Looking in the mirror (C&C Welcomed)

azboricuaazboricua Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
edited February 25, 2010 in Wildlife
Caught at a park here in Arizona. I am fairly new to photography, at the moment I take my camera anywhere and have fun. I haven't found where exactly I would like to focus my photography. C&C welcome, anything to help. Minimal post processing. :D

TheUglyDucklingResized.jpg

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 24, 2010
    You did a fine job on the exposure, you have a terrific background, and an interesting subject. My only problem with the image is the comp. Your subject is heading towards the lower right hand corner of the frame and that's just about where you have it. I would have placed the subject in the upper left and give it some room to travel.
    Harry
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  • azboricuaazboricua Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited February 25, 2010
    Thanks, I see what you are saying about the composition. I'll have to keep that in mind a little more. :D
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2010
    This is such a good capture you may want to consider adding canvas to frame right and reprocessing the image.
    Harry
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    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • Wil DavisWil Davis Registered Users Posts: 1,692 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2010
    You might also consider posting with a max long-side of

    - Wil
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  • azboricuaazboricua Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited February 25, 2010
    Harryb wrote:
    This is such a good capture you may want to consider adding canvas to frame right and reprocessing the image.

    I need to rework the framing and canvas sizing (like you said). Do you feel the entire image needs to be reprocessed in a different manner or did you mean resubmitting it with the new frame?

    Wil Davis wrote:
    You might also consider posting with a max long-side of <1000 pix so that the picture can be seen without having to scroll…

    <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/thumb.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" >

    - Wil

    This answers one of my questions which was "best sizing for posting on the forums". I was working on a 27" iMac at home so for me it looked small. Will do though, thanks! <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/thumb.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" >
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2010
    azboricua wrote:
    I need to rework the framing and canvas sizing (like you said). Do you feel the entire image needs to be reprocessed in a different manner or did you mean resubmitting it with the new frame?

    There are a couple of ways too "add canvas" to an image in your processing

    http://www.richardpeters.co.uk/blog/2009/07/24/easy-canvas-extension/

    http://birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php?t=834
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • azboricuaazboricua Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited February 25, 2010
    Harryb wrote:
    There are a couple of ways too "add canvas" to an image in your processing

    http://www.richardpeters.co.uk/blog/2009/07/24/easy-canvas-extension/

    http://birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php?t=834

    Thank you for your help, I was not aware this was even possible. I am going to be playing around with this today. I really appreciate it. :ivar
  • azboricuaazboricua Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited February 25, 2010
    Ok, what about now? I gave the little guy some more room. I really like it now.

    Lookinginthemorrorextframe-I.jpg
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2010
    That's an improvement but I would go further. Here's a quick down and dirty re-edit. I'm far from happy with the water but I only spent 5 minutes on it. This is what you want to heads towards compositionally.

    797217379_iUuX8-L.jpg
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
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