What’s Your Preference?

Darkninja462 · #1 (**permalink**) 12-20-2009, 09:35 AM

Winter Tree Cones

Camera Maker : Sony
Camera Model : DLSR-A350
F-stop : f/5
Exposure Time : 1/320sec.
ISO Speed : ISO-125
Focal Length : 160mm
Max Aperture : 4.64
Metering Mode : Pattern
Flash Mode : DNF
35mm Focal Length : 240

I'm relatively new here be gentle

Ninja

kgb224 · #2 (**permalink**) 12-20-2009, 09:43 AM

I like this capture.
Outstanding picture captured by you.

Sterling · #3 (**permalink**) 12-20-2009, 05:49 PM

Good news first, you've done a good job with the aperture and focus to separate and blur the background. Now, regarding the subject, what is it exactly? By your title I assume you were trying to show the cones. But the two in the centre are partially obscured and the single is just sort of there. If the cones themselves are truly the subject then I think some serious cropping is in order to really show that's what this is supposed to be a photo of. Without the title, I might think the geometry of the branches was the subject. Basically, when the viewer isn't quite sure what they are supposed to be looking at, it is a sign that the subject needs to be strengthened.

Darkninja462 · #4 (**permalink**) 12-20-2009, 05:51 PM

Ok so if I cropped the picture down to the two cones it would make it alot better/easier to luck at ?

Thanks

Ninja

Preacherman · #5 (**permalink**) 12-20-2009, 06:01 PM

Ninja, could you post the crop so we can see the effect? Thanks .PAUL

Darkninja462 · #6 (**permalink**) 12-20-2009, 06:03 PM

Cropped and uploading now

Is that too far/close ?

Ninja

Darkninja462 · #7 (**permalink**) 12-20-2009, 06:14 PM

Updated With cropped picture.

Ninja

Sterling · #8 (**permalink**) 12-20-2009, 06:28 PM

Much better. Now, most photo's look best when the subject is not in the dead centre of the frame. A simple compositional tool is the Rule of Thirds. Imagine your frame divided by lines into thirds both horizontally and vertically. This will create four intersections where these lines cross. Crop so that your main subject is on one of these imaginary intersections and you should end up with a more pleasing image.