I'm afraid neither of these really work for me. The portrait could be of anyone, even a mannequin; I'd prefer to see at least some identifiable feature of the person wearing the goggles. As for the action shot, it's kinda hard to tell exactly where the skier is in relation to the tree. It's a competent frame, but I would have liked to see it about 1/2 second later in time. (I hope he made it through!)
#1 - consider more DOF for this type of shot. Sometimes blurring up the background is what you want. Other times it's nice to see the scene behind him.
Jim Rickards wrote:
#1 - consider more DOF for this type of shot. Sometimes blurring up the background is what you want. Other times it's nice to see the scene behind him.
That might make it more interesting. However, I really like the DOF the way it is. It feels much more intimate and personal the way it is.
1 is fine, I'm okay with the DOF but maybe try to keep all of his helmet in frame... looks slightly careless.
2 nice timing on the tap, but you can't tell what he's doing due to your perspective. As for processing, it looks too contrasty and while you can't tell exactly, looks like it should be turned a bit CCW (despite the loss of perceived pitch). Good work by the skier re: bright jacket, although the black pants get a bit crunched especially with the contrast.
As for photography, TGR is better than NS.
