[drakko] - A Photo A Day 2006

[drakko]

This is nice! :thumbsup: Though it seems a bit OOF ...

big thanks wiz23. really appreciate your comments.
still working on that part. i'm very slow at it. he he he.

 

[philliptan]

#7 Green Snake

Bro, as requested, my comments...

1. Firstly, composition is great. I like it!

2. Exposure is also spot on.

3. But watch your focus. Remember to focus on the eyes instead of focusing on whatever is in the centre of your composition. The subject is the snake, not the branch.

4. I understand from you that the branch was swaying in the wind... in that case, use AF-C to let the camera do the hard work. It's impossible for you to get the focus right on your own when the branch is constantly moving.

5. Remember to move as close to the subject as physically possible, instead of shooting from far and using the crop method to fill the frame. It's always a bad thing to remove detail and pixels.

 

[philliptan]

#8

1. Another great composition.

2. But the snake is now partially behind the branch.

3. Try not to shoot in the direction of the sun. In this pic, the camera is trying to expose for the darker side, so now your background is slightly overexposed.

4. Shooting with the sun behind you in that situation would help you with #2 and #3.

5. Again, use AF-C since the branch is moving.

 

[drakko]

#9 23ft, 20yr old, captured-in-the-wild-phyton

 

[drakko]

Bro, as requested, my comments...

1. Firstly, composition is great. I like it!

2. Exposure is also spot on.

3. But watch your focus. Remember to focus on the eyes instead of focusing on whatever is in the centre of your composition. The subject is the snake, not the branch.

4. I understand from you that the branch was swaying in the wind... in that case, use AF-C to let the camera do the hard work. It's impossible for you to get the focus right on your own when the branch is constantly moving.

5. Remember to move as close to the subject as physically possible, instead of shooting from far and using the crop method to fill the frame. It's always a bad thing to remove detail and pixels.

thanks bro,
i really appreciate your comments.
very encouraging and constructive critique!
big thaks

 

[drakko]

1. Another great composition.

2. But the snake is now partially behind the branch.

3. Try not to shoot in the direction of the sun. In this pic, the camera is trying to expose for the darker side, so now your background is slightly overexposed.

4. Shooting with the sun behind you in that situation would help you with #2 and #3.

5. Again, use AF-C since the branch is moving.

hi bro,
really a good tip. i never learned those stuffs when i attended the workshop. he he he
big thanks for tirelessly sharing your expertise to competitor brand user. zillions of thanks.

 

[drakko]

#10 Green Snake II

 

[philliptan]

#9 23ft, 20yr old, captured-in-the-wild-phyton

Nice shot bro, I like it! Bump up the contrast a bit, increase the saturation, a bit of sharpening and you'll have a winner.

 

[philliptan]

#10 Green Snake II

Nice exposure, but composition leaves much to be desired. Too much distracting elements... Doesn't help that the green fills up most of the shot. In this case, I would zoom in on the head, just to throw out the rest of the distractions. But seriously, it's very difficult to get a good shot out of this angle. Next time, try walking around the snake and try to get a better viewpoint.

 

[drakko]

#11

 

[philliptan]

#11

I like the composition, though I'd like to see it before you crop it. It's a bit too tight on the far monkey...

Interesting pic... Not a good picture technically, but it tells a story.

Watch the camera shake. Even the grass is blur so can't be sudden movement, unless you're on a slow shutter speed (hardly likely since it's broad daylight)

 

[drakko]

#12

 

[philliptan]

#12

Kumusta ka, pare?

BEAUTIFUL shot! Really nice!

You always wanted me to give the negative comments but this one I can't think of any.

Your best one yet. I would've been proud to take that same picture. Well done.

(Suggestion: Landscape orientation - Width 600px, Portrait orientation - Width 400px)

 

[koerner]

nice shot, good composition :thumbsup:

 

[zaren]

#9 23ft, 20yr old, captured-in-the-wild-phyton

mmm...so many cool shots of snakes....i feel so honoured, being a snake myself! :bsmilie:

 

[philliptan]

Everyday eat snake? :bsmilie:

Eh, now you reveal your age leh... 29 or 41? :bsmilie:

 

[zaren]

Everyday eat snake? :bsmilie:

Eh, now you reveal your age leh... 29 or 41? :bsmilie:

both wrong....i'm 17 lah.

 

[philliptan]

both wrong....i'm 17 lah.

17 already PRO?! Like Wayne Rooney?!? Got good future!!

 

[drakko]

mmm...so many cool shots of snakes....i feel so honoured, being a snake myself! :bsmilie:

big thakx zaren. i feel honoured too that you visited and made a very encouraging comment on this thread.
you are cool!

 

[drakko]

Kumusta ka, pare?

BEAUTIFUL shot! Really nice!

You always wanted me to give the negative comments but this one I can't think of any.

Your best one yet. I would've been proud to take that same picture. Well done.

(Suggestion: Landscape orientation - Width 600px, Portrait orientation - Width 400px)

#12 as suggested, really big thanks.