The Chase

[Jerry.Hammond]

I keep staring and staring at this photograph and I'm still as unsure now as when I shot it. Did I get the lines right? Are my 3rds truly 3rds? Is this even worth the pixils?

EXIF

• Aperture: f/3.5
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 200
• Focul Length 18.0mm / 27mm for 35
• Lens 18-55 f/3.5-5.6
• Metering: Pattern
• Nikon D5000

[jpitz31]

The question you have to ask yourself is are you taking the picture of the girls running or is this a landscape shot. I like that you caught the girl in the foreground with both feet off the ground. But if that was your focus then it is lost in the background which is overpowering in this shot.

There is a lot of possibility with this shot, but there is just too much of everything in the shot.

The image looks a bit blown out for my tastes.

Take control of the picture, don't let the picture take control of you.

You are the photographer, Create pictures do not just take them.

Run the girls closer together and just shoot them. If you want to do landscape then focus on the major points of the landscape. This is an image that my photography teacher would say, "It is a fine snapshot" But photographers do not take snapshots.

Keep shooting, Plan your shots and be creative.

Thanks

Joe

[Jerry.Hammond]

Originally Posted by jpitz31

The question you have to ask yourself is are you taking the picture of the girls running or is this a landscape shot. I like that you caught the girl in the foreground with both feet off the ground. But if that was your focus then it is lost in the background which is overpowering in this shot.

There is a lot of possibility with this shot, but there is just too much of everything in the shot.

The image looks a bit blown out for my tastes.

Take control of the picture, don't let the picture take control of you.

You are the photographer, Create pictures do not just take them.

Run the girls closer together and just shoot them. If you want to do landscape then focus on the major points of the landscape. This is an image that my photography teacher would say, "It is a fine snapshot" But photographers do not take snapshots.

Keep shooting, Plan your shots and be creative.

Thanks

Joe

Thank you Joe for taking the time to review my photograph and post your critique.

I checked out your site. Nice body of work.

--Jerry

[ricklumpas]

Did I get the lines right? Are my 3rds truly 3rds?
Yes.

I think the aperture is too big for a landscape shot. I usually use an f/8-f/16 for sharp images.

It looks too bright.

The landscape is a nice background for the kids running but better if they were running the opposite direction so we can see their faces.

Rick