either side, the surface of the water & bits of colour in it too, also the hint of colour in the sky. The only criticism I can think of would be that it may be improved if the hill area directly centre of the picture in the distance looked a fraction more colourful. Still a great shot and some cool processing too.

elven

You already know I like it, so no need to repeat myself

In that case, I'll be a bit picky - see how you feel about a couple of things:

Is the edge of the vignette a little bit hard, possibly? There's a hint of banding in there where it gets lighter and meets the water - I know, I sound like a broken record about that stuff but once you notice it, it's very difficult not to see it all the time.

The colour of the reflection in the water seems slightly more turquoise than the sky, but I'm not sure if that's actually how it came out on the shots originally? The bright spot in the reflection also seems brighter than the actual sky, so might need to balance one or the other up a bit, maybe.

I didn't get any pictures from that scene so I hardly feel like I qualify to say things like that, but wondered if it was stuff you'd thought about yourself anyway...?

Shrimp

I may have gotten a tiny bit carried away with the vignette. The reason the banding is kinda obvious was cos I went over it a few times with the burn tool... I think. Yep, I did change the colour of the water, it was slightly dull.

Btw guys, I got the canon 350D today.

Thanks for the c&c from everyone too.

run_Forrest_run

what sort of DSLR are U thinking of getting just out of interest? I am in the same boat myself...

Shrimp

Shrimp wrote:

Btw guys, I got the canon 350D today.

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Fionn

congrats on the camera!!
ther'll be no stopping ya now!!!

on the pic
i'm sorta between two minds
overall yeah it appeals

looking harder at it i sorta have a prob with the foreground my eye likes the middle distence better... i dunno why I just do

good shot all the same