People Cherished childhood

K5_Ltd_User · 12-07-2014, 05:10 AM

Hello!

This photo is part of the album `Best of the worst` .
I would greatly appreciate every critique, that can cover every basis (technique, editing, composition, ect. ) so I can grow. Thank you for the time you' ve given to look at my work and even more so, for your critiques!

All the best!

Ptr_Mrtn · 12-08-2014, 06:51 AM

Looks great! Though I don't see any motion blur, I would recommend you keep your shutter at a faster more comfortable speed. Using slow shutter speeds can become a bad habbit and cost you some great photographs. Hope I helped

K5_Ltd_User · 12-16-2014, 06:26 PM

Originally posted by Ptr_Mrtn

Looks great! Though I don't see any motion blur, I would recommend you keep your shutter at a faster more comfortable speed. Using slow shutter speeds can become a bad habbit and cost you some great photographs. Hope I helped

Hello,

Thank you very much for the time you took to watch my work and comment.
The slow shutter speed was to get enough light into the `system` .
Back then I must confess I didn' t really know the limits of the K5, as far as high ISO goes (and it goes very high for quality shots) , so I stayed at ISO 800.
Although I wanted some motion blur, it didn' t happen as I expected. This was a moment when the mother was holding the child head for him to sleep during a concert; he fell asleep after she caressed his head.

Thank you again and all the best!

DeadJohn · 12-18-2014, 03:22 PM

No changes needed, IMO, because it's good as is. Since you asked for critique I'll suggest an experiment that might work or might not. The circular table on the left edge doesn't add to the photo (but isn't a big distraction either). Maybe crop the left to make a square composition, or crop the left and top to retain the existing aspect ratio.

12-07-2014, 05:10 AM	#1
K5_Ltd_User Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Photos: Albums Posts: 273	Cherished childhood Lens: SMC Pentax DA 35mm F2.4 Camera: Pentax K5 Photo Location: Other place ISO: 800 Shutter Speed: 1/25s Aperture: F4.5 Hello! This photo is part of the album `Best of the worst` . I would greatly appreciate every critique, that can cover every basis (technique, editing, composition, ect. ) so I can grow. Thank you for the time you' ve given to look at my work and even more so, for your critiques! All the best!

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12-08-2014, 06:51 AM	#2
Ptr_Mrtn Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 143	Looks great! Though I don't see any motion blur, I would recommend you keep your shutter at a faster more comfortable speed. Using slow shutter speeds can become a bad habbit and cost you some great photographs. Hope I helped

12-16-2014, 06:26 PM	#3
K5_Ltd_User Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Photos: Albums Posts: 273 Original Poster	Originally posted by Ptr_Mrtn Looks great! Though I don't see any motion blur, I would recommend you keep your shutter at a faster more comfortable speed. Using slow shutter speeds can become a bad habbit and cost you some great photographs. Hope I helped Hello, Thank you very much for the time you took to watch my work and comment. The slow shutter speed was to get enough light into the `system` . Back then I must confess I didn' t really know the limits of the K5, as far as high ISO goes (and it goes very high for quality shots) , so I stayed at ISO 800. Although I wanted some motion blur, it didn' t happen as I expected. This was a moment when the mother was holding the child head for him to sleep during a concert; he fell asleep after she caressed his head. Thank you again and all the best!

12-18-2014, 03:22 PM	#4
DeadJohn Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New York Posts: 4,834	No changes needed, IMO, because it's good as is. Since you asked for critique I'll suggest an experiment that might work or might not. The circular table on the left edge doesn't add to the photo (but isn't a big distraction either). Maybe crop the left to make a square composition, or crop the left and top to retain the existing aspect ratio.