foolin' around with blur-

System

george

phuong

no good..

Awais Yaqub

wow he looks high
nice idea

Richard

Cool. I like it.

System

awais-

how are you?-

thanks for the comment-

george

System

richard-

what's up!-

have I missed any egg photos or the kind lately?--


thanks for the comment-

george

phuong

gefillmore wrote:

don't care, butthole--

well.. i gave my frankest thought. nothing is nice about this pic.
subject dead center and soft, color is dull. adding a radian blur doesnt make it look any better.
im surprised though. many other pics of yours are great.

..maybe new dgrinners like me aren't welcome here

Andy

phuong wrote:

no good..

Hi phuong,

You'll find that everyone here likes the good and the harsh criticism, too. But, saying "no good" without any reasons, is meaningless and useless, and, taken alone, is just plain rude.

Tell us, please: why is it "no good?" Technically - artistically? How does the photo make you feel? How would you approach this differently? At shoot - or in post? Let's keep the atmosphere encouraging, and useful, to all. Otherwise, some things are best left unsaid.

EDIT: I posted after you'd then posted this:

phuong wrote:

well.. i gave my frankest thought. nothing is nice about this pic.
subject dead center and soft, color is dull. adding a radian blur doesnt make it look any better.
im surprised though. many other pics of yours are great.

..maybe new dgrinners like me aren't welcome here

So, *thank you* for clarifying! See, that's much better than just plain old, "no good"

And you'll find, phuong, that we're probably the friendliest forum on the planet. We want and welcome new dgrinners, and we encourage you to contribute and be part of the community.

Welcome again!

wxwax

phuong wrote:

..maybe new dgrinners like me aren't welcome here

Perish the thought. Don't let a grumpy George bother you. He didn't have his oatmeal this morning.

phuong

i see. i'll be more careful c&c next time.

System

sorry phuong-

you set me off-

and I am grumpy-

I wouldn't exactly jump for joy over your second critique, but it gives me some reasons why you find my photo 'no good'-

that, I can handle-

again, I apologize-

as far as I am concerned, you are most welcome on the forum-

george

System

by the way-

the subject's not even close to being soft-

System

and regrettably, that is the color of the dog-

they don't come in red-

System

and, if one is to do a radial blur on a subject, it helps to have it centered-



but seriously, I respect your opinion; if you don't like it, I understand-


I also looked at your gallery-

you have some very nice photos-

george

System

attention mod-

you know, you take from the whole context of what is being said here by removing my reply-

Awais Yaqub

Andy wrote:

we're probably the friendliest forum on the planet.

1000% the friendiest and most helpful people for improving photography and post processing live here all the time

phuong

gefillmore wrote:

and, if one is to do a radial blur on a subject, it helps to have it centered-



but seriously, I respect your opinion; if you don't like it, I understand-


I also looked at your gallery-

you have some very nice photos-

george

thanks. and i appology too. you must be at my father's brother's age.

for the radial blur, its true it helps if the subject's at center. but it doesn't meant you can't move it to some other corner for better view (i.e., cropping) and since you already applied a mask to get the head totally out of the blur, why not add an extra little touch to get the body subtly visible. i doubt i would find a reason to say it "no good" again

System

"you must be at my father's brother's age"-

so he's a curmudgeon too, huh?-



you're right about moving it off center-

and a neat idea about the body of the dog-



best

george

Skippy

gefillmore wrote:

george

Hey there George......looks like the Dog is under a spell, has that spiral affect .... Skippy (Australia)

System

hey skip-

I think they call it transference-

gus

gefillmore wrote:

attention mod-

you know, you take from the whole context of what is being said here by removing my reply-

I will delete what i see fit. You called the poster a 'B..hole' Its against forum rules.

System

"I will delete what i see fit-"

yes- regardless-


and the crappy critique?-


good job-

gus

gefillmore wrote:

"I will delete what i see fit-"

yes- regardless-


and the crappy critique?-


good job-

You broke a rule & they didnt...get over it.

System

by gus-