Palisades

[DocRaczkowski]

Hey all. Let me know what you think, and be as harsh as you want

Taken in Palisades State Park, in South Dakota.
Rebel XS
50mm f/1.8 Lens
Don't remember the speed
Don't remember the iso

[4ndrew]

Hey there -

I like this shot quite a lot.

If I had to find one thing that bugs me a bit, it would be that the subject seems to blend in too much to the background. Granted, your focus has dropped off dramatically, but I think that with the colors being so close to the same, the image lacks contrasting elements (I don't mean contrast).

Not sure if you're going for a more artistic result or realistic, but it might look cool to do the background in BW and keep the subject in color.



andrew

[carlyfan]

I really like this shot! I love the bokeh! I would also really like to see it with the background in B&W like Andrew suggested. Very nice shot though.

Lisa

[windrider86]

Please try and ask something more specific with what you are wanting help with

[RecurrentNerve]

I like the technical aspects of the shot, i.e. the depth of field and composition. However, it is A) slightly underexposed and B) a little dull subject-wise.

[fotoworx]

Overall a good picture, although I think the background is too busy. Maybe 4ndrew's idea of b&w background would help that.



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[danbaileyphoto]

I'm with the 'background too busy' crowd. You have nice subject placement, but the out of focus background just seems a little too harsh. I wonder if that's a characteristic of that particular lens and it's design. Usually, soft, blurred backgrounds are not so jagged. Did you do anything to the shot in post?