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brandofamily

Starved Rock State Park (Utica, Illinois)
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Andy

Can't see your images, please be sure that external links are on for the gallery you are linking from...

brandofamily

Andy wrote:

Can't see your images, please be sure that external links are on for the gallery you are linking from...

Fixed, sorry

brandofamily

Andy wrote:

Can't see your images, please be sure that external links are on for the gallery you are linking from...

No comments... OK...thanks to all who took the time to look...
As a side note...these where taken awhile back, 2003 I think, w/ my old Olympus C700UZ. Pre DSLR days... I found them the other day an thought I'd play with the processing a bit...

Andy

brandofamily wrote:

No comments... OK...thanks to all who took the time to look...

Hey, I didn't know you fixed the links Stby.

Looks like a nice park. The last one has lots of promise - would love to see a stronger natural framing.

ShepsMom

These are great, i really like the last shot. Good color, light and comps.

brandofamily

Andy wrote:

Hey, I didn't know you fixed the links Stby.

Looks like a nice park. The last one has lots of promise - would love to see a stronger natural framing.

I don't usually post these types of pics, although I love shooting them. Can you give me any guidance on the framing issue you mention "natural framing". Remember I'm completely self taught (except what I've learned from FM and SM forums)...

dogwood

brandofamily wrote:

I don't usually post these types of pics, although I love shooting them. Can you give me any guidance on the framing issue you mention "natural framing". Remember I'm completely self taught (except what I've learned from FM and SM forums)...

Use tree branches or rock outcrops to sort of frame the subject. I was going to post an example but I just looked though my sample galleries and can't find anything! Looks like that's something I should work on too!

brandofamily

dogwood wrote:

Use tree branches or rock outcrops to sort of frame the subject. I was going to post an example but I just looked though my sample galleries and can't find anything! Looks like that's something I should work on too!

W/ the exception of the 1st pic, I thought I had used the trees in the various shots to frame the main/ focal point of the pic...no?
feel free to re-crop my shots to teach if you wish...

Marc Muench

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brandofamily wrote:

W/ the exception of the 1st pic, I thought I had used the trees in the various shots to frame the main/ focal point of the pic...no?
feel free to re-crop my shots to teach if you wish...

I believe all the images except the last are lacking shadows. Usually this means you are pointing the camera where the light is flat. When I take pictures in the mid day sun or any time of day where I am looking at evenly lit subjects I try to compose with simple form, rather than cluttered detail.

The last one is a good example of what I am speaking of

brandofamily

Marc Muench wrote:

I believe all the images except the last are lacking shadows. Usually this means you are pointing the camera where the light is flat. When I take pictures in the mid day sun or any time of day where I am looking at evenly lit subjects I try to compose with simple form, rather than cluttered detail.

The last one is a good example of what I am speaking of

Thanks for the reply Marc. Although I don't really understand about "flat light"
or what you mean by "compose with simple form, rather than cluttered detail," it gives me some direction. I will pull out the photography text and do some reading...Being self taught does have its drawbacks... I lack a lot in the technical aspects of photography.
EDIT NOTE: Not sure about the lack of shadows comment either... I see shadows in all but the 1st pic...

Marc Muench

brandofamily wrote:

Thanks for the reply Marc. Although I don't really understand about "flat light"
or what you mean by "compose with simple form, rather than cluttered detail," it gives me some direction. I will pull out the photography text and do some reading...Being self taught does have its drawbacks... I lack a lot in the technical aspects of photography.
EDIT NOTE: Not sure about the lack of shadows comment either... I see shadows in all but the 1st pic...

Flat light is best illustrated by standing outside any time of day, that is a sunny day, and looking away from the sun. That means viewing everything 180 degrees away from the sun. Now turn around and look into the sun, that is "back light". Now turn 90 degrees away from the sun in either direction, usually North or South, this is side light. When looking 90 degrees from the sun you will notice shadows on approx half of all the subjects, being that the light is coming from one side or the other.

Simple form is just what it says, although I should say that no culture illustrates it better than the Japanese. Look through some japanese photography books or check online.

When I mention shadows I admit I should have elaborated. When you point the camera within 90 degrees from the sun you will undoubtably be looking at more shodows. I would consider "more shadows" to be 30 to 40 percent of the image area.

Being self tought is exactly what I have done since I graduated from college in 1989 which happened to be way before the digital age. I would guess that you will learn much by being courious as you are.


Cheers

jdryan3

I like the last one but the 2 before with leaves seem oversharpened. Did you do any post processing on these images? It also may be compression artifacts.