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Anonymous
went for a drive today, I'm a beginner and I found it very difficult to find something interesting to take a photo of, or, to take an interesting photo of something not interesting.

criticism if you can be fucked

ps: I'm aware of the dust on my sensor
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>> Anonymous
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thses are all unedited

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>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
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and I'm spent...

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>> sage else !L6xabslN96
hi, as the resident amateur tripfag and fellow d40fag i'll be responding to this thread since i'm sure everyone else is busy with their rage-filled gearthreads.

>>300368
no subject
>>300369
boring shot
>>300371
only remotely interesting pic in this series
>>300372
no subject
>>300373
cool sunglasses bro
>>300374
badly framed
>>300375
could've been great but u just pointed and shot some birds. generic angle, extremely shitty background and imbalanced framing.
>>300376
meh.
>>300377
sux.

look for interesting shapes if you can't find a blatant subject. if you have a subject, think of the various angles you could shoot them at. take background/foreground into account as well as composition.

also, midday sun makes for incredibly shitty lighting. go in the early morning and late evening.
>> Anonymous
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The photos are boring and you have no concept of framing.
Start by learning just the basic rule of thirds and you'll find your photos increasing dramatically.
You can rarely get away with placing something in the centre of the shot and keeping it an interesting photo.
A little example in the photo. It's still not a great photo, but it's far more pleasing to the eye than the original.
All that said, they made me want to go to the coast.
Nice colours at least

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>> Anonymous
nice jpeg artifacts, great way to present your shots.
>> Anonymous
>>300475
it's called compression bru
>> Anonymous
>>300368

Interesting colors, very flat for a landscape shot, foliage at the left and right ruins it.

>>300369

I like the lighthouse, it would've been better if you had a long range lens [like a 100-200mm or something] and got a tighter shot of it; and yes rule of thirds.

>>300371

Crop it so there's less empty space around the birds. Fill the upper left corner with them.
>>300372
>>300373

No way bro.

>>300374

The black cable ruins it, should just be a shot of the ocean and the blocks.

>>300375

Not particularly fascinating, but I like it. Filled the frame nice, would've benefited from a faster shutter speed. Boost the contrast up, there's a gray haze over the picture.

>>300376

The object is too far away, way too much ocean.
>> Anonymous
>>also, midday sun makes for incredibly shitty lighting. go in the early morning and late evening.

All too true as I have come to realize. There is this great shot at the school I work for that I have been wanting to take forever, yet I only have access during midday. -______________-
>> Anonymous
>>300860
out of curiosity, what's the shot?
>> Anonymous
A few actually. There's a courtyard that just frames itself perfectly and there is always this row of minivans parked right outside with the school in great view to the left. If I could get that shot as the kids are being released it would capture the perfect essence of elementary school.
>> else !L6xabslN96
>>300878
slap a CPL on there, you pedo.
>> Anonymous
Ugly