Photo Critique #178
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Photo Critique #178

on Mar 1st 2013 with 6 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

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Photo Details & Inspiration

  • Pentax K-30
  • 35mm
  • 1/100
  • f/4.5
  • ISO 100

In this photo, I was just trying to capture the warmth of the light at sunset and watch some of the nuances.

Photographer: Luis Voronov

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://www.facebook.com/lynne.mass Lynne Mass

    The color pallet is lovely and the DOF appropriate for the subject. I am distracted by the green leaves and don’t think they add anything to the image. I am wondering why the photographer chose to include them. Would it be for foreground interest – these leaves don’t give any depth? While the light is beautiful, the light on the pine cones is blown out detracting from the aesthetic of the capture. Perhaps, inclusion of something in the foreground in the same color pallet would lend depth and dimension.

  • http://www.facebook.com/anto.banto.9 Anto Banto

    In my opinion, the flower pot in the background and the green leaves are distracting….

  • artvsacc

    I’d darken the backgrounds, and slightly blur receding objects.

  • http://www.facebook.com/tenclaw Colin Nicholls

    Nice photo, I agree with the distracting leaves, perhaps shoot from a higher angle to get them out or the way, nice light too.

  • http://www.facebook.com/Kquinonestreet Ken Quiñones

    I would get in closer to the pine cones, 2. Let them be the focus. 3. Take with the sunlight coming from behind them, during golden hour.

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

    I do not think this picture is very interesting. trying to shoot it again and rearranging again the pine cones might work.