Nick, if I'd gotten a comment as rude as the first one you received on this image, I'd probably sell my camera. *smile* But, let me encourage you to stick with it. Ignore people who are just being rude, and listen to the contructive criticism in comments. We ALL start off where you are. I try to use DPC like the game of golf. Get your average and then compete with yourself at your own 'handicap' score. Just look at each image you submit's score and compare that to your current average. Is it even just a little bit better? Or somewhere in the same range? As long as you're generally raising your average... then it's all good.
Yes it is, but otherwise not an especially interesting shot. I think it would have more interest in color, especially if it was a nice red or yellow hydrant. Also it's not as sharp as I'd like to see it.
ok, how do you comment on this? dang, 16 photos left and this pops up. I think this would have become something else using a "hard light/ other" layer. create some serious contrast, if you know what I mean
Don't take this the wrong way but as I see DPC as a learning experience here is my frank critique:
This comes across as a snapshot. By that I mean that I feel that anybody standing where you were with a camera could have gone click and got this result. I think a photographer should aim to do more than that. I may be wrong and perhaps you do have more of a story to your shot but the fact is that it doesn't come across to the viewer.
As an example, if you were in Paris and saw the Eiffel Tower you could hold the camera and go click. You'd have a shot that millions of other tourists have and would be good as a record of your holiday. I think at DPC you need more than that. You need to consider the POV - make it something that enhances the tower (include a flowerbed or kissing couple in the foreground), make use of lighting (dusk for shadows), composition (maybe include the buildings beside it to get a sense of scale).
I hope this helps and please don't be offended, I'm only offering an opinion.
i like the contrast and technically everything seems very good, but in my opinion it might have helped a bit to shoot it from a different angle, maybe from closer to the ground. That's just my personal preference though, nice work
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