what do you think?

**katalen** · 10-19-2009, 12:46 AM

a pit. of me take by my best friend coming on dark on wharf-rat-rally weekend and suggestions?

**Iguanasan** · 10-19-2009, 07:41 AM

Not sure if you composed the shot and had your friend take it but if I was composing that one I would have moved to the right quite a bit and used the water as a backdrop. All those people milling about behind you with the truck, etc. is rather distracting. Especially, the reflectors on the truck.

Also, you might want to consider the rule of thirds here. Often a dead centre photo is dead wrong. This is one of those cases where I don't think dead centre composition is working.

And last, a small point, you should give your post a better title than "what do you think?" as I almost confused this one with your last post and was going to skip it.

**tomorrowstreasures** · 10-19-2009, 09:09 AM

i think IGS gives you good points to ponder.

**Marko** · 10-19-2009, 09:46 AM

Yup Iggy gives good critique - saw that in a stall somewhere

Along with everything Iggy said, I find the whole shot a bit dark, so exposure need to be tweaked here as well. Finally, The subject is not sharp enough. Always focus on the eyes. IF this file was greater than 250 K before you uploaded it, it may be suffering from compression. If it was less than 250 K and it was in focus, it should be much sharper. Hope that helps - Marko