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I like this one! I like how you composed it and how you can see the elements within the bulb. I think I would like to see it cropped, however, so that none of the cutoff lights show. And maybe in to exclude the whole bit to the left of the photo, so that you only have that "inner circle of light". Very creative by the way!
Again, I'm posting without reading what others have to say. I like it better that way as I'm not biased one way or the other.
I like your composition and use of DOF for this image. The center of the object being off-centered is a nice compositional touch, and the lines lead me thru the image. The DOF sets your subject apart from the BG and lets me know what I'm looking at. Your exposure looks good as it can be very easy to blow out the hot spot on those lights. One question I have tho is, what color is the decoration that the lights are on? My insticts tell me that it should be white, but the shot is underexpossed, resulting in it looking gray. But, if you were to add an extra stop of light, you risk blowing out the lights. A tricky situation if infact the object is to be white. The lighting on this image seems a bit flat, but for me, it adds to the cold wintery feel to the image.
"I thought that because fewer wolves meant more deer, that no wolves would mean hunters' paradise. But after seeing the green fire die, I sensed that neither the wolf nor the mountain agreed with such a view."
Aldo Leopold
There is a lot going on with this photograph.
It has some good lines and shapes.
I also like the repetition in the lights.
The background is good, although the red spots are a little distracting and cause my eye to go back and forth between them and the white lights in the foreground.
Watch out for stuff like that when you are looking through your viewfinder.
Brian
“A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed, and is, thereby, a true manifestation of what one feels about life in its entirety...” - Ansel Adams
mtb......the red spots you refer to are lights on a tree in the background. I left them in because I thought they added a little seasonal dimension. Taking a second look though, they are a little too bright, and I probably could have cloned them out.
michael....ahhhh yes...the day I shot this was really, really dreary. It was about 4 in the afternoon, and the light (here in Michigan) was already failing. Very bad, very bad lighting.
I did take another shot or two at, but both were worse than this. As it was I was using the D70 kit lens for optimal aperture, and this was the best I got with the ISO at 200. I did not want to risk blowing out the elements inside the light bulbs. The best answer to this would be a faster lens of course, but being retired, my finances don't allow it just now...we'll see how it goes on Christmas ;)
mtb......the red spots you refer to are lights on a tree in the background. I left them in because I thought they added a little seasonal dimension. Taking a second look though, they are a little too bright, and I probably could have cloned them out.
I'll buy that.
Instead of clonning out something, try doing it the "old fashoin way". Try waiting for those unwated elements to move out of the frame or moving so they aren't in your viewfinder.
That is what will make you a better photographer.
Just a thought.
Brian
“A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed, and is, thereby, a true manifestation of what one feels about life in its entirety...” - Ansel Adams
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