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Rip This / Screenshot Critique!

Postby Mees » Thu Jan 18, 2007 3:16 pm

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Took this pic lately, now what can be improved(the clouds suck so that's not needed to be mentioned :P :P :P, did it myself)


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Re: Rip This / Screenshot Critique!

Postby Fly2e » Thu Jan 18, 2007 3:34 pm

To me it looks "Unbalanced" in the sense that the aircraft is the subject but it seems that I am looking at the airport and runway.

Basic rule of thumb for any photographer and or when filming, subjects eyes should be centered 3/4 the way up the screen.

I would have put the aircraft "on top" and the airport below by changing angles from top to bottom.


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Re: Rip This / Screenshot Critique!

Postby Mees » Thu Jan 18, 2007 3:42 pm

Thanks very very much for that input Dave, it'll help a LOT! :D
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Re: Rip This / Screenshot Critique!

Postby Harold » Thu Jan 18, 2007 4:11 pm

If you would've lit the plane up it would've drawn more attention to it. Look up key and fill light and you'll see what I mean.
Still Dave is right ... the plane is to much in the bottom of the shot. The background is nice but the 747 is your subject and it doesn't jump at you.

BTW Dave: Great to see you giving tips in StudioV ... please do drop by 'more often'!
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Re: Rip This / Screenshot Critique!

Postby CSM » Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:51 pm

i like it but to me the aircraft seems way to small well at least thats how it looks  ;)
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Re: Rip This / Screenshot Critique!

Postby Splat762 » Fri Jan 19, 2007 12:14 am

Nice shot but that 747 kinda looks out of place over those fields...something just kinda "rural" about it not "urban".  Does anyone know what I mean?  Like it should be flying over a city or larger airport.

Beautiful shot none the less mate.  ;D
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Re: Rip This / Screenshot Critique!

Postby Clipper » Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:24 am

I really like some of the coloring/contrasts in this shot. Mees, why do you think your clouds suck? If you like, we can have a closer look at that issue and try to work on getting your clouds more realistic...are you using default environment textures?
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Re: Rip This / Screenshot Critique!

Postby Mees » Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:55 am

Thanks a lot for the input guys, well, the clouds, it's just that it's so little off them, and my cirrus clouds, ah well, lets not mention that...



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