Gazebo in the park- please critique

lnoble

I'm new to dgrin, and also to using my DSLR in manual mode. I'm still learning, and trying to understand aperture/shutter speed, etc. Would you mind critiquing this photo? I played around with the editing a bit, but the gazebo isn't as sharp as I would have liked. I guess I need to practice manual focusing more. I would appreciate any suggestions to help me learn! Thanks.

thapamd

Welcome to Dgrin and this is a beautiful first image from you! The colors really pop and the subject matter is pleasing. At the size you've posted the image, it looks pretty sharp to me.

lnoble

thapamd wrote:

Welcome to Dgrin and this is a beautiful first image from you! The colors really pop and the subject matter is pleasing. At the size you've posted the image, it looks pretty sharp to me.

Thank you for the compliment! You're right, it does look fairly sharp at this size. It's a little less sharp at larger sizes.

Any other critiques, please?

schmoo

lnoble wrote:

Thank you for the compliment! You're right, it does look fairly sharp at this size. It's a little less sharp at larger sizes.

Any other critiques, please?

Would love to critique but Flickr is saying the image is unavailable.

lnoble

schmoo wrote:

Would love to critique but Flickr is saying the image is unavailable.

Hmm, let's see if this works:

schmoo

lnoble wrote:

Hmm, let's see if this works:

Wow I love this! Best of all is the depth of field which makes the gazebo just pop right off the screen. Great colors and the exposure is fine. It almost looks miniature because the fg bushes are OOF and it's great.

leaforte

Welcome...keep shooting...good eye,

Doug Solis

Really a lovely image. well done.