Photo Critique #157
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Photo Critique #157

on Oct 5th 2012 with 4 comments

Friday Photo Critique is our weekly community project, where we publish a photograph submitted by one of our wonderful readers, then ask you all to offer constructive feedback on the image. It’s a great way to learn more about photography, express your viewpoint, and have your own image critiqued!

Quick Ground Rules

  1. Play nice! We’ve deliberately chosen photographs that aren’t perfect, so please be constructive with any criticism.
  2. Feel free to offer any type of advice – composition, lighting, post-processing etc.
  3. You can also link to photographs that you feel offer a great example of this type of image shot exceptionally well.

Without further ado, here is this week’s candidate for Friday Photo Critique!

The Photograph

Photo Details & Inspiration

  • Sony SLT A65
  • 8mm
  • 1/500
  • f/11
  • ISO 100

While traveling in Israel this sandstorm happened to come our way. Just tried my best to capture this unreal scene as we were in the midst of it few seconds later.

Photographer: Yan Dupont

Please let us know what you think in the comments – how would you have approached the scene or taken the photo differently? A massive thank you to everyone who commented last week.

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I was raised in the suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio. After high school, I left for Western Kentucky University where I obtained degrees in photojournalism and cultural anthropology. I am currently employed by CityBeat, an arts and entertainment weekly in Cincinnati. The work I am doing here is very rewarding and I suspect it will continue to be. I am available for freelance work in all areas of photography.  

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  • http://jofiane.wordpress.com jofiane

    To be honest, this is a great photo
    I’ve tried to capture sandstorm before, and I failed XD
    I think it’s better if there’s no shadow on bottom left, but once again, I love this photo :D
    Love the composition ^^

  • Gurth

    Not too bad for a quick snapshot. Love the lines of the road and the ridge. Cool to see the incoming sand against the high/big sky.

    You could make it much better as-is by adjusting the exposure as it’s underexposed.

    Couple things…

    Had you knelt down, you would have put you companion more in the environment, instead of looking down like most tourist shots are composed. You may also have been able to eliminate your own shadow. It’s always good to eliminate your shadow or reflection from a shot.

    Aiming a couple of degrees to the left would have allowed your companion to be in the shot instead of tangent as she is now.

    Granted, it’s hard to think of these things in a moment such as this when time is of the essence.

  • http://scottphotographics.com Mike

    What an amazing place to be!

    The photograph is well composed, and the use of a polariser dramatically improved this scene!

    I’m sure that you did not have a lot of time on your hands, but I think another angle of attack might have been better where you are closer to the ground possibly with some rock in the foreground, maybe. Also, it is a little bit too contrasty, and the harsh shadows are not so pleasant.

    Nevertheless, you captured the moment and by the looks of it this is a memory that will not be forgotten!

  • http://www.wix.com/simonabarbu1/simonabarbuphotography Simona Dumitru

    the photographer is almost blending with the background, I hardly noticed him. Underexposed. the storm seems to be in the right side of the picture while the photographer attention is toward the left side. maybe focusing more the sandstorm?