Just got back from a two week backpacking trip in Utah/Colorado. Here are a couple shots that I would like some feedback on.
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Same canyon. Got the best nights sleep ever here.
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Later that night. Can just see the milky way peaking through the clouds.
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This was the closest I had ever been to a wild deer.
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>>2845507
These are all great Opie, that milky way one would have been perfect if there weren't any clouds :/
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>>2845508
>200 mm
>closest you've ever been to a deer
u WOT m8
even people that live in NYC and have never left Manhattan have probably come within arms length of a deer once in their lives
>>2845514
I like the clouds :)
>>2845514
yeah I know, but at least I got it a little bit. It rained that night so we didn't see the sky much.
We slept under an overhang on this ridge in the canyon, which kept us surprisingly dry. Once it stopped raining, all of the water and fell on the canyon above us created a waterfall literally right in front of us. It was nuts.
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>>2845518
This shot was 15-20 or so feet away, but they did get closer than that. Within 3 or 4 I would say.
Wish I had a different lens for this, but I tried.
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Bump, really want feedback.
These are nice snaps documenting your vacation, but beyond that they are boring to me as a viewer. You obviously can expose correctly and know your way around the technical aspects of a camera. Next step is improving your compositions. Sorry if my comments come across as harsh. Like I said, technically you did well. Beyond that there isn't much though. I don't like the term snapshot but that's really what the are. The succeed in showing where you went but not in an intriguing or creative way.
>>2845504
There's nothing to look at. There's no real composition going on here and no subject. There are no paths for my eyes to take through the photo and nothing for my eyes to rest on.
>>2845506
This one has a promising start in terms of composition. The curves from the bottom right to top left and center are nice. However, the small rocks in the foreground are really gimmicky and unnecessary. I wish you panned up more to get the top of the canyon on the right. The light is super flat as well which isn't helping.
>>2845507
Again, no real thought to the composition. Looks like you just aimed the camera at the stars and fired.
>>2845508
Again, just a photo of a deer. I don't really know how to critique this type of shot. It's a basic photo of a deer. Do something to make it special.
>>2845511
Cool idea, there's a bit of creativity! I don't like where the light is placed though. It's so static. Walking up to the hill on the right a bit and placing it so it looks like it's just creeping over the point where the background hills and foreground hill merge could have been pretty cool. I like the exposure and how the clouds look.
>>2845513
Okay composition. Your light is super flat though. If you're going to do light painting walk away from the camera and shine it from a different angle. Light painting from next to the camera gives the same effect as an on camera flash does which is light that flattens the image and gives no definition.
>>2845758
cont...
>>2845515
This is kinda cool in an abstract sort of way. Getting rid of the branches and REALLY going for abstraction with just the two canyon walls might have been better. The one wall being in moonlight while the other being in shadow is a nice starting point to play with forms and shapes.
>>2845520
Much better than the other deer photo. This is probably your best composition though the lighting and out of focus foreground are a bit off putting.
>>2845524
Ehh, the composition is getting there but it's still lacking. Don't worry about wishing for other lenses. Trying and being really good with what you have is most important so keep it up! When shooting something like this I would have probably tried 10 different angles/compositions. Did you move around quite a bit before deciding on this? I feel like there are much better compositions possible.
>>2846016
Did not use the clarity slider. I did sharpen the images in LR as I exported.
Honestly not sure what the fill light slider is/does. I realize am terrible at editing, and only make some small adjustments.
How would you shoot/edit these pictures differently?
>>2846016
Honest question:
Are you EVER right?
>>2846024
You are not terrible at editing.
>>2846024
The clouds have darkness all around the edges.
Had I done this /p/ would steamroll me into oblivion.
The first one I wouldn't have even shot that it's a tourist snapshit I could have done that with a cellphone.
The second is salvageable post RAW and I'll show you how it's done. You at the very least have foreground contrast and evenly-weighted horizons but you dodge and burned the clouds too much and they have halos around them.
>inb4 hurr sugar you suck
fuck you
>>2846030
Thank you, I appreciate that.
I just don't really know what I am doing all that much. It seems pretty straight forward I guess, "Does this adjustment look better, or worse?", but regardless I try to keep it simple and only make minor changes.
Do you have any recommendations as do what I can do or watch or read or whatever to improve?
>inb4 youtube it
Just want to be efficient, and get better.
