p.1 #1 · New enthusiast first time with showing my photography
I just picked up photography as a hobby and I am loving it so far. I've never posted anything I've taken until now, but I am not still confident in my work and have sooooooo much to learn, but I just found this forum and saw how friendly and helpful everyone is, so I figured why not!
All photos were taken with my Canon 80D APS-C camera and inexpensive lenses and all have some level of post-processing, which I hope is allowed here. Apologies if it isn't and feel free to remove my post. I can't wait to be able to afford a good full frame for this type of photography that I enjoy.
p.1 #2 · New enthusiast first time with showing my photography
Welcome aboard, Ray, you should learn a lot through posting and critique. Though perhaps a little overexposed, the third is my pick. The first, perhaps could benefit from tighter cropping about the fisherman. It is so geometrically cluttered that the boat and fisherman lose perspective. The second, might benefit by cropping off the bland, grey sky at the bottom.
Douglas
p.1 #4 · New enthusiast first time with showing my photography
douter wrote:
Welcome aboard, Ray, you should learn a lot through posting and critique. Though perhaps a little overexposed, the third is my pick. The first, perhaps could benefit from tighter cropping about the fisherman. It is so geometrically cluttered that the boat and fisherman lose perspective. The second, might benefit by cropping off the bland, grey sky at the bottom.
Douglas
Douglas, thanks again for your feedback, I just realized I mentioned this thread to you in the B&W post and here you were already. Thanks!
I can see how that bottom crop on the photo of the underside of bridge could help as could underexposing the train tracks. In the underside I actually wanted the crop to cause the bridge to touch the very bottom left corner of the frame; maybe not the best idea? The other bridge photo is actually a pretty substantial crop already. I in fact wished the fisherman wasn't there, as my focus was the bridge and my intention was to convey a feeling of heaviness and oppression, hence the wide crop. I hope I was successful.
p.1 #5 · New enthusiast first time with showing my photography
Dragonfire wrote:
You might be new to FM but the third photo shows you are not new to photography Good show
I am not sure how to interpret this and I am certain I am misunderstanding it. A tenant I had to evict on December 17 left a T2i behind, which I figured why not, this is as good a time as any to pick up a hobby. Quickly, that turned into me purchasing a 70D and immediately after an 80D along with a few lenses and start practicing, learning online. Those photos were all taken with that 80D during a trip to Austin at the very end of January, so barely one month later. I am indeed very new to photography. It seems you enjoyed the photo, so thank you very much!
p.1 #6 · New enthusiast first time with showing my photography
Good start! It can take a bit of courage to share and ask for critiques, but most folks on this forum are friendly enough.
My favorite is the third. I like how you got low for this shot and the rails serve as leading lines. The image is a bit overexposed but not too badly. I think it could be improved by having a clearer subject. I think your intent here was to show nature reclaiming what once belonged to it, but this could be more effective if you changed your composition slightly (hard to say exactly how without knowing what the rest of the surroundings looked like, though).
p.1 #7 · New enthusiast first time with showing my photography
mivadep wrote:
Good start! It can take a bit of courage to share and ask for critiques, but most folks on this forum are friendly enough.
My favorite is the third. I like how you got low for this shot and the rails serve as leading lines. The image is a bit overexposed but not too badly. I think it could be improved by having a clearer subject. I think your intent here was to show nature reclaiming what once belonged to it, but this could be more effective if you changed your composition slightly (hard to say exactly how without knowing what the rest of the surroundings looked like, though).
p.1 #8 · New enthusiast first time with showing my photography
rayneverlearns wrote:
I am not sure how to interpret this and I am certain I am misunderstanding it. A tenant I had to evict on December 17 left a T2i behind, which I figured why not, this is as good a time as any to pick up a hobby. Quickly, that turned into me purchasing a 70D and immediately after an 80D along with a few lenses and start practicing, learning online. Those photos were all taken with that 80D during a trip to Austin at the very end of January, so barely one month later. I am indeed very new to photography. It seems you enjoyed the photo, so thank you very much! ...Show more →
p.1 #10 · New enthusiast first time with showing my photography
Fine, VERY fine initial post "r n l"!
WELCOME!
I have the 90D for my macro work. Started off with the 20D. My 1st dslr!
Might I suggest a tad of vibrance?(Saturation or contrast)? Being Winter everything looks(everything outside) is drab. Add some pop!
Again Welcome!
Dan
p.1 #11 · New enthusiast first time with showing my photography
Danpbphoto wrote:
Fine, VERY fine initial post "r n l"!
WELCOME!
I have the 90D for my macro work. Started off with the 20D. My 1st dslr!
Might I suggest a tad of vibrance?(Saturation or contrast)? Being Winter everything looks(everything outside) is drab. Add some pop!
Again Welcome!
Dan
Dan, thanks a lot for your warm welcome and compliment on my photos! I think I tried a little more oomph and I may try it again, but if there's one thing I enjoy in these my early photography days is mood, the uncomfortable feeling of quietness, a sense of solitude and understated peace... I don't know how to explain it, but I attempted achieving that in these photos. Actually most of what I've shot.
My plan is to move to an EOS R or R6 soon, buy an EF-RF adapter and continue using my EF glass until I can afford to start converting to RF, one lens at a time. So do you think I should keep the 80D around for macro? I still know nothing, so I will do some digging to try and understand that better while deciding to sell or keep.
p.1 #12 · New enthusiast first time with showing my photography
rayneverlearns wrote:
Dan, thanks a lot for your warm welcome and compliment on my photos! I think I tried a little more oomph and I may try it again, but if there's one thing I enjoy in these my early photography days is mood, the uncomfortable feeling of quietness, a sense of solitude and understated peace... I don't know how to explain it, but I attempted achieving that in these photos. Actually most of what I've shot.
My plan is to move to an EOS R or R6 soon, buy an EF-RF adapter and continue using my EF glass until I can afford to start converting to RF, one lens at a time. So do you think I should keep the 80D around for macro? I still know nothing, so I will do some digging to try and understand that better while deciding to sell or keep....Show more →
I am the hardest person to "please" on my own photography.
It is what YOU make it. The mood is introspective. That gud!
Becoming proactive here will have the vision of YOUR photography in other members minds and will know "that of whence you come"."
Dan
