I know assendelft you like criticism as you are not an e2 member you can invite criticism once a week. But i can give you some help although it is not needed to you. First to start with you have got my vote as it is a beautiful picture.and now come to criticism:-

1. what you have described to this picture the small wheel or the big wheel or both?

2. If small wheel, then you could do it better by giving a large aperture opening or smaller f number and the focus point should be at the small wheel leaving the blurred big wheel at the back ground.

3. If big wheel, then you could have used the light at the big wheel and also the focus by setting a hyper focal view so that the small wheel became blurred or may be simply cut out.

4. If both, then a small aperture opening or large f number with an off camera flash covering the full area.

5. you have used here in camera flash and the effect of it you can see here that the nearer object becomes more sharp and the far away objects become darker.

6.If you have tried to describe the joint, then off camera flash and soft light could have given better result.


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somnath

i agree with carabosse above. I can not see the height. if you have taken a vertical shot it would have been better with the removal of grass or something else at the bottom of the photo.It would have been even better if you have taken the shot from a different angle placing the silverstone at the back ground.

good detail but except the head of the ant everything is slightly blurred it could have been better if you would have chosen one stop more as f number.it also would have been better if you have taken a vertical image.

oh is it really just one poppy? it is a poppy with two insects it would be better to remove them before taking the shot. Although it is a good work. But it lacks something to be a great one.There should be some spaces in the left and the right side so that it could look better.Although you may have selected the vertical image intentionally.but in the vertical image also you could have done something like you could take the shot one step backward.

I donot think that it bears any meaning. The composition also does not have a good story. If it is just a photo then you should give more emphasis on the blue sea and the blue sky. The grasses and the sand road should be given less emphasis so that the picture will be more attractive but i thing you have done just opposite.a polarizing filter u should use to give better emphasis on these as well as a different angle.

A beautiful woman with one eyes. I think one eye is used in photo to describe the negative character or to draw negative feelings but here u wanted to describe the beauty so using focus on both eyes being opened would have been better.Also u have placed the face at very upper side of the frame cutting out the head. you should have down the face a little in the frame.

you have only given facial expression with a hand but it would be better if a full body expression is provided. It also does not explain why he is so happy except the description given by you. but i think a picture should tell everything.

i consider it as an abstract art and i am giving u a modification which will better define it. If u r just playing with the shutter , try 1/8 of second and take the result.

yes it is a good angle but an increase in f number and shutter speed resulting in the increase of ISO would be better in this case with using noise reduction.as one leg of the insect is shaking and some part of the picture is out of focus now.

I donot know why many people as above just post some compliments instead of giving constructive critique as Merlin wanted it.Ok i am giving u a point as under:-

u may have wanted to interpret the picture as silent atmosphere of the canal.your title of the photo and the composition of the photo matches very well. It would have been better if u take the river
(at the left side) in the frame which is now out of frame. And if u would have taken the tree and flowers floating on the river on the left bottom side making it a little clear with an adjustment of hyper focal length the picture would have given more impact.

A really good picture but as u invited critique i must say that the couple should be close enough or hugging or kissing or doing something else to give you a natural pose as you may have wanted to interpret the picture and the title as a romantic one.The models are looking at the camera rendering it artificial rather a romantic one.

oh u have wanted technical critique here i am giving u some real critique as under:-
1. you have not mentioned any detail description yet like the size of the lens, f number, ISO etc.
2. if u wanted to use the tree and the river as beauty in this context then i should say a wide angle lens should be used to show the detail of these and also a higher f number.

you have broken the rule of thumb very well but every rule is made to be broken. As you have wanted critique i must say that in this picture the great thing is the innocent looks and the innocent cute face of the child.In this case if you could have got the full face of the child it would have been better.a larger f number is also required as one eye of the child is in focus and another is not.

soumen i am also an Indian.as u want critique i just tell u a question that what is better the back ground or the subject? obviously it is the subject the innocent look of the child, the expression. so a judicious cropping can give it a good effect and darken the back ground little so that the tv screen appear more dark. i have posted a modification.

i think if the person is moving towards right then a space on the right side, rather on the left as it is in the photo, which would have given better impact on the route.

ian.daislay may be u r a great photographer and know better than me about photography but i notice a thing that the title of the photo is fern and the fall and if it is the subject of your photo then a colour photo rather than a black and white one whould have given a better impact on the subject as i consider.although it is a great composition and particularly the shutter speed.I should give u a vote.

larger depth of field would have given better emphasis on the title.you should have increased F number.