Chavon II

[swedg]

I posted this yesterday and my only comment was that the image wasn't here—and it had disappeared! I'd love some feedback.
I take a lot of snaps of folks I'm riding with, and some turn out to be decent portraits. Here I was thinking background and came up with a stormy sky and autumn trees which give it (to me) almost a threatening mood. But I had to crop her hands and put her way down in the left corner.
Does it work as a portrait? Is the yellow okay? What could be improved?



Camera: Canon PowerShot A650 IS
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1250)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 7.4 mm
ISO Speed: 80
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire

[rick020200]

I think perhaps there are too many things in the back ground: tree, dark sky, grass, gravel, paved path.

If you were wanting ominous, a lower angle (looking up at a dominant subject) with sky filling most (if not all) of the background would have worked.

[smc1377]

Originally Posted by swedg

I posted this yesterday and my only comment was that the image wasn't here—and it had disappeared!

I deleted your second thread cause we fixed your first thread so that your picture would show.

Take a looksie...

http://digital-photography-school.co...42-chavon.html

And now this is yet another duplicate thread.

[irishmuth]

It's a cool snapshot, but I don't think it works as a portrait because of the crop issues you mentioned.
The sunglasses and dark shadows make it hard for her face to compete against he bright jacket and the intriguing backdrop.

[lputman]

Originally Posted by smc1377

I deleted your second thread cause we fixed your first thread so that your picture would show.

Take a looksie...

http://digital-photography-school.co...42-chavon.html

And now this is yet another duplicate thread.

I've now deleted the original first thread to cut down on the confusion.

[swedg]

Sorry about the multiple posting, but I tried to explain what happened. Thanks for taking care of the duplicates.
Thanks for the comments too. My process is still to see what I can make out of a shot by cropping and minor manipulations, so I guess it's still a snapshot, but I thought it might be interesting to put her into a landscape. Better than a parking lot where I see a lot of them.