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Old 01-28-2012, 05:24 PM
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It's an interesting shot. I feel like the composition could be better, but I'm just beginning with working on my composition so I'll refrain, but I feel like your greens are a little oversaturated, especially with the leaves of the trees.
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Hi,
I'm brand new myself but the colors feel a little bit off to me. Good luck!
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I agree with the above comments. The green is way over-saturated & the composition doesn't work? When you approach a subject you should be thinking about what, for you, makes it a subject. For critique's sake let's assume that the subject in this shot is the pattern of the stone bench & grass underneath & the texture of the stone?
The furniture, trees & definitely the building in the background all detract from the subject by drawing the eye. Also the angle the shot's been taken from seems like standard adult eye-level which will pretty much always contribute a snapshot feel to a picture.
There's a truism that painters add stuff to the picture to make it good but photographers remove stuff to make it good.
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I agree pretty much with the above comments.

I can't tell what mm your lens was set on but if it was more than 18mm you could go for a wider angle and use one of the chairs in the background to stand in, get closer, shoot from a higher angle, and isolate the circular bench.

Other than that you might need a step ladder.
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The sky and bench are too purple for me but that's a pretty cool sitting area
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Please take the time to read the rules for the critique section and include the information asked for. Thank you in advance for editing your post!
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