These are the first pictures I have displayed on the forum taken
with my recently purchased G2.
Please give constructive criticism as I like most would like to
improve.
http://www.pbase.com/simonbeal/g2_photos
Sally on a walk - lassie dog is pretty good (those colors makes it
alot easier to take a picture of then a solid color). i may have
added a second photo of just her face since she has a nice
expression.
Jake at High Dam - i'm glad that when you named these, they were
all dogs and not people. (me at a sign post, me at a tree, etc -
little pet pieve, no pun intended) - anyway, the shot shows intrest
and is well saturated. it would be nice if jake was a little closer
to the camera. as close as that middle rock. since he's a black
dog, he's just more or less a black spot to the side. that wall
makes a good neutral background btw.
Jake - if you have photoshop - run an unsharp mask to help with the
highlights (though it may just be my display). i'd also crop out
the background behind him. just behind his fur and just above his
ears.
Flower - this is actually a little too saturated. looks like it was
done with spot. certain colors bleed past the boundries. this one
isn't so bad (some of my tulips are terrible). i think this flower
has enough yellow in it, that you can safley add some green
folliage behind it. other then that, i'm not sure - i'm not sure
what kind of flower that is actually, it kind of resembles a
pansy...
High Dam - is actually very nice. i would add a polarizer for that.
the greens would pop more as well as the blue. the dead tree next
to it, needs a few leaves, but otherwise still adds to the
pictures. this should make a great fall shot.
Dragons - the white spots are a little distracting, though i don't
know why there's 2 unless it's supposed to be there. otherwise i
see nothing wrong with them. or nothing that you can really add.
Bethany - i'm not all that great at people shots. but this looks
fine. the background is neutral, the important part (her head), is
cropped well. she even has that little sparkle in the eye.
Cottage at Coniston - this looks fine too. again a pol would help.
i'd make a second photo making a panorama, showing where it is. one
whole extra frame of the mountains, leading to the house. (unless
of course there is nothing else beyond that).
Swanlake - swans are birds i havn't seen around my area (i guess
they're to ritzy)... a few shots could make it even better. 1. try
to get a picture with both of them and it's reflections. swans, for
whatever reason, are graceful, and the gentle reflection will
enforce this idea. 2. a front view, or a wake view (that little
water pathway they make as they swim by).
---Mike Savad
))