scanned some pics from the Nikon N75...

[Anushik]

Do places like this still exist?

Exactly what I was thinking about... they are soooooo beautiful...

[gevo]

[QUOTE=Siggie]I don't know if these you'll find these helpful, but I look at successful shots of others a lot to get a better understanding of what works and what doesn't. Find out what they did to get the effect they did, etc.

Here are 3 very nice "Nature" shots. They are not mine.



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This image is photoshoped or something, looks like a painting.. the sky in the backround...??/ what exactly is it? and the golden colors on the plants.. where is tht coming form in such a dark picture??? but.. ofcourse it looks surreal, and very nice..

and, the other two images.. yes.. places like that still exist.. Been to some of the most beautiful scenery in the lower half of California, and within the Sequoia forest, i have found breathtaking places.. where yu just have to shut off the engine of the bike, sit there and try to take in the fresh air and beauty!... you can never fully take in your surroundings. and miss it as soon as you see some highway. lol.

[Siggie]

This image is photoshoped or something, looks like a painting.. the sky in the backround...??/ what exactly is it? and the golden colors on the plants.. where is tht coming form in such a dark picture??? but.. ofcourse it looks surreal, and very nice..

I believe there was some PSing, but it's still a good job.
It's a corn field.

[Inna]

This image is photoshoped or something, looks like a painting.. the sky in the backround...??/ what exactly is it? and the golden colors on the plants.. where is tht coming form in such a dark picture??? but.. ofcourse it looks surreal, and very nice..

it might be photoshopped but what's in the background isnt the sky..at least i dont think it is...the corn field is probably in a valley somewhere and that is just a hill of green grass in the back ground

[Inna]

Do places like this still exist?

yes they still exist especially in the southern/country areas of the US...I actually drive by these kind of places often. It is very beautiful..especially in the fall when all the leaves change colors.

This is a pic I took a long time ago in the Appalachian Mts:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...angingRock.jpg

[angelik22]

narekoo - dude ur pics are cool- but ill give u some constructive criticism- i liked em all- but the last one was the best- cause the former - in my opinion- u focused on the wrong stuff- some of the out of focus objects get in the way and distort the whol image- but otherwise i thought u did an awesome job- keep up the good work- o btw im not sure if maybe your whole purpose was intended- to only focis on a lil segment of the pbject- if so i guess i misinerpreted it-- otherwise thats awesome- photography is awesome- now i wanna go rip out my nikon and go take some shots in the rain/ of the droplets on my windsheild when m driving- hmmmm lets see how i can manage to do that without running someone over...heheheh

[Siggie]

yes they still exist especially in the southern/country areas of the US...I actually drive by these kind of places often. It is very beautiful..especially in the fall when all the leaves change colors.

This is a pic I took a long time ago in the Appalachian Mts:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...angingRock.jpg

I've never seen colors like that except in photos.
I need to take a trip next year and really see Fall.

[NarEkoO]

some more scans from the cam....

hey guys...i a couple of more scans i want to share and i want your opinions on em..thanks

[NarEkoO]

more......................

[Siggie]

Yay! More sharing! You're getting better!
I hope you don't think I don't like any of your pics because that's not the case. I'm just trying to point out how each one might be improved. Even fantastic shots can have a teensy things that could have been improved.

1) Altoids! Love the idea. You set them up well. Looks like a professional ad except for one thing. It's too dark. You can't see the product.

2) Eh...not interesting. Just a bulb.

3) Again. Not enough there to be interesting. Maybe if it was casting more light there'd be the light and dark contrast.

4) Good. A little bit cramped. Maybe get the whole wheel.

5) There's the wheel! But that's too much wheel. I can tell you were focusing on the wheel here for two reasons. The DOF is set so that only the wheel is in focus. In this shot, it doesn't work. Go to a higher f-stop, so the name and badge are in focus too. Second... you tried to put the wheel in center and have that dead space to the left. Don't try to put things in the center! It's uninteresting compositionwise most of the time. Stop it! It doesn't need to be in the center for it to be the center of attention. There are other ways to bring our eyes to it.

6) Eh... center again.

7) I don't know about these ground pix... It's so busy that my eye just wanders around and doesn't know where to go.

8) Looks like a car trader magazine pic. There's a portapotty in the background, parking lines on the ground... The car doesn't dominate. If you get on the ground and look up at the car more, it'll change the perspective and make the car more dominant. It's hard to find good location.

9) The slant works... I like it. If you could remove it from that location, w/ the lines, trees, and other cars, it'd be perfect.

10) Great idea! This is more my style. This would look awesome against a neutral solid color background.

if you dont mind... i'm gonna tinker with your pictures a little bit in PS to try and show you what I mean in a few of these.

You're doing great though! Keep shooting.