*Wed C&C (No Theme) Thread, Ed. 251 February/13/2013*

*Wed C&C (No Theme) Thread, Ed. 251 February/13/2013*

Welcome to the Wednesday Comments and Critique (No Theme) thread!

We’re continuing the great tradition of this C&C thread because we’re convinced that looking at and talking about images is vital for better photography, and also useful for understanding and appreciating our gear.

The idea is simple: you post an image and get critique on it, and in return give other people your opinion of their images. Or vice versa: you give others your honest feedback, and in return deserve the right to post your own picture for C&C.

Generally, you should post only one single image for C&C. As an exception, you can post two pictures resulting from one shutter release but with different treatment (for example a color and a black & white version, or a different crop) for us to choose from and comment on.

TWO RULES:

1.If you post an image, you critique at least one other image.

2.Keep your comments honest but polite; if you don’t care for an image, try to explain why. This is neither a “Good shot!” nor an image-bashing thread.

Any style, any camera. It is a peer-to-peer photography workshop!

Feedback is guaranteed (for up to 48 hours after the thread has started)! Though keep in mind that the thread tends to be busiest during the first 24 hours or so, so later image posts may get little feedback.

HOW TO PLAY:

1.Turn on "Threaded view" and reply to this post with a web-sized image. Change the title so we can sort different images out easily! 2.Get back to this thread in a minute, an hour or a day or so, and…

3.…still in threaded view, look at one or more pictures of your choice, click reply and critique it.

4.Remember to add the EXIF if your image doesn't embed it as this may help

5.Image posters: please consider telling us what your own opinion on your image is. What prompted you to click that shutter button? What did you see? Why do you like the result? You don't have to explain, but it might be interesting.

6.You are very welcome to post a group reply to the feedback you have gotten. This could include a new version of your image, taking on board the comments received. Please try not to reply  individually to every comment so as not to fill up the thread on your own.

IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME, WELCOME! AND BE SURE TO READ THIS:

•The critique you give (point 3 from the above list) is vital. What was your first impression? What catches your eye about an image? Why? What do you like, and what distracts you? What would you change?

•Fiddle with the image in your head - composition, perspective, color balance, exposure. If the poster of the image does not object, you may even consider downloading his image and fiddling with it for real, to illustrate your point.

•More general feedback is also welcome. Do you know something about taking the same sort of image that would make matters easier - share your own as an example in your reply. Encourage - it is a scary business putting your work up for other people to judge!

•Finally what is the verdict? Waste-bin? Snapshot? Could be better? Family Album? Frame on wall? Poster-size frame on wall? Billboard? Reuters? World Press Photo? National Geographic? Museum? (pick your own superlative here)

Here is last (week's) thread:

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/post/50807522

One of the first replies is “The Related Post”. This is the place to post your general, not image-specific musings about this great enterprise called the C&C Thread.

Another of the first replies includes a link to all previous threads. This is called "Our Archives Vault".

Best Regards,

Lou

* The RELATED post *

This is a placeholder for anything related to the C&C threads. And we do mean anything: feel free to start a discussion about the threads, or how you felt when your image was trashed by some mean know-it-all (probably not in this thread, though), or how it feels trying to say something polite about a cr@ppy image posted for review (tough one).

This is also the place to make arrangements and share ideas for keeping this thread alive and kicking. Or for starting a new "Photo Essay" or "Series" thread, as has been suggested in the past (plenty of “Weekly” this-and-that threads around, so why not?).

The C&C group will be more than happy to consider all input.

Moulin | snapseed processing.

Looks a bit like the dramatic filter from some Olympus camera's.

Thanks for looking&commenting

Cheers Lou

The thread is a bit earlier to day as I'm off for the rest of the day.

Snapseed processing and no EXIF data : does this mean that you are also using a phone camera now?

Whatever the means you used : the result is very pleasing to the eye.

A classic "Holland" picture postcard, made nostalgic by the B&W and processing.

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Roel Hendrickx
lots of images: www.roelh.zenfolio.com
my E-3 user field report from Tunisian Sahara: http://www.biofos.com/ukpsg/roel.html

With Valentine's Day just around the corner (although I am not a big fan of such overly commercialized "emotional occasions"), I thought I'd share a photo of swans, mating for life, in harsh conditions.

Geeez, what a romantic soul am I...

ZD12-60 on E-5; B&W in LR4.3  --  expand to view a bit bigger

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Roel Hendrickx
lots of images: www.roelh.zenfolio.com
my E-3 user field report from Tunisian Sahara: http://www.biofos.com/ukpsg/roel.html

Hi mate, classic image,  love the dramatic sky completes the picture.

Regards.

Stephen.

Hi mate,  nice contrast of the natural and man made world. I wonder how many "valentines" will mate for life?

Regards.

Stephen..

The sky needs a bit of expression to it whereas the water can take some flattening. Overall BW looks fine.

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-sergey

Hi everyone,  some backyard wildlife this week.



Regards

Stephen.

We got up and it started raining, totally weird,

Day before Christmas ..

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-sergey

Snapseed is a photo processing App

I have it in iOS version on my iPhone.  It works intuitively (for my tastes) and quite well.

I believe there is also and android incarnation.

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Roel Hendrickx
lots of images: www.roelh.zenfolio.com
my E-3 user field report from Tunisian Sahara: http://www.biofos.com/ukpsg/roel.html

You've got quite a congregation going there, and the one in the middle is obviously the preacher of the bunch.  A nice composition and good clarity in the shot.  It might be worth while to crop off the bird at the bottom, since it is only partially in the frame.  Thank you for sharing.

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http://www.pbase.com/waynes6

Abstract art in sauna window.

A lot of crossings! Looks like the "crossing" -sign continues in the cloud and makes a cross with the gate pole. Nice colors.

I thought they were very odd looking birds intil I realized you were from OZ.  The birds in OZ are spectacular to say the least. Nice shot

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http://www.pbase.com/waynes6

Roel, the swans seem an afterthought to the busy background. Because I am now reading a book on composition in hopes of improving, I was wondering what your thouights were when composing this shot.

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http://www.pbase.com/waynes6

A couple of shots out of the E-5 from the Oct 2012 Highland Games in Laurinburg, NC.

I'll never get tired of bagpipe music.

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E-5 / E-620 / 50-200 SWD / 12-60 SWD / FL-50R's and other studio Paraphernalia

Simply wonderful -- one of the most engaging bird photos I've seen in the forums. I'm transported to some other places I've lived where the (human) neighbors acted a lot like these guys.

About the crop. It would be more tidy with the partial bird lopped off the bottom, but I also like the aura of spontaneity in the existing framing.

Love the rain streaks.

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Zin

Effective composition floats the viewer anchorless in an ambiguous scene; fragile little gondolas offer only a speculative prospect of safety/security.

Surprising depth of emotional content in a static presentation.

Excellent viewing.

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Zin