Tree at Rock Creek

[mhb]

Here is a Picture I took at Rock Creek Park in Maryland. I would like feedback on the use of color and how I can make overall improvements to this photo. Thanks in advance for your help, I'm a newbie to this site!



Camera Canon EOS 40D
Exposure 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture f/7.1
Focal Length 18 mm
ISO Speed 100
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire
X-Resolution 240 dpi
Y-Resolution 240 dpi

[Krusty79]

Were you looking for a critique on this? If so, you should take a look at the critique section rules...

Critique Forum Rules

[mhb]

What did I do wrong?

[tlpphoto]

Somehow you set it up to take a "poll." Not sure how you did that, I didn't even know DPS had that feature. Congrats on finding something new.

[mhb]

Yeah, can't remember how I did that. It was just there as an option at one stage of the process.

[Krusty79]

If you want a critique, you're supposed to ask for feedback on specific aspects of your image. Going by your poll, you want to know how the color came out. I think it came out pretty well. You might be able to get a little more "pop" to the colors with a levels adjustment. Or possibly if you had used a circular polarizer. The composition looks solid.

[mhb]

OK, thanks for letting me know. I'll add in the critique to the body now. Thanks for the feedback. Do you recommend a certain circular polarizer for the Canon 40d? With so many products on the internet now a days, I always like to ask for recommendations.

[Krusty79]

I've heard that the B+W multicoated ones are the best, but they're going to cost you around $100. After that, I've heard that Hoya is good if you're on a budget. They say cheap ones can degrade your image quality.

[SwissJon]

Originally Posted by Krusty79

I've heard that the B+W multicoated ones are the best, but they're going to cost you around $100. After that, I've heard that Hoya is good if you're on a budget. They say cheap ones can degrade your image quality.

B&W will make you poor, but they're worth it.. I use Hoya Pro1D thin filters, they're good. Anything cheap will degrade your image quality and may result in internal reflections.. In the long run, If you buy cheap, you'll pay more, because you'll get fed up with the poor quality images.