I would've taken a little more of the left side. More on top and less bottom/foreground. The top looks crunched and the plants in front don't add anything.Photo taken in Gaeta, Italy. Suggestions?
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Every time these suckers go on sale, I steam 'em. So, another try, same setup, this time stopped down to f/2.8. I'm thinking maybe f/5.6 or f/8 next time? :scratch2:
:scratch2: I actually tried those suggestions at the time, but thought the one above was less cluttered. Maybe some cropping of this one would work better?
I'm crazy about the color in this one. Details of the source of red light, and how you got the image into electronic form?I've been shooting a lot of film lately. Mamiya 645J, 210mm, Portra 400.
"Crunched"? Cropping it further would reduce the sense of location and scale. Reducing the foregound would work. This is, btw, a full image scan of a slide taken in 1975 with a 35mm lens.I would've taken a little more of the left side. More on top and less bottom/foreground. The top looks crunched and the plants in front don't add anything.
I'm crazy about the color in this one. Details of the source of red light, and how you got the image into electronic form?
You asked for suggestions. Just calling it the way I see it."Crunched"? Cropping it further would reduce the sense of location and scale. Reducing the foregound would work. This is, btw, a full image scan of a slide taken in 1975 with a 35mm lens.
And I respectfully disagree with your assessment of side cropping. You have my permission to download it and crop it as you like. Maybe that will make your case and change my mind.You asked for suggestions. Just calling it the way I see it.
I think the color is very good, especially for "auto everything." Many cameras attempt to correct the orange color out of sunsets when set to full automatic, so it is usually better to set the white balance manually to "daylight" (or use a "sunset" mode if the camera has one).New to this photography hobby. For years I used a Fuji F650 P&S which takes really nice pics. About two years ago I bought a Nikon D3200 with 2 kit lenses. Have not even used the 55-200mm lense. Normally use the 6mp setting as the advanced settings are not forum friendly. Most of my pics are spur of the moment affairs. Below is a pic I took a month or so ago. It is cropped but I think I did not touch it up, cant remember for sure. It was auto everything as I don't practice enough to go to manual. All suggestions will be accepted with an open mind.
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