A girl and her tree

[dinduboy14]

Hi All,
1'st posting. please see and comment!

Thanks all!

[Alan_drg]

emm.... Prefer portraits orientated

[newdaddy]

hmm...here u hv md the tree more dominant than the girl. I prefer the other way round... :cool:

[Peisqo]

hmm...here u hv md the tree more dominant than the girl. I prefer the other way round... :cool:

agree with newdaddy ... pic isn't very sharp too .. what lens u using ? maybe u pushed the aperture to the max tats y .. 5.6 hmm

[noordin]

Is it "hug a tree week" already? :D

[orionmystery]

Ya..agree with the rest. Composition aside, there's sign of handshake. Try increasing the ISO to 200, and smaller f number too if you have to. Tamron SP90 right?

[dinduboy14]

Hey all! Much thanks for the comments.

Well i am using 18-200VR!

Picture were taken in normal JPEG. Could that be the reason for not sharp image? also first time resizing pictures and didn't try Unsharp mask mentioned by Stiger :)

need to practice-practice!!

[desaintlights]

Is it "hug a tree week" already? :D

yup.... it's Hug a Tree Week...
:D:D:D:D

[ShaolinTiger]

Not bad but a little underexposed and not sharp, composition a little too central and you need more catchlights in the models eye.

You can PP a bit to improve it.

1) Crop for better composition
2) Clone out distracting finger at bottom
3) Increase exposure using curves - watch histogram for highlights
4) Sharpen and increase contrast
5) Lighten eye bags
6) Brighten eyes
7) Desaturate slightly
8) Apply slight warming filter

16520

[desaintlights]

although I am not the starter of the thread...

thanks ST... i benefit from your short explanation there...

[tools4fools]

I don't think the horizontal capture of this pic is too bad but I would like it much better if

- it would show the arm and hand!!! Frame more tight at upper border and show arm and hand hugging the tree instead.
- as mentioned it is not sharp.

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