Ratings

[haole dreams]

Is there a way to start getting people to rate your photos. Not a conceipted thing just want to here what other people think of what i'm doing. I registered here a few weeks back and dont have any views....*sniff*...lol....

[GeoffWessex]

The only snag to that is that you need to make a comment before you can post ratings..... I had a go at 15 of your 'General' Album but ran out of steam and time. On the whole, you're using your imagination and finding some good shots - but that Coolpix tends to let you down with a noisy sensor and what looks like over-exposure.

[greenwing]

Is there a way to start getting people to rate your photos. Not a conceipted thing just want to here what other people think of what i'm doing. I registered here a few weeks back and dont have any views....*sniff*...lol....

Maybe by making your first post here after 2 weeks of membership. How many ratings & comments have you left for others?

Chris

[chris-p]

Most of us don't have the time to browse through the galleries and it's even less likely if we don't know you exist. Post a shot in the forums and ask for critique and you'll (usually) get it...

[haole dreams]

hope this works, i need to spend more time finding out how to use the site.

thanks for the help guys, if you would be kind enough to let me know what you think about this photo

[haole dreams]

its the "If You Go Down To The Woods Today..." pic if you cant see the pic. your advice and thoughts would be very much appreciated

[chris-p]

This one?

[donoreo]

Not sure if it is my monitor at work, but it looks very dark.

[haole dreams]

thats the one chris. i was really happy when it came out as i spent the whole afternoon and got one or two good shots, or at least shots i was happy with so it was worth it.

donoreo...dude what do you mean by the "then" and "than"...i must be tires..lol

[chris-p]

Originally Posted by haole dreams

thats the one chris. i was really happy when it came out as i spent the whole afternoon and got one or two good shots, or at least shots i was happy with so it was worth it.

I quite like it, but then I'm a sucker for long exposures anyway. There are a few things I'd have done differently though. Firstly, I agree with Don, it's a little under exposed on the rocks - considering they're covered in moss and leaves, you can't really see any detail in them. However, you would obviously have started to blow out the highlights on the water so there is little you could do apart from some exposure blending.

Secondly, I would have altered the position, or angle of direction, of the camera. You've cut off some of the waterfall on the right hand side of the frame. This, in itself, is OK but there is also quite a lot of dead space in the top left corner which unbalances the shot. You've laid the composition out nicely overall though, with the waterfall sort of running down the frame as it makes it feel like it's coming towards you. I'd have just pointed the camera a bit further to the right.

Finally, I'm not sure that the square crop works all that well. I like the fact that you've retained the rocks in the bottom right corner as they add texture and depth and help frame the falls, but the movement of the water diagonally tries to emphasise the width of the frame - something you don't get with the very unforgiving square frame.

Originally Posted by haole dreams

donoreo...dude what do you mean by the "then" and "than"...i must be tires..lol

It refers to the inability of some people on forums (not just this one of course) to select the right word when forming a sentence. So you end up with things like "it was worse then when...".
The biggest annoyance for me is the whole "I've got a new lense" thing. No, you don't. You've got a new lens!