Critique This

Monday, March 21, 2011 · Posted in ,

Again I am participating in Pixel Perfect's "Critique This" Blog Hop.  I really value the opportunity to get feedback from others on my photos even if it is constructive criticsm I really feel it is truly a great opportunity to learn.  According to the blog hop definitions I would be a beginner. 

I really like photos taken close to objects that show their detail and texture but honestly I am not sure a lot of other people do.  I really liked this photo but when I showed it to my husband he was kind of ambivalent.  So I am asking your opinion.  I do realize that in a lot of cases photography is in the eye of the beholder so if I like this type of photo I should just keep taking them but I am interested in appealing to others as well.  Here are the before and after photos.



I didn't actually do much editing on this photo.  I simply added an levels adjustment to bring out a bit more of the detail in the back ground and then added a warming filter to warm the entire image up. 

Update

I would love to thank everyone for their comments, the overwhelming interest is to see me up the black in the exposure and turn the photo to black and white.  Honestly I didn't think it would do it justice but you know when I do these changes it brings out almost a whole different photo.  Any thoughts on this?




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Bright sunshinny day

Sunday, March 20, 2011 · Posted in ,

I was out for a drive today and the lake was just a beautiful aqua green color.  I tired to capture the color but it really didn't come through in most of the pictures.  It's funny where it is the most noticeable is in the photos that aren't really focused on the lake where it is just background.  I also found a few new little willow buds!! Yay! Signs of spring on the first day of spring.





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A little walk

Sunday, March 13, 2011 · Posted in ,

I have noticed in looking at my photos that there appeared to be a certain sameness (I'm not even sure if that is a word) about them.  So today I went for a short walk to take a few photos and I decided to try to get a different perspective on them.  So I got down on my knees to take some, backed up when I normally would have gotten closer and even fought my way through the branches to take a photo leaning right on the trunk of a tree.  I am not sure they are the best photos I have ever taken but I think it was a good creative exercise.  Here are a few results.














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