Coast Guard Beach Cape Cod Mass

[TheresaBuxton]

Hi everyone this is my first time posting, normally I am just reading away trying to soak in all the knowledge here. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.... I am pretty new at using my new camera

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Cannon EOS Rebel T3i
ISO: 100
f/80
135mm
1/400

[DiSc]

hi there ... this looks like a very cool location, i like how you used the sharp foreground with a blurred back ground and the soft colors! one of the first things i always check when i start the post process is to see if all is level. in your post the horizon is somewhat on an angle (easy fix). i guess this is more personal taste but the fence is kind off cutting off the picture on the right and throws it a bit off balance. bringing a saw on your shooting missions might be pushing it but i think if the 3 poles were shorter it would have had a better effect. cheers, dion.

[Krusty79]

Welcome to DPS. Your exposure looks good, but I'm not sure what you are trying to show in this shot. If those 3 posts are your subject, are you trying to show how they contrast with the bushes to the left? Any particular reason why you used the water as the background?

I would also level the horizon and clone or crop out that part of the flower on the left.

You may find these tips helpful - http://www.livermorevalleycameraclub...omposition.pdf

[flytyer57]

Personally, this picture doesn't do anything for me. The foregorund is in focus while the rest is out of focus. I think you should have shot this with an aperture of at least f/16 to gain more depth of field. If you wanted to have the fence as your main sbject, you should have backed up a ways to put the fence about 1/3 of the way into the picture. I don't know what else was in the frame, but maybe using a shorter focal length may have helped too.

[TheresaBuxton]

Thanks for the replies. This is going to sound strange, but I never really thought about looking at taking a picture with the thought of telling a story and after checking the link provided it really makes sense now LOL. I was just going for an artsy look and now seeing that link I realize I need to start thinking about more then just an interesting pic or artsy feel. Hope this makes sense. Thanks again

[Krusty79]

Good, I was trying to give you a gentle push so that you think about what you want to accomplish before you take the shot. Instead of just saying, "That looks cool. I'm going to shoot that," I hope you consider the best way to convey your idea to the viewer.

[autofocus]

You may, or may not like the photo, but other than the crooked horizon, there is really not too much technically wrong with the image. The image subject appears to be in focus, and shallow DOF is choice, and it doesn't make it right or wrong as to whether it should have been done differently. It was shot at a focal length of 135mm, so by default the background will be blurred, especially if shot from a reasonably close distance. And lastly, if the fence posts were the primary subject they already are within the rule of thirds area. Thanks for sharing your image with us..just try to be more careful with your horizon lines in the future Theresa

[TheresaBuxton]

Thanks so much, I really do appreciate all the advise. The pointing out of things I never thought about before and now will I've often wondered what makes a good picture great, seem I now have a bit to ponder, which is great because it really will give me a helping hand with composition. I know that is very hard to do at first but, I truly believe any subject can make a good picture if you know what you want it to portray. I think you all have helped me recognize what was missing you all rock !!!!