Peak 1

[joe4186]

Alright guys..lay into it..





F-Stop f/2
Exposure 1/3200
ISO 200
35 MM

[navcom]

Oooo...an invitation!

OK, here goes. Any reason why you picked f/2 and 1/3200 shutter??

The only thing really in focus is the strip of water relatively near the shore. Not quite understanding your DOF choice (f/2 again).

Any chance you can give us some more information? Specific question? What your vision was for the shot?

Thanks!

[dlambert]

I think this could have been pretty cool if there were something of interest in that strip on the shore that's in focus. Even in that case, though, I could do with a little less of the out-of-focus ground in the immediate foreground. Interesting earthy colors, though.

[joe4186]

Really, I don't know why I chose f/2 and 1/3200, I was just firing away..new to this stuff.

I understand how my aperture will affect the photo, but what difference does my shutter speed have on it? I understand that it will affect moving objects, and it directly correlates to my aperture. But what else does it do in a image like this one?

I fired off like 15 images... Some with the mountains in focus, some with the water in focus, and this one was the most interesting to me. I really didn't have a vision for the shot, I'm working on my 365 and had some decent light and decided to fire away.

Thanks for the positive criticism!

[dlambert]

You can learn a lot by firing off a bunch of images. Hopefully, when you've got a chance to compose that one, great shot, you'll be able to apply what you learned!

I think in this case, one of the things that the high shutter speed did was to freeze the water solid. Between that and the shallow DOF, you end up with that look like this is almost a model of the landscape, rather than the landscape itself. It's a pretty neat effect (if that's what you're trying to accomplish). I've seen some cool shots that have a subject in the picture that ends up looking like a toy version of itself.

[danbaileyphoto]

I actually like it. It has an interesting feel with the extremely shallow depth of field and you focused on the right element. Having the water being sharp, it really draws the eye in and locks in onto the subject. Then, it explores the foreground and background, but it returns to the water.

Interesting take and quite original. I really love the selective focus effect and I use it alot in my photography.

[MichaelTBuck]

There are some good things going on here. The light is excellent, so kudos for choosing to shoot this time of day.

I'm not crazy about the composition of the shot. I think there is too much uninteresting foreground and find my eye wandering down to it. It's distracting. I feel like I'm missing out on the mountains, which I would have made sharper.