As the critique said, you got the resizing right! Sooo often people will enter a very tiny picture because they don't know better. So it really is a big deal that you did :-)
Welcome to DPC! You have won the ever elusive Brown Ribbon (last place) on your very first entry! Hey, you got no place to go but up now!
By now i suppose you get the idea that the shot is out of focus, huh? If the data you entered is correct, 1/2300 is WAY fast for a shutter speed for 99.9% of things. perhaps 1/230? That might even be a bit fast for this subject matter.
Focus..this looks more like plain old out of focus, but being sooo dark I suspect that camera movement might be more to blame, the without an accurate shutter speed I cannot be sure. 1/2 second? That is too long to handhold for anyone, so use a tripod or more light to allow a faster shutter speed.
Dark - too dark, definitley underexposed. More light, higher ISO, wider aperture or slower shutter speed, or some combination of all of them is needed to fix this.
I see you in the spoons. Once you get past the basic technical stuff, this is the next fun part of photography - looking at more than just the subject (like the background, reflections in glasses, untucked shirts, etc). In this image you can be seen as a reflection in the spoons. Moving the camera to one side or the other would have helped. There is a light reflecting in most of the spoons as well creating hot spots that are not pretty to see. Shiny things are difficult to photograph well.
Hey, on the good side the white balance is good! The composition is rather static and boring. The spoon rest is at about 1/3 down form the top (good) but the spoons are not all in the pic (cut offf handles, bottoms, etc). The one tarnished spoon is very distracting, drawing my eye for what reason? It is just distracting.
I cannot really comment on your post production other than to say you got the resizing part done just fine, not something everyone gets on their first entry.
Again, welcome to DPC, feel free to ask in teh forums about anything, post pics for advice, etc.
Amy, wow this is really nice for a first entry into the DPC world of constructive critisism, lol. Keep trying, and take every comment given to you, and work it into your next work of art! I can't wait to see what you come up with next! you'll really learn to get a kick outa some of the things people say!
Amy, I hope you're not discouraged by your first shot's final score. You should definitely keep shooting and keep entering challenges. I look forward to seeing much more of your work here!
Ummm this shot needs some critic, only so you improve your skill and stop subjecting us to this sort of photography. USE A TRIPOD, or at least a stack of books or anything solid that lets your camera remain stationary as you press the shutter. Also the composition is poor. In this sort of straight forward depicting shot, every spoon should be completly in the shot. Lastly spend a little more time lighting your shot. Epecially when the colours are so drab, you need lighting to destinguish them giving your shot more definition. The only merit points I give you is for having the courage to enter this shot :)
really doesn't work for me, lacking composition and the blur doesn't add to an 'old effect' at all. I'd be interested to see if I'm missing something here.
This picture has wonderful potential, but suffers from some problems that will hurt its scoring in this challenge. It looks like you were shooting in fairly dim light, and your camera used a longer shutter speed to compensate. At that speed, it was unavoidable that your hand moved a bit while the shutter was open, blurring the spoons considerably. It's a shame not to be able to make out the detail present at the ends of the handles, for that surely would have been a great point of interest in your photo. Brace the camera on a steady object or use a tripod when shooting in dim light to avoid that motion blur. You can also bring in some brighter lights, shining them from the side to avoid the glare and reflection that would come from lights above or behind you. Keep shooting and entering challenges!
This whole image is out of focus. Offsetting your angle may have been better as well - the reflection in the spoons is distracting - I find myself looking at the photographer.
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