Nice to see you experimenting around, Kyle.
1. Composition feels static, doesnt do much for me. Lights feel too spaced apart across the frame. More dynamic image, perhaps, with the lights taken a bit more lined up deeper into the frame, with shallow DOF. White wisps on the left of the middle light. Cobwebs/dust?
2. Cute and I like the BW choice. A bit tightly cropped for my taste. I find my eye jumping between the dark eye and the dark nose. I'd like to see a bit more below, perhaps with the head turned a bit more toward the camera?
3. Panda Bear-esque. Interesting abstract. A bit eerie for me.
Thanks Scott. Im having a lot of fun with my new macro lens. And I have more time to shoot then usual cause I'm on a school break right now. I have to enjoy it while it lasts. haha
1. Its actually a chandelier so its pretty hard to line up more images, but I'll try and do something similar to this if I find another opportunity.
2. Thanks. Its so hard to get a close up shot of my dog, he's always moving, especially when I'm in his face. And my 7--300 is in the factory right now. I'll try again soon.
3. Thanks. Nobody in my family liked it. But there's something that I see in it so I wanted to see what you and what others think about this shot.
If you re-shoot the chandelier, I'd first recommend removing the bulbs and cleaning and reinstalling them. Also, try shooting at a lower ISO for better image quality. The second is compromised because the plane of sharpest focus is on the dog's fur rather than on the eye. Although I'm rather fond of film grain for some images, I generally find electronic sensor noise unbecoming.
Three's what I alluded to with my comments on sensor noise. In concept it doesn't move me, but for what it is, I suspect a creamier presentation may be better.
