Thanks for the feedback! I agree, unfortunately, most of those weren’t intentional crops — they were just what I was able to catch, what with people moving around, and I had to work with what I could get with my 50mm prime, as it is the fastest lens I have. Oh, how I was wishing for a faster lens!
> On Mar 23, 2016, at 7:11 PM, Igor PDML-StR <pdml...@komkon.org> wrote: > > > > Nicole, > > There are some nice photos there! > Nice catches with the facial expressions and poses. > IMGP0752.jpg is probably my favorite one from this set. > In all this set, I like how you focus on the specific person/couple. That, > IMO, makes it a more powerful shot. (You may have read, - I was commenting on > this recently in response to Larry's photos.) > > If I may, I'd make one suggestion: in some cases, I think the framing is too > tight: several of these photos would look better > if the limbs were included. > > IMGP0691 - It would be better if the right hand was not cut off. > IMGP0531 - It would be better if her feet (and shoes) were not cut off. > IMGP0742 - ditto for the connecting hands. > > The same issue is not as critical for IMGP0544, as the moving hair is > attracting the focus, but even this photo could benefit from including the > hands. > Even in the ghosty IMGP0588, it would look even better if her right hand (or > the place where it is expected to be) would be within the frame. > Feet are less critical in it, but I would probably also try to catch more at > the bottom to include them and cut off the top if needed for that. > > HTH, > > Igor > > PS. I was going to comment yesterday on the other set of yours, but it was a > loaded day, so I didn't get to it: I enjoyed your macro shots of flowers with > water droplets. My favorite one was IMGP0413, and then IMGP0426. > > > > > On Mar 22, 2016, at 6:09 PM, Nicole Jacque wrote: > >> >> After a few months hiatus, Larry and I went dancing again at the Swingset >> Lounge Swing dance group. Although the lighting was “challenging” (also, >> almost nonexistent) I took a few photos of the dancers. >> >> https://flic.kr/s/aHskwM8QnT > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
