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I would like to know how to put a photo from my gallery onto the beginners page. I was going to put it in the "perspective " photo comp but put the lighthouse one instead. I would value your opinion as to what you think and any help/advice as well thanks
I would like to know how to put a photo from my gallery onto the beginners page. I was going to put it in the "perspective " photo comp but put the lighthouse one instead. I would value your opinion as to what you think and any help/advice as well thanks
Scatty, go to the forum you want to use and click on New Thread, (top left) Now, put a title and the text you need as usual. In your gallery select the largest version of the image you want to show and Copy (ctrl c) the UBB code under the photo. Finally paste (ctrl v) this into the body of your post. You may also want to click on centre justify first as this will keep it inthe centre of the page.
Here is the picture I would like comments on.
This is one of the only cobbled roads I know of in Guernsey. I just want to know what you think or opinions of how others might have gone about taking this picture.
I really like the pattern of teh cobbles - very neatly done. The street looks very picturesque. Where the picture can be improved is teh sky area, that is bleached out. You could cheat and add some sky from another picture. The roof from the modern looking house on the right looks out of place too. Not sure how that could be solved though. Maybe by taking up a position further to the right, moving the house out of the frame and de-centralising the perspective at the same time?
I really like the pattern of teh cobbles - very neatly done. The street looks very picturesque. Where the picture can be improved is teh sky area, that is bleached out. You could cheat and add some sky from another picture. The roof from the modern looking house on the right looks out of place too. Not sure how that could be solved though. Maybe by taking up a position further to the right, moving the house out of the frame and de-centralising the perspective at the same time?
Ian
I would agree with what Ian says. Another way of adding impact and interest is to get really low with the camera, heck lie on your stomach, or lay the camera on the floor, increase your aperture to get more depth of field and try something like this. Maybe not the greatest photo, but it illustrates the point
Thank you very much for the comments. I agree about the sky, but as I am new to this I have to learn all the tricks of the trade. I took this one but it had a bike in front of the house, and I thought it ruined the picture. I assume this is what you are talking about?
I to agree with Ian and Stephen about the sky, not sure what you are using to edit with but there are a lot on the market some really good ones like elements 5 that has just come out. I know that is something else to learn to use but lots of people on this site will help you out with things if you get stuck. Oh by the way I like the second picture the best. Have fun with your camera and look forward to seeing more of your photos.
[QUOTE=Scatty;4912]Whoops sorry forgot the picture
Hi Scatty,
I have to agree re: The sky, and all the other advice given. However both images are nice pictures, as for the sky you can add another sky to the image , just remember the light direction, another time try to use a tripod or rest of some kind and take two pictures useing aperture priority or manual, one exposed for the foreground and one exposed for the sky, the two can then be blended together to create an image with both areas correctly exposed, there are many good books and articles around to tell you how to do this, or you can use a stand alone prog called photomatic basic (Free off the web) or other progs. Another method is to expose one image for the sky, then useing selections isolate the foreground and then correct the underexposure useing levels etc: This is what I am experimenting with at the moment, including layer masks etc: Sounds complicated but a lot of fun, and we have not got a dead line to meet.
I really like the pattern of teh cobbles - very neatly done. The street looks very picturesque. Where the picture can be improved is teh sky area, that is bleached out. You could cheat and add some sky from another picture. The roof from the modern looking house on the right looks out of place too. Not sure how that could be solved though. Maybe by taking up a position further to the right, moving the house out of the frame and de-centralising the perspective at the same time?
Ian
or....maybe a couple of paces back and crouch down. This also goes a long wat to solving the sky problem.
scroll the image up the page a bit to see what I mean.
edit....sorry..just noticed that Stephen has already suggested similar
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