landscape attempt, c and c welcomed

[dirtybeatfreak]

hello all, seeing as the insects are on holiday and the weather is worsening i thought id start trying a bit of landscapes as thats the next area i want to get into. these were taken today but i dont think they are great and would really appreciate some c and c to help me learn..anyway here they are and thanks for looking

1) Dof wrong on this one?? some bits seem soft or oof i think but if i stopped down (or up lol) the shutter speed went too low, guess i shoulda brought my tripod!

2) I think maybe some of the problem with this is that the subject is a little boring??

3) This one was a slight experiment in the processing stage but i know the effect isnt working, i posted it to see what could be done to it

 

[Chief Wiggum]

I'm really liking number one - the only thing is that the banks in the background seem a little soft. This could be resolved by stopping down, but you could also try some sharpening. Good use of the foreground to lead you into the image.

No 2. There's nothing technically wrong here (as far I can tell) but it doesn't hold anything for me - I would have tried to use the windswept tree as more of a feature. That way you could have tried some moody B&W conversions

No 3. Hmmm, I kinda like this one, though the sky's a bit blown which is putting me off, maybe I wrong (as I'm not competent in the technique) but you could try some dodging and burning in the sky to try and bring out the cloud detail.

Kev

 

[Scam]

Firstly you've posted your images slightly too big on here. Even at 1280x1024 i cant take them all in, which makes it really hard to critique.

I like the look of #1, but you're right. Things seem out of focus. Even the 'middle' wooden stick-thing doesnt seem quite sharp. To make that kind of shot work you'd want a really big depth-of-field to let you get the foreground and the background nice and sharp. You'd want a really small aperture and as such would probably need a long exposure, and as such would need a tripod I like the composition, but i cant help feeling that the clue is in the name. A landscape-orientated shot with time spent on the composition could give you a nicer result.

I'm afraid #2 and #3 dont really do a lot for me. I do like the processing on #3 though, nice experimentation.

 

[lsg1r]

1) focus is off as said - looks like its focused on the second pole to me. Does the camera use spot focusing by any chance I would also have cropped it a bit further to the left, ie get rid of the first bit of wire fence. I also think a polarising/uv filter might be a good investment (doesn't look like one was used) as it should bring the scene up a little.

2) tad bland, may work better if you move nearer the fence and have a sharper angle if you get what I mean.

3) just have a play around with the levels and shadows etc in photoshop, the actual scene isnt too bad.

 

[dirtybeatfreak]

thanks for your comments guys, next time i think ill take a tripod then to get more in focus and better shutter speeds etc, these were taken on the fly while walking with family so i didnt get to spend as much time as i would have liked to. all in all ive learnt a lot and thats what its about, many thanks btw, i had used a circular polarizer for these shots