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10/23/2012 01:15:18 PM · #1
Hey guys,

I took this picture a while back and it's probably one of my favorite images, but pretty much everyone I know (who's seen it... not literally everyone I know - that'd be craaaaazy) is indifferent to it.

Honest opinions guys'n'gals... does it suck? If so, can anyone offer any suggestions as to what detracts from it, or how it could be better?

//www.flickr.com/photos/83995502@N07/7720334022/in/photostream

Shifty

p.s. in case anyone's wondering why I have loads of images of the same things on there, it's because a mate and me are just getting interested in photography and decided to set ourselves specific challenges and themes.... which is what eventually led me to this site :)
10/23/2012 01:18:50 PM · #2
I to am pretty indifferent to it. An image like this just seems like it needs some pop, but instead it's coming off as flat. Here are some ideas:

* Use a long shutter (with an ND filter) to get some movement out of the sky
* Shoot at dusk or dawn for better light
* Make sure the stand isn't visible at the feet
* Maybe put the mannequin in the water and let the water surround the ankles
* Try a lower perspective to add more depth
10/23/2012 01:26:04 PM · #3
Originally posted by giantmike:

I to am pretty indifferent to it. An image like this just seems like it needs some pop, but instead it's coming off as flat. Here are some ideas:

* Use a long shutter (with an ND filter) to get some movement out of the sky
* Shoot at dusk or dawn for better light
* Make sure the stand isn't visible at the feet
* Maybe put the mannequin in the water and let the water surround the ankles
* Try a lower perspective to add more depth


Haha... I would try to put it in the water... but it's made of cast-iron and is set about 6 ft into the sand! A few more push-ups required before I attempt that.

Thanks for the comments though - I was just out for a walk with no tripod or anything so it was a case of get it there and then.

What do mean 'not visible at the feet'?

Shifty
10/23/2012 01:29:32 PM · #4
Originally posted by Shifty_Powers:


What do mean 'not visible at the feet'?


Where the statue is in the ground the sand has been removed, and therefore you can see what it is "standing" on. That is what tells me this is a statue, and makes the photo less of a mystery.

Hope this helps!
10/23/2012 01:30:25 PM · #5
edit - GiantMike beat me to the reply.

Message edited by author 2012-10-23 13:30:52.
10/23/2012 01:30:25 PM · #6
Mood is what is lacking in it which makes it an ordinary photo. Either shoot at a different time of day or lower the exposure that the camera gives you by 2 to 3 stops, then light your subject with an off-camera flash/strobe. The composition also needs to improve. The way the horizon line is going through his head is not attractive. Adjust your hight when you shoot to avoid this problem.
10/23/2012 01:42:07 PM · #7
Wait til it gets dark, dowse with gasoline, light it on fire. POW.
10/23/2012 01:42:22 PM · #8
+1 as to point of view. The placement of the horizon doesn't help the shot. I can see why you like it -- it has possibilities, but I think you needed to get much farther down, isolating the statue more, and smaller bands of water, sand.
10/23/2012 01:42:39 PM · #9
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

Wait til it gets dark, dowse with gasoline, light it on fire. POW.


Awesome idea!!
10/23/2012 02:39:09 PM · #10
Is this the same dude?

10/23/2012 02:44:56 PM · #11
Here is another one


Needs a better perspective but I think yours could be interesting as a dark black and white.
10/23/2012 03:56:19 PM · #12
Fellow scouser.
10/23/2012 04:17:16 PM · #13
Originally posted by EntertainMe:

Is this the same dude?



It is the same place yeah.. Gormley's "Another Place" down at Crosby Beach.

That also makes me feel like a right tart for thinking mine was nice. Ha. Good effort on that photo mate. V V Jealous!!!

10/23/2012 04:18:19 PM · #14
Originally posted by JamesA:

Fellow scouser.


Not quite... I've served 12 years of hard time in the Pool though... hard being Aigburth...
10/23/2012 04:36:55 PM · #15
Originally posted by Shifty_Powers:

Originally posted by JamesA:

Fellow scouser.


Not quite... I've served 12 years of hard time in the Pool though... hard being Aigburth...


I was Allerton up until last year, so not too far.
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