Had the opportunity to try some light trails.
Supported on the rail of a ship. IBIS paid off here I think.
What elements could have made this composition better?
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you have very deep shadows with little discernible information.
Night photography works best shortly after sunset (in the twilight when there is still some light in the sky).
Manuel
I love the richness of the greens in these backlit leaves. I'm always attracted to them when toting a camera, but can't always capture them in a way that reveals their magic this way. Well done.
Cute portrait of a cute little Honda, in eye-catching red color and at a nice angle. On the other, the light trails, I am the last one who would be competent to assess light trails since I've never tried them myself. But I will say that while the IBIS was probably a good helper, the image still isn't quite sharp. Tripod would probably be helpful here though most of us are not trudging through unfamiliar cities with one in hand and I'd have tried the same. Maybe less light and a smaller field of view would have helped get more focus on the light trails? And might have hidden softness of the surroundings? The architecture is interesting but it sounds like that wasn't your main focus. I hope someone who really knows how to do this right will chime in since I'm not one you would really want technical advice re: light trails from.
I already love your dog, who has so much personality in addition to being very cute. A picture of a dog swimming with that look of concentration on his face would be nice enough, but the milky water is so unusual, it forces us to think about what exactly we are seeing. I do like the wake of his marvelous tail.
This one has quite a bit of sky posterization which kinda makes my eyeballs bleed, but the scene itself is pretty grand, nicely composed and I suspect the clouds would be impressive in any color or iteration you might come up with. It has to be appreciated as a graphic image more than a photograph. I'm curious what the red dots sprinkled about might be, and also curious what the initial scene looks like.
As a person who spent 30 years watching one son play baseball and am now watching a grandson start his journey in the most beautiful of sports, I enjoy a good baseball photo like this. Looks like it would be a good magazine ad. I appreciate that the ball has a few scuffs on it. The choice of focal point works well. A deceptively simple image that immediately calls up memories, sensory experience, and milieu. Nicely done.
Lovely trio of images of working boats at harbor. My favorite is the first because of the intricacy of the detail in the boat. We often focus on graceful pleasure boats but in reality, there are far more industrial boats and they are just as fascinating.
Indeed - different as in unusual, at least for me (who doesn't live close to the sea or any significant aquarium. I enjoy the composition, the colors and the feeling of motion am surprised you've been able to capture it with some clarity through the glass. Well done!
This is my favorite - very interesting textures and lots of details to look at. It also works nicely in the square frame, particularly with the rounded edge at the bottom. Beautifully done. 👍
I really like the angle and agree with @MikeFewster on the feeling of weight. However I think this can be done in (at least) two very different ways:
1.) emphasize the golden/sand tones and in contrast to the hint of blue in the windows and sky and make it shine.
2.) emphasize the effect of weight and pressure
I've tried both and feel like the second one is probably done best via a black and white conversion with strong contrast and highlighting the blemishes on the surface.
However comparing them I liked version one more, where I tried to make this building shine. It doesn't lose its weight of course, but it still appears (at least to me) more like a symbol that way.
(I've also straightened the lines a little bit)
Soo... I can't transfer a7r4 images to my phone wireless using IEM at full size, they get shrunk to 2mp. Part of the blurriness, but also ship vibration. The longer focal length just shows the vibration more.
A tripod and not being on a ship probably would have helped.
Also, the ships dock lights made for a big difference in exposure less than ideal.
Next time.
This is a very nice artistic capture, with lots of hidden detail.
I wonder if the light source is actually off to the right a little, hidden behind the foreground plant? Or is it strong enough to shine through the larger leaves giving the appearance of reflected light? Either way, some soft light escapes through to bring up the odd part of the foreground. But then there appears to be another soft light source to the left. Many questions...
Red dots?
Perfectly vertical, about a third of the way into the frame on the left side, small round red dots. Don't look like bokeh or reflections, just curious. Easy to get rid of if you didn't mean them to be there.
No crocodiles this far south, but maybe she sensed something?
Not pollution. The discolouration is from fine clay particles - the pond has formed in a hole dug to rebuild a section of road.
It's not the first time she has been mistaken for a he, but she is very forgiving, and wont hold it against you 😊. She is an Australian Cattle Dog (Blue Heeler) - quite popular in your country, with those who know their qualities - but can be a handful sometimes, for those that don't.
Oh THAT! 99% sure the person who did my glass replacement got something stuck under the replacement glass. :(. I try and clean them up, but I guess I missed it. SO's right, I need to clean my monitor.
The sharpness across the ray moves to the softer focus on the other fish and reduces further as we go back. The feeling this gives of depth that is particularly effective as all the objects are floating. The orange/browns of the subject lift it from the background and we have lots of intriguing detail on the features of the ray. The curved wings are quite beautiful.
A most satisfying shot.
