Brutal Critique has a new home on the web.
We are now located at www.brutalcritique.com. Click the image to enter the site.
It's not yet as polished as this bolg was but it has more space to grow and it's easier for other people to join and post images for critique.
enjoy.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Duck!
Hi Gents,
This was a photo of a duck that I took while walking around the Mt Cootha Gardens.
Canon 40D with EF 70-200mm f/2.8 lens at 135mm.
1/750s at f/4.0, ISO 100
I'm thinking I should have used f/8.0 perhaps on this one as only the head is in focus. What do you think?
Cheers
Craig.
This was a photo of a duck that I took while walking around the Mt Cootha Gardens.
Canon 40D with EF 70-200mm f/2.8 lens at 135mm.
1/750s at f/4.0, ISO 100
I'm thinking I should have used f/8.0 perhaps on this one as only the head is in focus. What do you think?
Cheers
Craig.
Cicada
Hi Gents,
And another macro shot.
This one is of a Cicada that landed on my drive way while I was putting out the rubbish bins. This was the first time I have seen one of these up close in person so I had to take a photo of it.
Now what angle do you prefer?
Facing?
Canon 40D with EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM lens and flash.
1/250s at f/11, ISO 100, hand held.
Or 45 Degrees?
Canon 40D with EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM lens and flash.
1/250s at f/11, ISO 100, hand held.
Regards
Craig.
And another macro shot.
This one is of a Cicada that landed on my drive way while I was putting out the rubbish bins. This was the first time I have seen one of these up close in person so I had to take a photo of it.
Now what angle do you prefer?
Facing?
Canon 40D with EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM lens and flash.
1/250s at f/11, ISO 100, hand held.
Or 45 Degrees?
Canon 40D with EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM lens and flash.
1/250s at f/11, ISO 100, hand held.
Regards
Craig.
Melly and Cabbage.
Hi All
Something a little different for you.
This is a new member to our family feeding our pet Dugong.
Canon 40D with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens and flash.
1/250s at f/2.8, ISO 100, hand held.
What could I do to make these little creatures more cute and appealing?
Regards
Craig.
Something a little different for you.
This is a new member to our family feeding our pet Dugong.
Canon 40D with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens and flash.
1/250s at f/2.8, ISO 100, hand held.
What could I do to make these little creatures more cute and appealing?
Regards
Craig.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
30,000 feet over Mt Fuji
While on a recent trip to Taiwan I had the opportunity to photograph Mt Fuji from 30,000 feet in the early morning. Here is the result of my efforts.
It's tough to make a sharp photograph through several layers of glass in your typical commercial airliner window, so the quality isn't as good as it could be. However I'm wondering about your thoughts on including the wing in the upper portion of the frame. I feel it gives clear context to the location where the photo was taken and therefore, adds an element to the story about this image. What do you think?
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| 30,000 feet over Mt Fuji Canon PowerShot G10 at 85mm EFL 1/500s, f/4.0 & ISO 80 - through dirty aircraft window glass |
It's tough to make a sharp photograph through several layers of glass in your typical commercial airliner window, so the quality isn't as good as it could be. However I'm wondering about your thoughts on including the wing in the upper portion of the frame. I feel it gives clear context to the location where the photo was taken and therefore, adds an element to the story about this image. What do you think?
Friday, February 11, 2011
Hong Kong
Hi All,
Here's one of my favourite cities, Hong Kong, photographed from Mt Victoria.
I would love to go back with a full frame camera and a 24mm tilt/shift lens to capture this scene again. I'd also try it in winter so it's not so hazy too. In this image the haze is quite noticeable so I boosted the contrast a lot to cut through the haze. I also straightened up the buildings in software, where a tilt/shift lens would have been better.
My question about this shot is related to my post processing. I played with several other variations that darkened the sky along the upper edge of the image to more contain the eye. This is one of the brighter ones. Do you think it's too bright or would it be better darkened to more rhyme with the shaded trees along the bottom?
Here's one of my favourite cities, Hong Kong, photographed from Mt Victoria.
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| Hong Kong Canon EOS Kiss X Digital with a Sigma DC 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 Macro at 28mm EFL 13sec, f/8 & ISO 100 - tripod mounted, self-timer release |
I would love to go back with a full frame camera and a 24mm tilt/shift lens to capture this scene again. I'd also try it in winter so it's not so hazy too. In this image the haze is quite noticeable so I boosted the contrast a lot to cut through the haze. I also straightened up the buildings in software, where a tilt/shift lens would have been better.
My question about this shot is related to my post processing. I played with several other variations that darkened the sky along the upper edge of the image to more contain the eye. This is one of the brighter ones. Do you think it's too bright or would it be better darkened to more rhyme with the shaded trees along the bottom?
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