Hiking...

[afdlips]

Some photos i took on a hike in Boulder, Colorado.

[GB1]

The top one has very nice use of DOF. I wish there was a bee or something on that flower though, just to say "Hey, I was blurring the background to emphasize this ___" The dark trees back there may distract a bit. The mid picture light colors are nice and prevent the photo from being too much of a standard graduation.

The bottom shot is nice but more of a "I was there" shot, as there is really no strong subject area. The lake acts as the center of focus but it doesn't really have anything that's grabbing. I like the curvature of the photo, but wish it was even more curved I guess you'd need a strong fisheye for that.

GB

[afdlips]

The top one has very nice use of DOF. I wish there was a bee or something on that flower though, just to say "Hey, I was blurring the background to emphasize this ___" The dark trees back there may distract a bit. The mid picture light colors are nice and prevent the photo from being too much of a standard graduation.

The bottom shot is nice but more of a "I was there" shot, as there is really no strong subject area. The lake acts as the center of focus but it doesn't really have anything that's grabbing. I like the curvature of the photo, but wish it was even more curved I guess you'd need a strong fisheye for that.

GB

Thanks GB1

I wish there was a bee. "Hey, I was blurring the background to emphasize this 'wheat'." lol.

The fisheye i used was meant for a 35mm SLR and not a digital SLR. its 15mm and works well on my Nikon N65. too bad film isnt free or id actually use it lol.

-parker

[GB1]

I suspected that it was a fisheye, and that the reduction/zoom effect did that. This really hurts landscape photographers who rely on their wide angles to capture the big picture. Argggg..

[afdlips]

I suspected that it was a fisheye, and that the reduction/zoom effect did that. This really hurts landscape photographers who rely on their wide angles to capture the big picture. Argggg..

yeah... im feeling it too. its kinda cool though. if i want to drop $500+ on a new fisheye, they make a 10.5mm for digital. lol.

[readingr]

On the first the dark trees I find very distracting along with the blown out area at the top of the wheat. Where the cloud is there is a funny shape like the curvature of a woman on one side which is really really distracting. Was this a poor attempt at cloning something out?

Personally I think a bit more DOF is required to make the wheat stand out.

I wish you would put these below each other to make it easier to view.

The second, you need something strong in the foreground to make this shot more than a snap shot, looks like one of the shots when I'm scouting a location for a revisit.

Roger

[afdlips]

On the first the dark trees I find very distracting along with the blown out area at the top of the wheat. Where the cloud is there is a funny shape like the curvature of a woman on one side which is really really distracting. Was this a poor attempt at cloning something out?

Personally I think a bit more DOF is required to make the wheat stand out.

I wish you would put these below each other to make it easier to view.

The second, you need something strong in the foreground to make this shot more than a snap shot, looks like one of the shots when I'm scouting a location for a revisit.

Roger

no, there was no cloning done. i didnt see it in the unedited raw shot, but after some level bends its a little more prevalent. if i have any use for this shot ill clone it out.
the second one i just took to show someone what it looked like up there. so it totally is just a snapshot that i liked enough to edit and post.
thanks for the critique.