again-opinions please :)

no leaf clover

hey, couple more i found, the other st stpehens green shopping centre reminded me of, love some of the shots on this forum!! hopin that i can get to that level some day!! how are these? what can i do to make them better?

Wez

A common peice of advice that'll never steer you wrong.. Fill the frame!

For your first shot, I don't really like it, prolly because I've seen it done SO many times! Nearly anyone I know that goes shooting in town comes back with that pic from the top of the escalators..

Second shot, you need to fill the frame much more! There's nothing that catches your eye, it kinda wonders up the handrail on the right and then gets lost. I think try re-shooting it and maybe fill the frame with the railing and the shadows cast from it. Could turn out to be a nice picture with some nice lines + shadows.

Third shot, it's your best I think, but nothing that really says WOW and pulls your eye in. Again, try filling your frame! Again, could turn out to be a nice shot!

I was reading a photography book today and it spoke of the 'close up phobia'! It's so true, people that are new to photography tend to just stay back a couple metres and take a general shot, but as people get more and more into it, they tend to move closer and closer to the key item in the picture.

compare this image:



To this one:



The first seems much more professional, and like an experienced photographer took it. The framing and composition in the first is done very well, whereas the second one is taken from a distance and doesn't look all that fantastic, because it's how we see it everyday. Whereas if the photographer got down on his knees and took it from a very low angle, it'd look alot more impressive! Just play around with the angle etc. you're taking them from and get creative!

Hope I didn't come across too strong there, but instead of just saying 'Nice shots!' or whatever, I thought I'd actually give a bit of advice that you could learn from! Hope it helps! Keep us up to date on future shots and your progress!

no leaf clover

nope not too strong! exactly what i want!! will definitely give it a go! yeh the stephens green one i couldnt resist!! out of curiosity, did you see the ones i posted a week or two ago? the river- that along the lines of the close up you're talking bout?

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o302/no_leaf_clover_2007/2006_1230unsortdnovember0177.jpg

just found these... thought id throw them in..... any better?

Wez

Yeh, when I read the title I was wondering about your previous pictures..

That lot are much better, they're much closer to the subject and there's a bit more to focus on. I like the second one the most, think it's the diagonal line of the path on the right leading your eye into the picture is what makes it. They're from the same kinda of angle tho, it's how you'd see it when you're walking down the street. If I was to take that shot I'd prolly get on my hunkers right beside the curb on the right and get that leading in from the bottom right corner.

This kinda angle:



the first one in the attachments is nice, but needs to be brought out in photoshop

This was just a quick go at it..



With the last one, I actually like it, just need a tighter crop. Here's a roughy of how I'd do it.