#80 - Taking a shot at it

richtersl

Took these today with an iPhone camera. Your feedback is much appreciated!

#1 - Making Pretzels (grainy + distracting reflections)



#2 - Making Pretzels (grainy + distracting reflections)



#3 - Making Pie Crusts (Backlit, grainy, central comp + distracting reflections)

kdotaylor

I like #1 a lot. In #2 I'm distracted by the man's face. I don't like that the woman's face has those lines in #3. #4 would be my second choice.

GretaPics

I prefer #3 because I think it's visually interesting and has a "commentary" feel to it. My second choice is #4, the grain adding to a vintage look. GP

travelways

I like #1

- Maybe you can try cropping it on the left side and bottom - I think that the over-imposed multiple exposures
technique brakes the rules enough, to let you work on a better composition. I would also try to give it a little more contrast.

I had (have) in mind to try this too, but for now I was not in the mood of using the tripod...

I also like the pink flower, but I think that it needs more contrast and excitement too

richtersl

Thank you, everyone! I appreciate the feedback!

Tatiana, none of these are multiple exposure shots. Are you talking about the reflections?

travelways

richtersl wrote: »

Thank you, everyone! I appreciate the feedback!

Tatiana, none of these are multiple exposure shots. Are you talking about the reflections?

I thought the first 3 were... so they are just slow speed shots - even better

Whatever they are, my suggestion (non-expert opinion) is the same - that's just me though...

hamster

I like #1 a lot. I would probably crop a lot of the towel out on the bottom. In my opinion, centering an object (as in the sunflower) requires a much stronger image for this challenge.

richtersl

photo-funtasia wrote: »

I thought the first 3 were... so they are just slow speed shots - even better

Whatever they are, my suggestion (non-expert opinion) is the same - that's just me though...

Thanks, Tatiana!

richtersl

hamster wrote: »

I like #1 a lot. I would probably crop a lot of the towel out on the bottom. In my opinion, centering an object (as in the sunflower) requires a much stronger image for this challenge.

Thanks, Hamster!

richtersl

Some Revisions
The more I look at the hyacinth the less I'm starting to like it. The grain and light look kind of cool but I just can't get it to pop, even with more contrast.

But I am having some fun with the shots from the Amish market.

Do any of these stand out from the originals? Thanks for looking.

#1 - crop with added contrast



#3a - Cleaned up streaks, made grain more subtle



#3a - Color version

travelways

#1 is wonderful

I also like #3 but dislike the reflection of the squares on her head

kdotaylor

I also really like #1. The color doesn't work for me.

richtersl

photo-funtasia wrote: »

#1 is wonderful

I also like #3 but dislike the reflection of the squares on her head

Thank you! I really wish they didn't have to work behind those plexiglass shields. It would have made for nicer photos. I played around with removing those reflected frames from the girl's face and hair in #3. Was able to successfully remove them from her hair but not from her face. She wound up looking like a mannequin. You should see how quickly she was putting those crusts together!

richtersl

kdotaylor wrote: »

I also really like #1. The color doesn't work for me.

Thanks again, Kate! I was hoping the red color on the sleeves would take the attention away from the reflections. Oh well!

billseye

I like the first #1 before the crop. For me, the motion blur of the male co-worker and the towel add context that's missing from the revised version.

lkbart

I really like the flower - it looks like a watercolor that would look beautiful hanging on a wall.

SeascapeS

I like #2 and 3aBW. They have more subtle distractions than the others.

richtersl

Thank you Bill, Lillian, and Sandi!

I made a few attempts at removing some of the reflections from the girl's face in #3 and was wondering if this helped improve the shot somewhat:

#3 - cleaned up reflections

sapphire73

My favorite is #1 before the crop but like the way you bumped up the contrast in a later version. Like Bill, I found it helpful to see the context of the shot and I think it enhances the rule-breaking as the reflections are a bit more apparent, etc. Having two coworkers in the frame adds some energy to the shot as well.

travelways

What I actually meant when I suggested the crop, was to get rid of the left side lady and some of the bottom, something like this:



However the white triangle on the bottom right doesn't make too much sense now...

You did a great job on "#3 - cleaned up reflections". This has a lot of potential to my eyes...

- I would again try to crop the top to eliminate the white stuff, which doesn't add too much to the photo,
also crop the bottom to where the counter starts (on the left) and add some noise.

sapphire73

I like Tatiana's suggestion (and example) for cropping #1. It is my favorite of them all, but I also like what you are doing with #3.

richtersl

Now I get it, Tatiana! Thanks! I'll play with that when I get home this evening.

richtersl

sapphire73 wrote: »

I like Tatiana's suggestion (and example) for cropping #1. It is my favorite of them all, but I also like what you are doing with #3.

Thanks!