I'd like to read your comments.

The picture was taken with the sun on my front left (10 O'clock) so I had a bit of problem with exposure.

Personally, I think the subject and panorama are in good proportion.....but I'm a pure green newbie here so, I'm all ears for tips, comments and constructive advices. I'm pretty sure it's a little UNDEREXPOSED, but I had to deal with the sun near the front of the lens

BTW......my daughter had a blast taking this shot.....so did I

50mm F/6.7 1/350 sec ISO-200

It's a nice shot overall. I would have bracketed the shot though and "painted" your daughter in to get her exposure correct.

[Ash]

Not bad. Well exposed, but could be improved with some dodging and burning.
Your daughter is shoved a little too far to the right of the frame, but it hasn't ruined the image.
The fellow walking on the footpath behind her looks like his/her head's been chopped off.

[dexmus]

she seems to be having fun, and it is a nice shot.


cheers

[cwood]

Its a nice shot and I quite like the framing.

In my opinion you could have done 4 things to improve the image
1. the people on the trail are a distraction and the image would be better without them
2. the horizon is off
3. the background is a tad cluttered. A wider aperture would remove some of the distraction. F4 would be an improvement but F2.8 would be even better
4. a flash would have helped the lighting on your daughter. Even the on-board pop-up would probably have provided enough fill light to work.

As it is - if you push the exposure any more without some layer masks you will cause that hot spot on her face to look bad so I would not touch the exposure if I were you.

As I said its a very nice image though.

[Sailor]

She's a real cutie at a terrific age - full of joy. The picture speaks volumes to those with young daughters or granddaughters.

Jer

[Martin_Qc]

Its a nice shot and I quite like the framing.

In my opinion you could have done 4 things to improve the image
1. the people on the trail are a distraction and the image would be better without them
2. the horizon is off
3. the background is a tad cluttered. A wider aperture would remove some of the distraction. F4 would be an improvement but F2.8 would be even better
4. a flash would have helped the lighting on your daughter. Even the on-board pop-up would probably have provided enough fill light to work.

#1 - I agree with this point.....but since the picture HAD to be taken FAST (spur of the moment), I could'nt wait for people to clear the view.

#2 - I see why you'd say that, but technicaly, it is level. Teh area with the boats is a little bay closer than the treeline at the end of the lake, so, it should seems to be "crooked" since the closer shore has a lower perspective than the treeline.

#3 - I agree with you on that point......a bigger apperture would put in focus the background.

#4 - I tend to agree with you..........but even in full day light?

Not bad. Well exposed, but could be improved with some dodging and burning.

Ash, could you explain dodging and burning? I don't quite follow you on that one


Thanks for the comments, it's really constructive and I will try them out in a short future.

Keep the tricks of the trade coming

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Last edited by Martin_Qc; 11-16-2009 at 07:01 PM.

[RBellavance]

Very cute daughter, Martin ! Well done given the circumstances. I do agree with others about the people coming in the right side.

About fill-flash in bright daylight, the built-in flash can do the job in a pinch... BUT you must not forget that it cannot do high-speed sync, so you are restriceted to shutter speeds of 1/180s and below. For this photo, you would have had to close the aperture 1 stop (about f/9) or use ISO100, otherwise everything would have been overexposed.