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hrtmnstrfr
May 17, 2007, 1:40 PM
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Hey guys,
I am constantly trying to improve so any feed back o the following image will be useful.
Thanks,
My wife at Rocktown, Ga on Double Trouble, V4/5
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philbox
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May 17, 2007, 10:12 PM
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I really do like this boulder and the way it balances there as though some giant has been playing with his toy building blocks. Hard to take a bad picture of such a unique piece of nature.
Now, things I would suggest to help improve the shot. A little more face on the talent, in other words let's see some more of her face. I also suggest that she wears other colours i/e something not white on the shirt let's say either a bright blue or lime green. The pants could also see some improvement in their colour, let's put on anything but yellow or white, not black either. Ya gotta go with photo aproved colours to really bring out the pop in the image.
If you really wanted to make it a ten then a figure hugging tank top would be the go. Of course being that it is your wife you may not want to display her to all the teenagers who would then simply put the image in their spank bank. Ya gotta think about these things fairly dispassionately. Want to on a front page of Climbing mag then definitely go with the brightly coloured tank top. Want it to got to number one on rc.com then go with the brightly coloured tank top. Want all the teenagers to drop lurid comments in the messages attached to the pic on rc.com then go with the brightly coloured tank top.
Maybe gain a little elevation and shoot down more so that the climbers features are highlighted. Everyone loves to view emotion on a climbers face. Maybe widen out the lense and head in a little closer. Lots of things you could do to capture the uniqueness of the location and to highlight the talent. That said I still think it is not a bad pic but you did ask for suggestions.
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hrtmnstrfr
May 17, 2007, 10:46 PM
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Philbox, Thanks for the wonderful advise.
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blondgecko
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May 20, 2007, 2:15 AM
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First of all, nice location! I really like the way you've framed the boulder here, and it looks like you've picked the perfect time of day. Just get the clothes and face right, as Phil said - looking towards (or even better, reaching towards) her next move, rather than back at her feet, maybe?
The only other thing I might suggest, if you really want to go all out, is the use of a graduated neutral density filter to take some of the glare out of the sky. Getting some colour and texture up there, along with the lovely dappled lighting around the talent, would turn this into something truly special.
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Paul_Y
May 20, 2007, 2:16 AM
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Also, I've noticed that you've used external flash very effectively in the past so I'm kind of surprised you haven't used it here. That would really make her pop out from the background. Nice work!
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lhwang
May 20, 2007, 2:29 AM
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What a cool looking boulder! I love the quality of light in this shot. My only criticism is that the subject is pretty much centred... not so interesting, in my opinion. It'd be nice to see her face, as already pointed out, and it'd be even better if it was a bit more dynamic.
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hrtmnstrfr
May 21, 2007, 7:11 PM
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Thanks for all the wonderful suggestions!
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hrtmnstrfr
May 21, 2007, 7:13 PM
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I wish I had brought my flash kit but this was an impromptu stop along the interstate while traveling, so I didn't have it with me. :(
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sonyhome
May 31, 2007, 8:10 AM
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Great boulder. Lots of potential indeed.
I agree with the blown out sky, it does disturb a little the final result.
However, would a ND graduate filter really help here? This is not a clear-cut sunset or horizon photo. I'm asking, not criticizing, because that's always been on my mind when looking at those ND kits that cost a lot and are clunky to use.
Another approach would be to bracket shoot and combine the top of the dark photo to recapture the sky. Or just search and replace the sky color, make a mask and drop in another sky, to fake it...
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