Go ahead, I have thick skin...

[BuddhaPi]

Does this work, does it try to convey a story of sorts?? Should I crop tighter to get her out of the center? I know I cut off an elbow and some hair, but it was literally a split second opportunity. aside form the composition I'm looking for pointers on settings. I'm also not very well versed in PP
Thanx for looking





EXIF
Nikon D7000
Exposure:1/250sec
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 100
Aperture priority
Focal Lenght: 58.0mm
no flash

[NicoleScraps]

I think I would try to play around with the crop on this one, starting with tighter crop (end just behind her head) to see how it looks. The flowers are really bright and my eye goes straight to them. If you cropped, some of them would go away and it would put more of the focus on her face.
I think your conversion is nice. Not muddy or anything, some true black and true whites. Although, I wouldn't mind seeing the color version.

[BuddhaPi]

Originally Posted by NicoleScraps

I think I would try to play around with the crop on this one, starting with tighter crop (end just behind her head) to see how it looks. The flowers are really bright and my eye goes straight to them. If you cropped, some of them would go away and it would put more of the focus on her face.
I think your conversion is nice. Not muddy or anything, some true black and true whites. Although, I wouldn't mind seeing the color version.

Color Version , thanks for your input Nicole! I was beginning to think it must have been perfect.

[NicoleScraps]

Oh I really like the color version!!!

[autofocus]

Well Buddha, you said you had thick skin, so please don't be offended by my comments. You ask if it conveys a story, and honestly, I can't quite get a read on that. I don't know who she is, what she is doing, what the occasion was, and why she has flowers pinned (?) to her back. Maybe a little more of what the occasion was included in your composition would tell more of the story. The flowers being so bright along with the really bright spot on her head really dominates the composition, and takes your eye away from the subject. Sorry guy, but that's what I see.

[JFSanders]

AF, would this photo be a candidate for your B&W process from your other thread?

I was also trying to figure out the story with this shot. It seems to be from some sort of recital/wedding. She looks to be resting after her moment. It needs to be processed to fix the highlight issues. The elbow doesn't bother me much at all. The flowers are being held by her hand to them resting on her shoulder is why they are there. So that doesn't bother me either. You did get the focus on the green leaves though and that is leaving the rest of the photograph soft. Sometimes you get the fish, sometimes not.

You could and probably should crop off the left side as the rail she is resting on leads out of the frame.

Jim

[BuddhaPi]

Originally Posted by autofocus

Well Buddha, you said you had thick skin, so please don't be offended by my comments. You ask if it conveys a story, and honestly, I can't quite get a read on that. I don't know who she is, what she is doing, what the occasion was, and why she has flowers pinned (?) to her back. Maybe a little more of what the occasion was included in your composition would tell more of the story. The flowers being so bright along with the really bright spot on her head really dominates the composition, and takes your eye away from the subject. Sorry guy, but that's what I see.

No apologies needed, thats exactly why I posted it here, maybe a little more crop work and if I can tone down the flowers and the hot spot on her head would help a bit..thanx for your input..

[BuddhaPi]

Originally Posted by JFSanders

AF, would this photo be a candidate for your B&W process from your other thread?

I was also trying to figure out the story with this shot. It seems to be from some sort of recital/wedding. She looks to be resting after her moment. It needs to be processed to fix the highlight issues. The elbow doesn't bother me much at all. The flowers are being held by her hand to them resting on her shoulder is why they are there. So that doesn't bother me either. You did get the focus on the green leaves though and that is leaving the rest of the photograph soft. Sometimes you get the fish, sometimes not.

You could and probably should crop off the left side as the rail she is resting on leads out of the frame.

Yes Jeff it was from a wedding, she was taking a breather, admittedly there was no thought put into this image, it was just there in front of me..When I actually got to look at the first this I thoughtwas "I wonder whats she's thinking?"..
I miss plenty of fish, no doubt about that! thanx for looking and commenting!