Amateur Photographer...need some critiquing!

Ok I could be completely and utterly wrong here but the first few panoramas look really really good, but everything else is mediocre. Did you really take those? I am on various photography forums and have never seen someone who can have such differences in skill level, you go from perfectly focused and very well exposed images to a portrait that is out of focus, I just don't really understand.

 

Hey I know those cars.

Nice shots overall. I would really watch your backgrounds and lighting.

Personally I find most static car pictures to be all the same and not a particularly good way to showcase photography talent. The only thing that tends to make them standout is location or lighting. In your case the lighting was not going your way and the location was a bit lacking in contrast, (though a beautiful house and gorgeous cars) I think you know what I mean. Because of that days particular lighting and your location I think your closeups were a bit more interesting and at least one showed a fresh take and not just the usual emblem and wheel pics.

Keep shooting, I enjoy it alot.

Check this place out, lots of places to get ideas and learn. www.pbase.com

 

I shoot with a D3000 too. You're getting much better. Keep at it!

 

PS. I added you as a contact

The only thing I would change is this picture:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24673238@N07/4918319364

The reflections in the chrome are all uneven, and bouncing back up from the pavers.

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Here is my edit for you, and IMO, it's a big change:
EDIT: Another thing, play with DoF, and get the pavers and that tree thing out of focus and the grill in main focus

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I use flickr's editing program picnik, and used the Black & White thing, and went over the grill.

Here's another example of one of my shots that I fixed up doing the same, took a while, but I love the turnout.

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Added you as a contact

Some great shots!

 

I prefer the original myself.

 

Bwahaha

Just click "add ..... as a contact too" under recent activity.

 

Good stuff.. I wish I knew how to edit like that.

 

I've always loved you pics.

What camera setup are you using?

You edit any of them at all?

 

Ash, how do you get the black & white pen on Picknick?!

 

Thanks G!

Like J said, I've loved your pictures also. You don't need to edit

When you enter Picnik, the top bar, click CREATE, then go to EFFECTS, select Black and White, and it should show up as black and white, click it, and it will turn your ENTIRE photo B&W.

If you want to select certain colors, in the bottom right, just above the CANCEL button, click the paintbrush. It should pop open another small window, called EFFECT PAINTING. To select what you want, hit ORIGINAL, and paint where the color you want to appear, and you should get the color you want to show, to show.

That's probably all there is to know.

Let me know if you need more help or if it doesn't work.

 

Got it.

Thanks

 

Get to work J, post the picture when you are done