First post ever

[catxtwo]

Never posted a photo anywhere before.

Took this at a small cemetery near my house. Some of the headstones are from the 1790's.

Any feedback would be appreciated.

-CxT

[Saralonde]

Welcome, catxtwo. Glad to have you join us .

Cemetaries are great places to take pictures, particularly old ones with all kinds of intriguing possibilities. I like that you took this when the sun was low enough to throw some interesting shadows across the ground. Your subject has some character, too, with the moss (or whatever that is) and cracks. It would be nice to see this up close. Since the color is not especially important to this shot, I think it would look good in b&w. That might emphasize the aesthetic qualities and give an aged look to the image.

[hoges]

Great start, the long shadows have the potential to make a great shot, as i first did when i started go back and experiment with angles,exposure ect at the same location and post them you will get lots of great feedback

[catxtwo]

Thank you very much for the feedback. This photography thing is much, much more difficult than I thought. I'll go out and shoot a ton of pictures then only like one of them. And the one that I did like I don't know what I did "right".

I guess all I can do is keep taking pictures...

-CxT

[jiminyClickit]

catxtwo, Welcome

to the learning curve! You're in a process that will eventually lead to certainty and confidence. Great start. Wonder what the stone would look like if you could get the color as bluish as that shadow is?

[stevesutt89]

When I look at this shot, I kind of feel that i'm missing something at the top of the shot. if you have the chance to go back a re-take, maybe if out took the photo from a lower angle, and get more of the tombstones in the background in it might make this an even better shot. IMHO

Good work though! I hope you find these forums as helpful as i have!

[wulf]

Rotate it clockwise ever so slightly, to get the horizonals of the main stone horizontal and then it could work for the symmetry assignment. Sometimes just a small rotation can make a big difference.

Keep shooting and experimenting and you will improve and that is the goal of a school. Welcome to DPS!

Wulf

[catxtwo]

Originally Posted by stevesutt89

When I look at this shot, I kind of feel that i'm missing something at the top of the shot. if you have the chance to go back a re-take, maybe if out took the photo from a lower angle, and get more of the tombstones in the background in it might make this an even better shot.

Thank you for the comment Steve - I know exactly what you are saying. Unfortunately I had to compose the shot like that because it is a very small cemetery and I didn't want you to see the library that is *right* behind it.

I bet you are right though - I could do better by trying a lower angle. I'll definitely try it!

-CxT

[catxtwo]

Originally Posted by wulf

Rotate it clockwise ever so slightly, to get the horizonals of the main stone horizontal and then it could work for the symmetry assignment. Sometimes just a small rotation can make a big difference.

Hi Wulf,

Thank you SO much for the comment. I actually thought about doing that but doing so seems to really draw attention to the slanted line created by the 3 stones toward the upper-left of the shot.

Since the large stone in front is obviously the "star" it is better to make sure it is perfectly level?

And when you said a "small rotation" you weren't kidding. CS3 states that I needed to rotate the image 0.21 degrees to get the main stone correct. And it *did* make a big difference. You have amazing eyes!!

Thanks again,
CxT

[wulf]

No, I'm just used to having to make tiny corrections on my own pictures. If something is dramatically off, it can look intentional but a very small rotation generally just looks untidy.

Wulf