hyannah77 on DeviantArthttps://www.deviantart.com/hyannah77/art/See-Mommy-Dinosaurs-ARE-Real-43022592hyannah77

Deviation Actions

hyannah77's avatar

See Mommy, Dinosaurs ARE Real

By
Published:
1.8K Views

Description

More for the Seattle Center Area project!
Image size
2496x1664px 1.2 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Shutter Speed
1 second
Aperture
F/5.6
Focal Length
30 mm
ISO Speed
400
Date Taken
Nov 14, 2006, 12:21:18 PM
© 2006 - 2024 hyannah77
Comments33
Join the community to add your comment. Already a deviant? Log In
JeanFan's avatar
:star::star::star::star-empty: Overall
:star::star::star::star-empty::star-empty: Vision
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Originality
:star::star::star::star-half::star-empty: Technique
:star::star::star::star-empty::star-empty: Impact

Love the lighting. The entire photo looks like a 3D render; very cool effect <img src="e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/b…" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" />

Also very cute title. The 3D rendered look does add a degree of irony to it though <img src="e.deviantart.com/emoticons/w/w…" width="15" height="15" alt=";P" title="Wink/Razz" />

Composition wise, the elements work together very well. I may have included more of the sky such that the balcony(?) actually divides the photo into two equal parts (top and bottom) but that's a minor detail.

The column on the left appears crooked yet the columns in the center of the photo appear straight. This is just a minor issue due to perspective and optics that can be fixed either with the use of a tilt-shift lens or better yet in post editing through free transform editing (where you minimize the bottom of the photo yet keep the top of the photo the way it is, as if creating a trapazoid shape). If you are hoping to one day specialize in urban, architectural photography, a tilt-shift lens may be an investment worth considering though.

The photo is also very dark. There are some areas of over exposure so further brightening of the photo is not suggested. I do strongly suggest using tonal-curve editing to brighten the photo. By lightening midtones, the photo will become a lot brighter such that you will have to darken the shadows to compensate. Lightening midtones will also help reveal a lot of detail in the reflection.

I do have a tutorial on black and white editing on my personal website: [link] under How to - Edit black and white photos. If has pictures which may better explain what I mean by "brightening midtones."

Another minor issue that most people probably won't notice unless on full view: there is a tiny slither of white in the upper right hand corner that is fairly bothersome. I would definitely crop that out.

Hope this helps <img src="e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/b…" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" />