Outdoor Photography Photo Critique
Old Homestead
by MICHAEL WEYMES
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Category: Outdoor Photography
Olympus E-520
Lens: Standard: 30-50mm
Flash: None
Tripod: No
Description: This house was close to a cemetery and in my youth it was the home of a widow, I had see all >
This house was close to a cemetery and in my youth it was the home of a widow, I had not seen it since 1968, but when I revisited the area in 2008 it brought back many memories so I shot off a few frames
Photo Critique Summary
Subject of photo
8
Composition & Perspective
8
Focus
8
Use of camera, exposure & speed
8
Color & Lighting
7
Depth of field
8
General impression
8
Overall Rating
7.9
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Subject of photo:
8
A good mix of colours and shapes, with loads of detail, but not too much 'noise' to take away the focus.
Composition & Perspective:
8
It does make me wonder what happens to the right of the frame, but can be both a bad as well as a good aspect of a photo. I like the vague diagonal created from right top to left bottom. Depending on possibilities it might be better to show more of the subject or a different green/sky balance. If you would go a little higher or lower, then the roof would not 'touch' the tree line in the back.
I would crop a bit tighter from above/below or both.
Focus:
8
Difficult to tell from the small picture here, but seems that all is in focus, which is good for a subject like this.
Use of camera, exposure & speed:
8
Seems well lit, the on board flash might have added some nice fill light, though I am not sure if it is strong enough on this Olympus for this distance. Not sure if White Balance is correct, maybe a bit too cold, but that also depends on preference.
Color & Lighting:
7
Like the colour and well seen with the great sky. I would probably stress the light building against the dark skies by adding some contrast/clarity (graduated filter) and some fill light. See previous comment about WB.
Depth of field:
8
See Focus: all in focus as the subject requires.
General impression:
8
Well seen, nice mix of light and colours. Some minor additions in post processing might make it 'pop' more. Still Wondering about the rest of the building, a panoramic shot might have been great (a stitch of 2 shots)
How to improve your photo
1.
Crop a bit tighter, at least below, but maybe also above
2.
Next time, take 2 or more images and stitch them together, to show the entire house.
3.
Make it 'pop' more by darkening the sky, maybe higher WB (or a colour filter) and some contrast
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