Went for a walk...

and all my photos turned out crap.

Really pissed off with myself as they all have slight, stupid errors which ruin them :mad:

These were the only reasonable ones, all C&C welcome.

ch3rry

Why do you think these are reasonable? That's a genuine question btw...

I really can't see anything in these photos, they don't interest me. Maybe I don't have an artistic eye, but they just look like random photos of random bits of random builings.

Masada

They are a bit un interesting i must say.

Id reccomend using the "rule of thirds", and pick an interesting or unusuall subject, think a little more about what you can get into the shot rather than whats already in it, what i mean by that is, the above shots mightnt look all that good but from certain angles theres potential there for a great photo.

I highly reccomend the lessons on this link if your new to the scene, these cover everything you'll need to know about photography and what exactly all those technical terms are. only when you understand whats happening inside your camera will you be able to get the best from it.,

ch3rry

ch3rry wrote: »

Why do you think these are reasonable? That's a genuine question btw...

I really can't see anything in these photos, they don't interest me. Maybe I don't have an artistic eye, but they just look like random photos of random bits of random builings.

Meh - I like buildings!

Vtec - link?

I am very, very new to this so any comments (pos. or neg!) are appreciated!

Hugh_C

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link?

try googling rule of thirds

AnimalRights

http://www.silverlight.co.uk/tutorials/compose_expose/thirds.html

http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/rule-of-thirds/

http://www.betterphoto.com/exploring/tips/thirds.asp

I googled for ya, I took Hugh's advice, one clever mofo for sure.

Masada

Ohh, lol sorry bout that.,

http://www.morguefile.com/archive/classroom.php?MORGUEFILE=182b2iogkmn7t3ntbrlg0vvia4


its pretty good for learners.,

countryjimbo

Brillant the way all the rule of thirds links recommend learning the rule and then breaking it

AlanMooneyPhoto

Zaraba,
You should try going for a walk with some of the folk from here, you would learn a lot.
Seems to be that youre interested in Architectural photography, interesting field to say the least.
I can see what you were trying to do with pic No.1 it just didnt quite work for ya.
Try to lead the eye into your image with the lines of the buildings, but when you lead the eye in, there needs to be something of interest as a focal point to keep the eye interested or the picture just becomes boring.
I would try using a polariser to help keep down distracting reflections on glass buildings, but this may mean that you need to use a tripod then as you'll be cutting down the light entering your lens.
if you have lines that are obviously vertical in the building, like you have in No.1 try to keep them vertical in the picture, it'll make it more interesting and will just look more normal, naturally this will give you a problem with converging verticals so shoot wider than you would like, to allow for correction in pp.
Sometimes, its the converging verticals that make the picture interesting, so bear that in mind also.
Hope this was of some help to you,
Enjoy,
Alan

AlanMooneyPhoto

AlanMooneyPhoto wrote: »

Zaraba,
You should try going for a walk with some of the folk from here, you would learn a lot.
Seems to be that youre interested in Architectural photography, interesting field to say the least.
I can see what you were trying to do with pic No.1 it just didnt quite work for ya.
Try to lead the eye into your image with the lines of the buildings, but when you lead the eye in, there needs to be something of interest as a focal point to keep the eye interested or the picture just becomes boring.
I would try using a polariser to help keep down distracting reflections on glass buildings, but this may mean that you need to use a tripod then as you'll be cutting down the light entering your lens.
if you have lines that are obviously vertical in the building, like you have in No.1 try to keep them vertical in the picture, it'll make it more interesting and will just look more normal, naturally this will give you a problem with converging verticals so shoot wider than you would like, to allow for correction in pp.
Sometimes, its the converging verticals that make the picture interesting, so bear that in mind also.
Hope this was of some help to you,
Enjoy,
Alan

Cheers - I am still at the point and shoot stage, but have paid off all credit card debts and am looking to pick up a 400d in the next couple of weeks.

I get totally fascinated by some of the new buildings around the place, especially glass and steel ones.
Unfinished buildings, I think, are very interesting as well.

I should have been an engineer!

Anouilh

I like your photos. Can't understand why you put them down.

Looking at sites which describe how a tilt-shift lens work might help you become more conscious of the problems involved in photographing photos at such close range.

Anouilh

I like your photos. Can't understand why you put them down.

Looking at sites which describe how a tilt-shift lens work might help you become more conscious of the problems involved in photographing buildings at such close range.

(Corrected mis-information).

MartMax

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Cheers - I am still at the point and shoot stage, but have paid off all credit card debts and am looking to pick up a 400d in the next couple of weeks.

I get totally fascinated by some of the new buildings around the place, especially glass and steel ones.
Unfinished buildings, I think, are very interesting as well.

I should have been an engineer!

Don't worry too much about not getting good shots. One shot is better than none shot. Keep taking photos, set some objectives and as you go along the progress you'll see the improvements. Good luck!

sprinkles

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I should have been an engineer!

It's not all it's cracked up to be, trust me

I do like reflections in the windows - there's plenty of interesting opportunities out there, been meaning to go on a walkabout the quays again for that - loads of cool buildings going up down at the docklands.

TelePaul

Am I the only one who thinks the first shot is awesome?

TelePaul

TelePaul wrote: »

Am I the only one who thinks the first shot is awesome?

Puts you in the minority anyway!!

Cheers though!