My First Critique Post

[KellyM33ca]

Looking for suggestions or thoughts of making this a little better.



Not sure if you can see it in this photo or not but there is noise which I wasnt happy with. I do edit my photos, Hue/Saturation and sharpening (not much).

Camera Info:
Canon EOS Rebel 300d
No Tripod - mostly because I couldnt get close enough on the tripod so I set the camera on the table and used other objects to get it at the right height.
Natural Light from the South Window - Mid Morning Shots. (Sun here in Calgary is very low in the sky)
Also used my remote so that I dont end up with camera shake
Shutter speed: 1/5 sec
F-Stop: 1/16
ISO: 400 (I think this was a little high)
No Flash
Used Canon 17-85mm lens

[xxpinballxx]

yeah I can see the noise in the cup....a nice idea but not sure what the subject is....the letters the cup the whole thing.....a way to bring that out would be to make all the letters sideways or upside down except for the ones you are focusing on....on a side not it would be a neat photo to make three letters say DPS and the rest tilted or upside down and angled.

[wulf]

It looks a bit static; perhaps you could find some way to pose it with a bit more action (eg. letters tumbling out of the cup)?

Also, did you think about spelling something with the visible letters? You could make it less obvious by only counting those in focus and the right way up.

Wulf

[sukanta]

This is my first reply to any photo. I am a novish and learning a lot from DPS. There are really lots of people there who has far ahead of me in terms of tech or artistic view of a shot.But still as per my opinion you can try focusing on letters on the bottom of the shot (not on the cup and letter towards the cup).

[wulf]

Originally Posted by sukanta

This is my first reply to any photo. I am a novish and learning a lot from DPS. There are really lots of people there who has far ahead of me in terms of tech or artistic view of a shot.But still as per my opinion you can try focusing on letters on the bottom of the shot (not on the cup and letter towards the cup).

I think that would work, although it would be easier if the cube nearest the front were also moved a bit further back (otherwise, you could get that in focus but at the cost of everything else being blurred).

Wulf

[clockdoc]

Hi. The out-of-focus die centrally positioned acts as a visual "speed bump" hindering a smooth entry into your frame. You listed your aperture as "1/16" but I am assuming you meant f/16. If so, where did you place your plane of focus within the collection of dice? Sometimes backing up and shooting from a bit farther away will allow depth-of-field to cover a larger area.
Did you try using more of an action shot such as dropping the dice through a bottomless cylinder and shooting the shot as some of the dice bounced on the table? Only the exit end of the cylinder need be shown in the image.

[peeperita]

if you are happy with your composition and your only complaint is the noise.....then, since this is a staged shot, why not reshoot with a lower iso.....and too, since it is a staged shot with static objects, then you have all the time in the world for a longer shutter speed.....further reducing your noise.....

thanks for sharing this image

peeper

[db0yd13]

Lovely shot... however to reduce that noise... I would suggest dropping down the ISO as far as possible, then compensate for the possible lack of light by exposing longer.