critique a noob please :)

[shawnxstl]

I'll pick 2 then. "Drops" I don't think has much value since you really have to look for the small area that is in focus and 'Desolate' has good potential, I have toyed with that shot a bit and having one swing in motion adds some interest or mystique too.

Drops...ugh. Trying to get those things in focus took forever! It wouldn't work on auto or manual and thats the best that came out of the attempts

Desolate - I have a few of the swing swinging but they're way underexposed. they looked ok on the camera screen but not on my monitor.

i'll throw my two cents in without sounding too critical, the school yard shoots don't appeal to me that much,sort of mundane in away, cloudy overcast makes it even less appeal, on the positive note, your eye for landscape is very good, stick with that, because for me it was very interesting, good focus, but try not to center your shots so in the middle,look for the building and crop it accordingly to best attract the viewer to what you want them to see right from the start.

looking at bars and chains just hanging and everything out of focus in the background,just really has no appeal, if it where a kids park that had those pretend ships and castle's then it would be more of the " out of normal " shot that would create more attention. .but your off to a good start,.

Personally, I liked the idea of having an empty playground with an overcast sky. Idk...just gives off a kind of depressed feel, but in a good way. Thats just how i see it though. thanks for your insight.
And thanks for the landscape comment as well
As for that building, I can reshoot that thing a million times. its right next to me. lol.
The playground had those things but they were out of frame. Mainly for the purpose i mentioned earlier...I wanted a type of depressing feel to come from a playground where kids are usually having fun, playing with their friends, and enjoying life on a sunny day. (if that makes any sense to you...)

ill share my opinion on the first one...
seems to me that its well composed other then the blown out sky, i find the sky is WAY to bright for the subject and distract my eye right away
good work though

I had the settings all messed up. turned out overexposed.



Thanks for the comments people.
graveyard shoot in about an hour. im stoked
will post pictures.

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