Posted by Bert Fukuda on June 24, 2009 at 12:05 AM
#1
I attended Bret's Photo Boot Camp this last weekend and had a great time. I really enjoyed meeting and talking photography with Bret and the rest of the campers. Unfortunately, we didn't have the best of luck with the conditions but Bret provided a ton of insight, helpful information and critique. I wanted to get some thoughts on the images I came back with.
Please keep in mind I don't know the editing tools well and only do 'minor' adjustments. So if you have post processing comments I would appreciate them as well. Okay, enough with the talking...
Posted by Bert Fukuda on June 24, 2009 at 12:06 AM
#2
Posted by Bert Fukuda on June 24, 2009 at 12:06 AM
#3
Posted by Bob Falcone on June 24, 2009 at 12:20 AM
Bert, I really like the "atmosphere" of the first one, but they're all good shots.
Posted by Jack Garrett on June 24, 2009 at 12:21 AM
In my opinion these are excellent...not shots you usually see from these locations. Numbers 1 and 2 have sort of a mystique about them, nice contrast and nice composition. They really draw me in. The light in number 3 is different too...I like it! This may be one of those occasions where it proves you don't need to do a lot of post editing to have a good picture..nice work Burt! The more I look at number 2, the more I like it. The only thing I can see is it may need just a touch of straightening.
Jack
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on June 24, 2009 at 12:46 AM
I really like the storm light in #1
Something to consider would be to crop a bit off the bottom and make it more of a panorama format, because the bright rock in the foreground draws my attention away from the primary subject.
I like #3 with the water reflecting the blue sky, but all 3 are excellent images. The condition may not be good, but that's life and you made the best out of it.
#1 would be awesome if you open up the shadows on the left horizon a tad, either some fill light or luminosity mask would work fine i believe. #2 Also rocks, but needs some CW rotation! Its interesrting to see the WB difference in 2&3, hard to say which i prefer, maybe somewhere in between Good stuff!
The filtered light in #1 and #2 are really nice, and certainly make these images unique. #3 is also very nice, but doesn't have the "mystique" as Jack said of 1 & 2. I'd say your trip was pretty productive with images like these!.
Posted by Todd Caudle on June 24, 2009 at 11:02 AM
Love the first two A LOT! Second one looks like it has a ccw tilt.
Posted by Bert Fukuda on June 24, 2009 at 11:29 PM
Discussion
10 repliesI attended Bret's Photo Boot Camp this last weekend and had a great time. I really enjoyed meeting and talking photography with Bret and the rest of the campers. Unfortunately, we didn't have the best of luck with the conditions but Bret provided a ton of insight, helpful information and critique. I wanted to get some thoughts on the images I came back with.
Please keep in mind I don't know the editing tools well and only do 'minor' adjustments. So if you have post processing comments I would appreciate them as well. Okay, enough with the talking...
Jack
Something to consider would be to crop a bit off the bottom and make it more of a panorama format, because the bright rock in the foreground draws my attention away from the primary subject.