Boracay Philippines

Submitted by cynic15 on Wed, 2007-11-21 10:07.

Critique

im now starting to learn photography. im using Canon 400D with EF 135mm ultra wide lens. Im having trouble with my settings. Please give me some tips, or let me know what this photo is lacking. Thanks in advance.

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"The ongoing WOW is

Submitted by cynic15 on Wed, 2007-11-21 10:08.

"The ongoing WOW is happening right NOW"

Ahmm.... wasn't this

Submitted by wahit on Wed, 2007-11-21 15:03.

Ahmm.... wasn't this supposed to be a graphic design community?

uhmn... that didnt help at all

Submitted by cynic15 on Thu, 2007-11-22 00:35.

thanks but no thanks.

well apparently and if you actually read profile/s (or interested in doing so than just knowing yourself) -- im just half-a-day-newbie here.

i have actually chosen Identity for specialization. i could have chosen photography as well but i dont specialize that.

critics are to criticize artworks...may it be good or bad.
if posting a photo HERE in a graphic community bothered you a lot...
then that's not my pb.

but is this really just a graphic community?

PS
few of my graphic works are in here though:

http://www.desire.worldecho.com/home_page.php?action=ALBUMS
http://www.pitstopit.com/works.html

"The ongoing WOW is happening right NOW"

While maybe most visitors to

Submitted by olliesan1 on Thu, 2007-11-22 00:50.

While maybe most visitors to this site are in the design industry, I don't see why anyone would have a problem with a photographer seeking feedback. It is related.

actually.

Submitted by cynic15 on Thu, 2007-11-22 01:51.

i thought so too. we use images for graphics and not merely illustrations.

thanks for the comment olliesan1. btw, i saw your portfolio.
it's very creative. clean, minimal and direct. :-)

"The ongoing WOW is happening right NOW"

Thank you, it's still a work

Submitted by olliesan1 on Thu, 2007-11-22 19:05.

Thank you, it's still a work in progress. I just need to find time to work on it.

Photography is used all the time in graphic design. Unfortunately my photography skills aren't that strong, wish I could be of more help.

Very cool image

Submitted by KellyR on Fri, 2007-11-23 21:53.

I love that rocky outcropping with a unique tree or bush on each "pedestal".

I'm not a photographer, so I can't give critiques on methods, but as a graphic artist, I would use the photo in certain ways or would "wish" the photo had the following qualities to make my job easier in using it for production:

A wide-angle shot would have been great with much more sea... maybe the rocky outcropping at the right end of the page.

I can't tell if the horizon is straight or not - it doesn't look that way, but that could be because of the rocky outcropping and the clouds behind, it may be creating a sort of visual trick on my eyes. Just looks crooked.

I'd want more saturation in color and better contrast, as well - and would be great to be able to see more of the details on the rocks - oh, and if it's not too much trouble, photoshop those people and the boats in the distance out of the picture for me, thank you. (Speaking as a spoiled graphic artist to her photographer.) ;)

Neat, though - and I agree - photography goes hand-in-hand with graphic design. A great photo inspires a graphic artist.