First go at this, looking for some critiques

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Hi folks,

I'm very new at this, but i've begun fooling around with the camera on my iphone lately. I know it's not ideal, but i've decided to try to at least get the basics down before plopping down the cash for a decent rig.

This is a photo i took today, about 6pm. It was of a plastic heart glued to the corner of a broken mirror - it's resting on the ground, and the sky is being reflected behind the heart. I'm interested in hearing what more experienced folks might say about it: composition, lighting, angle, etc. I was debating cropping a little of the bottom to line up the corner with the middle of the image, or maybe even rotating things around, but haven't made any post processing changes myself yet.

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Taken with an iPhone 4. Not to sure as to the right data from the EXIF info, but here's what i think is relevant:
Focal length: 3.85
Alpha channel: No
F number: 2.8
Exposure time: 1/148

Taken using the DSR option on regular iPhone camera app.

Thanks in advance!

[zona5101]

Hi and welcome!

What is it that attracts you or interests you in this shot?

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Originally Posted by zona5101

Hi and welcome!

What is it that attracts you or interests you in this shot?

Mainly it was the angles caught my eye about it. Also I thought the arrangement made it interesting to me - the heart floating above a faded sky, next to a faded frame.

[zona5101]

excellent...it is important to shoot images you like. Personally, this one does nothing for me on any level.

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Fair enough, I appreciate your frankness. I'll have to find a more interesting subject in the future. Thanks!

Scuttled,
Welcome to DPS.
If the shot floats your boat! Then let your freaky-boat float!

I appreciate your willingness to post your image on a public forum and lay it out there for God and mankind to see. Well done.

I like the angles as well, plus there's a bit of a catch light just below the junction. As for the heart floating, I don't see that. Perhaps if a cloud or a bit of sky blue were captured it'd be more obvious.

This is a tremendous resource for any enthusiast from any level. Take your time. Enjoy. Learn. Keep hitting us with your images.

Again, well done. Blessings.
Bakeys.

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Yeah, if the weather had cooperated, i would have had some blue sky or clouds in the background there, but it was just too overcast for much to come through there.

Thanks for the additional feedback though, it truly is appreciated!

[LeeR]

Look, we all have to start somewhere. I'm certainly glad I don't have to post the first images I ever took and as things go, this is not all that bad. At least I can see, or at least think I can see, what you were trying to do. Let's take a closer look.
Generally speaking, angled lines tend to imply action, which may be what attracted you to this composition. However, you have broken two important rules that most of us follow. Keep in mind, these are rules that a frequently broken, but they apply most of the time. Rule #1: Don't put the subject squarely in the middle of the frame. Rule #2: Avoid symmetry. Experienced photographers will tell you that the closer your subject is to the edge of the frame the more interesting it is. Now, your subject needs a bit of room to "move around" so you don't want to put it squarely on the edge, but close to the edge improves the composition. Second, you could fold this image in half and the top and bottom would match almost perfectly. Visually this is boring. Right now, if you were to cut off the bottom third of your image you would make it considerably more appealing. Why? Because you would lose much of the symmetry and the subject of your image would be closer to the edge. Give it try. See if I'm not right.

[Scuttled]

Good calls there. Excellent advice, and you're right about the cropping. Thanks for the detailed critique, i'll have to be on the lookout on my future shots. Hopefully i'll get a bit more color (or action) into those next ones too!