do any of these mariner shots work for you

[Anson]

1st of, my humble apologies in advance, for submiting 4 photos (as the rules clearly state 1 per week) I am under a time constraint...and hopin' for some quick Dgrin expertise, as I am trying to choose one, from a bunch taken at the weekend event...

the ballpark EXIF of this set of photos:
F/3.2
1/500
ISO 64

it was an overcast/with a slight fog morning
thanks in advance for your help.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/AnsonM/91rszd.jpg

[Bob Stanley]

Hi Anson, They are all very good! My favorite is the third picture with "Shanghai" on the boat. I like the clean look of the boat and the reflections in the water. You did a nice job on all the picture!!

[Richard]

1st of, my humble apologies in advance, for submiting 4 photos (as the rules clearly state 1 per week) I am under a time constraint...and hopin' for some quick Dgrin expertise, as I am trying to choose one, from a bunch taken at the weekend event...

Anson,

I agree with Bob that #3 is the best, though I also like #2. You might want to consider cropping the left side a bit to reduce the impact of the quay (or whatever it is) that is in the lower right corner. Maybe just a hair to the right of the tip of the bow? The water is beautiful!

[wxwax]

Anson, glad to have you posting!

The rules for the Whipping Post forum are one shot per thread, so you can really be given a good going over. So please cut three.

For feedback on which one's best, folks will give you feedback if you start a thread in either landscapes or Sporting Goods.

Rules is rules, my friend. :deal

[Anson]

Thanks very much for your input Bob...
in your opinion, how might I have taken the remaining shot to capture your attention?

[Anson]

Same post to you..
Thanks very much for your input Richard...
in your opinion, how might I have taken the remaining shot to capture your attention?

[Anson]

nt

[wxwax]

nt
:thumb Thanks Anson!

[wxwax]

Here's my take on the photo.

The shallow depth of field is a cool idea in a complicated setting like that, the bollard's kinda neat. But it's almost centered, the light isn't very special, and I think the shot would be a lot more interesting if we could see more of the surrounding decks (even out of focus), to give us more of a visual treat.

[Bob Stanley]

Thanks very much for your input Bob...
in your opinion, how might I have taken the remaining shot to capture your attention? Hi Anson, I think I understand what you were trying to do on the picture above, focus on a center object. You did that very well! The picture itself seems slightly buisy, with a lot going on in the background. The picture with a row of boats was very nice. You might have turned the camera sideways and shot another picture to compare the two and see if that might have been more pleasing. The picture looking down into the boat was probably a shot you were only able take from the spot, where it was photographed. A very nice picture but some other angles might have been nicer, maybe! I like your pictures. I usually take many photos before I find something that I like. I hope my ideas help. Bob

[gubbs]

I agree about the shot being too cluttered. For this type of shot to work I think you need a powerful point of interest, it could just be a texture, or a pattern :dunno but it needs to draw you in from the surrounding clutter.

Did you you post the deleted shots elsewhere??

[Anson]

yes, the more I looked the photo over after considering input from Dgrinrs, it became crystal clear as to just how busy the shot was....
I did repost the rest over at http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=16111


..thanks again

[Anson]

thanks for your input..I indeed have picked up a few tidbits from these WP comments! thnks

[Anson]

Bob, thanks for your input, as mentioned above, any food for thought is good food for thought for a relative newcomer to manual (as opposed to automatic setting) photography!
As in life, it is very clear that photography will be an ongoing learning experience...as they say in golf, when finding your 3rd shot in the sand trap
<'there is lots of golf left in that ball'>

unfortunately I have been snooping in to some of the camera/lens threads and I see danger ahead...the danger of upgrading from my Sony 828 to Rebel?/20D? + the all important lenses..

regards