Ok NOW First Sepia-Appropriate Pic w/ New Cam! (First Post=Technical Difficulties)

[Hallow's Maiden]

Please ignore last post. Now it works thanks to Irfanview. Thanks! Please critique (on the nicer side?) I have had my Nikon D80 cam less than two weeks but have taken 250 pics already. This is one of my favorite for some odd reason. Sepia added a nice touch. Please let me know what you think! Thanks alot!

[tirediron]

Hmmm.. interesting. Old railway trestle? I think the sepia works nicely here, although it might be worth playing around and trying different tones and perhaps dodging the dark areas esp. right foreground to lighten them up a little. From a composition standpoint, the only thought I have is that it might have been better if you were able to set it so that your camera's sensor plane was square to the cross-members; right now, it appears to me that the vertical elements are leaning toward the back of the image slightly but that's fairly minor. Overall, a creative image. Looking forward to seeing more.

Just my $00.02 worth - your milage may vary.

~John

[Hallow's Maiden]

Thanks Thats exactly what it is. Hidden down a path, old raised railroad. I quite liked it in black and white, but sepia is neat. I love sitting on my comp and fiddling with images in Corel. Thanks alot. Will definitely post more I do understand what you are saying tho... when i look at it i think it is a great start, but "field-wise" (actually out taking them) I need OODLES of practice because i definitely recognize so much more can come out of this pic!!

[tirediron]

Thanks I need OODLES of practice because i definitely recognize so much more can come out of this pic!!

We all need oodles of practice - one exercise that I find helpful is to take a subject like this trestle and keep re-shooting it and re-shooting. Go out there with an idea, take a few dozen (or more, remember digital film is cheap! ) captures, come back, work on them, then go back and repeat.

[tegan]

Why the pink hue?

Tegan

[Hallow's Maiden]

Why the pink hue?

Tegan

Maybe because I lightened it after I added the sepia effect....? I am not sure, I didn't do it on purpose :( It was really overcast and the picture came out dark and you couldn't really see the detail in the wood... I thought the aged wood made the picture. that's my best guess.