It's the clash of green and brown, autumn feel. If only it stopped raining I'd be out at the break of dawn
Get out in the rain! Just stick a plastic carrier bag over your lens and body and get some quality rain shots. Think of the bokeh...
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Get out in the rain! Just stick a plastic carrier bag over your lens and body and get some quality rain shots. Think of the bokeh...
I just get right out into the thick of it. Took to my D3 like a duck on water as its so damn intuitive, plus comfy to actually use. Hull uni just put some statues up so I'm gonna take some camera stuff in with me tomorrow and see if I can actually find them. If the weathers crap it'll just make the photos better 
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Another Photo dump
Athens-Sunset by Steve ten Have, on Flickr
Cuba Empty Mall by Steve ten Have, on Flickr
Finlay sign Cuba by Steve ten Have, on Flickr
Caddy by Steve ten Have, on Flickr
Centrepoint Building London by Steve ten Have, on Flickr
Egypt Crocodile Temple Pillar by Steve ten Have, on Flickr
Athens-Sunset by Steve ten Have, on Flickr
Cuba Empty Mall by Steve ten Have, on Flickr
Finlay sign Cuba by Steve ten Have, on Flickr
Caddy by Steve ten Have, on Flickr
Centrepoint Building London by Steve ten Have, on Flickr
Egypt Crocodile Temple Pillar by Steve ten Have, on Flickr
DSC_2172 by C W Lewis Photography, on Flickr
DSC_2164 by C W Lewis Photography, on Flickr
DSC_2113 by C W Lewis Photography, on Flickr
DSC_2088 by C W Lewis Photography, on Flickr
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Really excellent series.
Supposedly its polish season at Hull uni so I took my camera along this morning:
Polish Season At Hull University by jjohnson2012, on Flickr
40x 2.5 metre tall wooden statues...
Polish Season At Hull University by jjohnson2012, on Flickr
40x 2.5 metre tall wooden statues...
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Athens sunset looks stunning Steve - don't get me wrong they're all good (thanks for sharing) but the sunset looks like it's right out of the Independence Day movie 
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still new to photography so any advice and criticism is welcome.
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Hi James. Not bad shots. I'd be thinking about your compositions, I know that it's a cliche but you should keep the rule of thirds in mind for starters.
For example in number 2 I'd think about not having the headlights in the centre of the shot. I'd offset it lower and take the shot from a slightly (very slightly) higher angle. It helps give the car a more muscular stance but it also pushes the photo into a nicer balance. The background is in thirds but you aren't taking a photo of the background. Also a little bit of a straighten wouldn't hurt.
In number one I'd consider where you want your focus - I'd suggest that the headlights should be treated like someones eyes- i.e. you want them in focus as the car is the subject.
Number 3 I'd do a tighter crop and lose some of the left and side and a small amount of the bottom and possibly consider rotating clockwise into more of a dutch angle so that your lines are focussing more toward the engineer in the background.
Number 4, a tighter crop to get rid of the extraneous bits on the left. They add nothing to the photo and the car has some really nice simplicity to it - enhance that by making everything else as simple as you can.
Number 5 - wheel in the centre of the shot. I'm not a huge fan of centred views unless there is a symmetry that really calls for it, in this case I'd think about a tighter crop pushing the wheel into more of a lower right third.
Number 6 - nice shot, excellent processing, I'd just tighten the crop again to loose some of the blue car in the background.
Number 7 and 8 - not my thing really - the placement of the subjects is a bit bland and other than the text on the can I'm not really seeing where you're wanting to send the eyes of your viewers. With the wheel you've cut off the source of the wheel spokes so your eyes get led to something that is partially missing and you're left with the word 'MOTORSPORT' on the rim as the possible subject matter. If you're going for simple, then you need to be very specific about where and how you're leading the viewers eyes.
On the plus side there is nothing wrong with your processing, but I would certainly look at the rules of thirds and try to gain an understanding of using the lines in a shot to lead your viewers into the subject matter. If simplicity is your aim then try to embrace it. Remember that in all shots there is a foreground, a mid and a background and they all contribute in one way or another so before you press the shutter, try to look at the photo from a 2 dimensional composition perspective, keep the basics in mind. You can start breaking the rules later if it serves the shot but they're there for a reason. Hope this helps!
For example in number 2 I'd think about not having the headlights in the centre of the shot. I'd offset it lower and take the shot from a slightly (very slightly) higher angle. It helps give the car a more muscular stance but it also pushes the photo into a nicer balance. The background is in thirds but you aren't taking a photo of the background. Also a little bit of a straighten wouldn't hurt.
In number one I'd consider where you want your focus - I'd suggest that the headlights should be treated like someones eyes- i.e. you want them in focus as the car is the subject.
Number 3 I'd do a tighter crop and lose some of the left and side and a small amount of the bottom and possibly consider rotating clockwise into more of a dutch angle so that your lines are focussing more toward the engineer in the background.
Number 4, a tighter crop to get rid of the extraneous bits on the left. They add nothing to the photo and the car has some really nice simplicity to it - enhance that by making everything else as simple as you can.
Number 5 - wheel in the centre of the shot. I'm not a huge fan of centred views unless there is a symmetry that really calls for it, in this case I'd think about a tighter crop pushing the wheel into more of a lower right third.
Number 6 - nice shot, excellent processing, I'd just tighten the crop again to loose some of the blue car in the background.
Number 7 and 8 - not my thing really - the placement of the subjects is a bit bland and other than the text on the can I'm not really seeing where you're wanting to send the eyes of your viewers. With the wheel you've cut off the source of the wheel spokes so your eyes get led to something that is partially missing and you're left with the word 'MOTORSPORT' on the rim as the possible subject matter. If you're going for simple, then you need to be very specific about where and how you're leading the viewers eyes.
On the plus side there is nothing wrong with your processing, but I would certainly look at the rules of thirds and try to gain an understanding of using the lines in a shot to lead your viewers into the subject matter. If simplicity is your aim then try to embrace it. Remember that in all shots there is a foreground, a mid and a background and they all contribute in one way or another so before you press the shutter, try to look at the photo from a 2 dimensional composition perspective, keep the basics in mind. You can start breaking the rules later if it serves the shot but they're there for a reason. Hope this helps!
Early morning
Various Lighting condition from 5am onwards by Mark-Hobbs, on Flickr
Various Lighting condition from 5am onwards by Mark-Hobbs, on Flickr
Various Lighting condition from 5am onwards by Mark-Hobbs, on Flickr
Various Lighting condition from 5am onwards by Mark-Hobbs, on Flickr
Various Lighting condition from 5am onwards by Mark-Hobbs, on Flickr
Various Lighting condition from 5am onwards by Mark-Hobbs, on Flickr
Various Lighting condition from 5am onwards by Mark-Hobbs, on Flickr
Various Lighting condition from 5am onwards by Mark-Hobbs, on Flickr
Two from me:
Distorted Boundaries by jjohnson2012, on Flickr
Female pheasant trying to fly away from me. This was insanely fast as it was nearly over the hedge before I even noticed it, let alone photographed it:
Escape by jjohnson2012, on Flickr
Distorted Boundaries by jjohnson2012, on Flickr
Female pheasant trying to fly away from me. This was insanely fast as it was nearly over the hedge before I even noticed it, let alone photographed it:
Escape by jjohnson2012, on Flickr
Kings Cross Panorama. by Clwn, on Flickr
I need to come back and try this again. The watermark is a work in progress.
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