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[Gservo]

I am a Beer Enthusiast, and i am always looking too take a better shot, i seek your advice


This is a shot i took at a pub on one of their theme nights

Camera: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Exposure: 0.2 sec (1/5)
Aperture: f/2.7
Focal Length: 6 mm
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Red-eye reduction
ISO Speed: 329 ( I had this on an auto setting )

[idcrewdawg]

Did you have a question about the shot?

Personally, I think it needs straightened, and you could adjust your aperture to blur the background a little more. Unless your trying to tell a story, there is too much going on in the photo. I would also crop the right side some to remove the head and the edge of the bowl. These things are distracting.

[74fpv]

Nice drop.

Perhaps position the glasses so that the TV is not in the background. It is very bright and kind of pulls your eyes to it.

Cheers

[Gservo]

idcrewdawg, ( sorry about the lack of direct question) I was trying to show the 2 glasses in a bar setting, thanks for the tip

74fpv, Great call on the TV, thanks for advice

[freybear3]

i also agree the tv needs to go and the bowl as well.

i think a good background would be a black background, or maybe a beer poster (of the same beer) or maybe a top photo looking down into the glass.

[Gservo]

when i am taking a picture in A PUB, I have to think harder about where i position the shot

[kencaleno]

I cropped irrelevant detail and improved contrast. Ken

[ricklumpas]

I think it is better to have the shot taken at a higher angle with the table top counter serving as background. This shot has so much clutter in the background especially the bright screen of the TV. A shallow DoF could also help in isolating your subject which I believe are the beer (glasses).

[Gservo]

Originally Posted by ricklumpas

I think it is better to have the shot taken at a higher angle with the table top counter serving as background. This shot has so much clutter in the background especially the bright screen of the TV. A shallow DoF could also help in isolating your subject which I believe are the beer (glasses).

like this ? I thought this shot was off...

[barabe]

I agree with other posts about the background too busy, a quick change in aperture value to blurr the background would do the job. on the second shot on the table top, we see a lot of the reflection of the TV in the beer and on the table so lighting is a bit weird.

If you ever come up to Montreal, drop me a PM and we could go for a couple of tastefull beers.