on 2004/11/22 10:42 AM, jason.gidden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx at
jason.gidden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> In most aspects of photography I'm still pretty green, so the technical
> standard will not be up to the levels that many of you are used to.
You have some very nice images.
Technical standards (and rules) are meant to be aids in making effective
images. If an image is effective, never mind the rules. If it isn't then
they may be helpful in figuring out how to improve it.
> However, constructive criticism will help me improve. I would be grateful
> for any advice or comment (try not to be too hard, I'm really a fragile
> soul ;-)) regarding both the images and possible suggestions for
> improvement with regard to the scanning such as optimising filesize for the
> web without sacrificing too much quality.
The shot of Glencoe is a stunner. Very dramatic and well composed. There are
a couple of light spots, one large and one small, on either side of the
water which I think should be burned out (the large one might be an old
croft house but it's too small to be sure, so it's distracting). The bright
line (a stream?) at lower left should stay IMO.
Inversnaid Hotel (the waterfall) is a very nice composition, though it feels
a bit odd to have the waterfall flowing toward a near edge of the frame.
The Loch Lomond shot is very atmosperic, though cropping off a bit of the
water (say halfway between the boat and the frame bottom) would emphasize
the sky, which is stronger than the water.
Andrew
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