Hi, I'm Paul. I've bought my DSLR about a year ago and I really love long exposure photography and have been shooting as much as I can. It would be great if I could receive some constructive criticism of my most recent image. Many thanks in advance!
A couple of old photos taken while the Amtrak was stopped - somewhere in Colorado, I think?
(And yes, I like that the vertical leans!)
Just a heads up for anyone that may be interested (and as things are slow in the group.....).
This female has arrived at Hamerton. This place rescues animals from all over the world, mainly endangered species, and they breed when they can.
I've photographed Ady a few times now. We get better each time as a team. This image was a fave from our latest session. I hope you like it to.
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Hi Paul,
First off....I really like this image. Congrats! I can't make out what this is. It is intriguing and draws me in. I'm a fan of the 4x5 format on vertical images. The subject balanced by all the negative white space works for me. The additional small dark subject on the right is a nice visual add to draw my eyes up into the negative space. Personally, I would have put a bit more space below the ring of main subject, and a bit less vignette on the lower corners.
Mike
Hi Michael,
Thanks! I believe the object used to be a footing or something for a long gone pier or jetty, I'm really not sure. I agree, I would have liked a bit more space as well but the tide was coming in really fast. The object was quite close to the shore line and would have been covered completely by the rising water plus I was getting a bit twitchy about how fast the tide was coming in (I didn't fancy getting swept out to sea much!). Now that you pointed it out, that bottom vignette is a bit much. Thanks again,
Paul
I draw the line at getting wet myself :)
Great shot!! If you have fog or mist in a shot, you got me on board. :-) It reminded me of the movie "The Fog", when I first looked. Great open feel with the whitespace too.
Thanks! That movie scared the bejesus out of me. I might watch it again tonight :)