Nature shots

[PU7E]

Finally managed to get out with my camera again, I've been trying to develop my post technique although some pointers with my composition would be really appreciated as I'm still learning.

You can tell me how much I suck at things it's fine

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[D.P.]

DISCLAIMER: Below is my C&C. It might seem harsh, I haven't sugar coated anything, i've mainly critiqued without praising, it may seem negative, and some aspect of photography are inherently subjective, e.g. processing style.

What i am missing in most of them is a definitive subject and a composition that leads my eye over the photo.
For example, #5, 8 and 14 - what am I supposed to be looking at really? I don't get anything from the photos.

Conversely:
#17 is a good photo with a strong subject and a sense of depth
#19 has good visual clues to guide the viewer


In general, you need to think about the subject, the arrangement of image components, balance, how you want the viewer to see the photo, placement of objects in the frame, focus, leading lines and curve, shapes.

Secondly, the processing is all over the place and the WB/false colouring is not pleasing to me. With the blue bells being so vibrant there is really no need to push so much orange I would simplify your processing and concentrate on getting great photo out of the camera. Just import into lightroom with Punch and sharpness landscape. Put the processing aside for the time being, concentrate on the basic. Then learn how processing can enhance an already good image. Photos like #20 have a lot of potential but the processing is ruining it for me, and there are fundamental issues with the composition.

 

[V-Spec]

^^ Everything he said,

/critique

The light and conditions look pretty bad, the images would be transformed (especially the bluebells) if you had perhaps selected better conditions, perhaps late in the evening when the setting sun is at an angle through the trees - you'll get much stronger colours, shadows and light rays will turn what was a drab image a few minutes earlier, into something really great.

Also look for lead-in lines and anchors, something that will guide a viewers eye into an image and hold their interest, you've sort of achieved this in #17, but a rusting barrel among bluebells doesn't work for me,

Also really not a fan of the processing at all.

It looks like a good location though, I'm betting if you got some good light in there and kept the processing to a minimum - you'd get some nice images.

 

[PU7E]

Leading lines/Anchors are still something I'm trying to grasp in the context of what I'm trying to photo, it's one of those things that comes with time I think.

#5 looked to me a bit like a sad ember hovering on a twig stand, didn't come out quite as I expected.

#8 was more just a random flower and #15 is just an average forest scene nothing special (was going for generic).

Of the photo's I'd say I tried to compose: 1,2,3,4,5,13,17,18,19,20 The rest were pretty much walk and shoot jobs I thought came out better then expected and good for testing post.

Photo's 6,7,8,9,10 were only really taken to try some post technique with DOF.

I tend to like warmer photo's, I guess that's personal preference, the light really wasn't great for around half of them and I guess I've tried to compensate for it and gone a bit too far in post.

I might try reprocessing some of them properly when I get home rather then just select a preset on LR and modify it on my laptop in a hotel room

 

[413x]

i have difficulty with composition myself.
i only adjust colours slightly but i usually warm a touch

post and composition (latter particularly) are big personal weaknesses