>>2846036
My photos aren't great. I get that, but that's why I am here. If it looks like a touristy snapshot, then tell me what to do better next time. At the very least I would like my effort to be recognized and not shit on.
Don't have enough to judge whether your photos are good or not, but you sure know how to shit up a thread. My reason for coming here is to learn and get better.
I will post my raw in a minute. Don't bother posting if you're going to continue to be a chonch.
>>2846053
This is /p/. If you want the V+F upvote hugbox go to flickr or instashit or facebook.
In the future, I wouldn't have even taken that first one, you have two or three stops difference between your foreground and background, walk around more next time and get more even lighting especially with what you seemed to have which was god-tier golden hour lighting, and I gave you a legit critique on the second, if you can't handle that then go back to your safe space child.
>>2846060
You're right, I really should have walked around a bit more. I was pretty out of it when I took this photo. Took two tabs that day.
Here is the raw: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9I8EfYoTWdiT05RYmNTeXQzMVE
>>2846126
Stay off the acid pal - your just setting up an infinite internal feedback loop that's really not conducive to good work in any field.
>inb4 but it feels so good
What goes up must come down, etc.
>>2846036
Why are you such a fucking retard?
>>2846126
Some of us leave the house periodically and don't live on p
I'll play with it in a few
>>2846131
I sort of agree. Generally speaking I don't think any of my work, including photography benefits at all from drugs. I just so happened to be doing both.
If the trips intent was work related on any level I wouldn't have.
My trip out there was just for fun and to enjoy the outdoors with some friends, and I think its totally okay in that scenario.
>>inb4 but it feels so good
>What goes up must come down, etc.
I have not noticed any long term affects that have been negative, actually quite the opposite. If that's what you mean by it.
Have you done it before? Do you in general think its not beneficial, or just when it comes to work like this?
>>2846153
Long term (e.g. 5/10 years steady use) it's going to be detrimental, just in terms of your internal chemistry, but it's definitely ok recreationally in safe environments. Moderation is key as with all things enjoyable, and do some research into its history and who the main proponents of it were, and why it became so prevalent.
My personal preference was always psilocybin - much more benign.
No problem broski, keep shooting! Try to emulate photographer's who's work you like and compare your shots to theirs. Figure out what you did right and where you failed. It's super helpful.
>Have you done it before? Do you in general think its not beneficial, or just when it comes to work like this?
You shot these on LSD? Fun times! Although a few of my all-time favorite photos were shot on it, I don't think being on drugs benefits this type of work...especially if you're tripping balls and can't even tell where the sky and ground meet.
With that said, I think drugs CAN be useful for thinking about life/concepts/art/etc. Writing down these ideas/concepts to look at later when sober is the best route to take. Your brain is going too apeshit to think about and implement these thoughts while under the influence. Enjoy the drug experience and then reflect back on it at a later time.
That said, don't overdo it. I feel like there's a threshold and after so many trips you're not really gaining anything out of it anymore. I've done LSD ~5 times and shrooms ~8ish in a variety of situations. The last few trips felt like I was just going through the motions so that's when I knew I'd gained what I could.
If you want a really good laugh blast Dragonforce while peaking.
>>2846280
Had those trips from 17 (too young imo) - 22. Haven't done any psychedelics since (am 26 now).
>>2846791
What do you mean by "wouldn't...impact"?
You have first hand experience of whether it does or doesn't - are you sure you're not in denial about a growing addiction?
I kid - just be aware that it makes you introverted and fucks with your ability to interact socially.
>>2846791
not him but it pretty much just makes me shoot more, i'm less worried about "does this shot look good" and instead say "fuck it, shoot everything, find the good shots later"
Shooting on LSD seems dumb (my opinion), my eyes have the tendency to completely fuck up LCD displays while i'm tripping
My phones display literally looks 3D, this happens with every LCD screen but not old CRT monitors dunno if its placebo or some bizarre science shit going down.
You're shots will never look the same sober as they did tripping, you might eventually get some cool shots when you say "fuck it lets just spin dials around" but thats about it.
And for some reason i cant handle cannon cameras rolling, just cannon cameras, no idea why, they just stop working if i'm rolling.
PS: drugs are dumb, party for like 4~ years, figure out who the fuck are you and just settle down later and get comfy with weed (fuck alcohol)
