My First Few Shots

[plangereis]

Hi everyone,

I just joined today, and wanted some feedback on some of these photos. I have been away from photography for a very long time, but appreciate any kind of feedback.

Sead Pod: iso 800/ 50mm/ f11/ 1/1000sec



Sunset 1: iso 200/ 84mm/ f9.0/ 1/640sec

[Trader]

They are nice shots. If you want a critique on them it would have been better to post them in the appropriate forums. Possibly a staff member could move them for you.

[mstark70]

That is one stunning sunset! Really gorgeous!

[A-O]

nice shots ! the sunset was beautifull ! love it ! welcome to the community and thanks for sharing..

[djb28]

Wow. That sky looks like it is on fire! Really cool!

[jagoble25]

I really like the second one. Both are nice shots though.

[beachcomber]

You may have been away but you havn't lost your eye for a good opportunity. I particularly like the sunset, the colours are warm and inviting and you've included a lone kayaker which I think makes this good picture into a very good picture

beachcomber

[plangereis]

Originally Posted by Trader

They are nice shots. If you want a critique on them it would have been better to post them in the appropriate forums. Possibly a staff member could move them for you.

Being new to the site, I was a little unsure of where to put these. Where should they go for critique?

Originally Posted by mstark70

That is one stunning sunset! Really gorgeous!

Thanks mstark. I got lucky one evening with a friend, and just decided to wait it out. This shot was actually taken just as we arrived at my car, and we were going to break the gear down. I decided to take a few "last minute shots with my canon 55-250. Got lucky.

Originally Posted by A-O

nice shots ! the sunset was beautifull ! love it ! welcome to the community and thanks for sharing..

Thanks for the welcome, A-O. I love sharing creativity with people, and this is probably one of the reasons I decided to become an elementary teacher. I have lots of fun with my students showing them various ways to be creative in a digital age, especially with video.

Originally Posted by djb28

Wow. That sky looks like it is on fire! Really cool!

Thanks, djb28. Believe it or not, these colours are right out of the camera. I only adjusted the horizon line in Lightroom 2, and cropped subtly for compostition reasons.

Originally Posted by jagoble25

I really like the second one. Both are nice shots though.

Thanks jagoble25. I also like the sunset more. I guess you cannot beat colour impact! I also like the Seed Pod photo, but it is hard to compare B&W with colour.

Originally Posted by beachcomber

You may have been away but you havn't lost your eye for a good opportunity. I particularly like the sunset, the colours are warm and inviting and you've included a lone kayaker which I think makes this good picture into a very good picture

beachcomber

Thanks for the praise, beachcomber. After looking at the awesome photos you have posted here and on Flickr, I feel very grateful having these comments coming from you. I really enjoyed the photo you took of a woman laying on a beach with a horizontal shadow cutting across just in front of her body. The contrast between the sand and the shadow created a wonderful line that drew you right into the body, which was placed perfectly also. Talking about great composition, and beauty in simplicity!

I really appreciate everyone's welcome, and the feedback. I am really looking forward to posting more photos here as the members seem very genuine and willing to help.

[lyacadajar]

beautiful sunset capture. i guess that photographer in you is still intact after being away for quite some time. welcome to dps! looking forward for more of your shoots. keep it up!

[jakethepig]

HI plangereis and welcome to our friendly community here at DPS. Well, you certainly haven't lost your touch through the lens. The composition on the first one is great and the second one is so good. The colours and silhouette are lovely and great to include the kayak. This is great work plangereis, I am sure that there is a lot more to come.

Jake.