So here we go. I didn't think we would get so many solid entries but thank you all for taking part this time around, even though I know that phone shots are not the favourite in this forum.
Let me start by admitting that I am not even remotely close to the point where I could critique any of you guys on your photographic skills and entries. So I will go with what stands out for me and will judge based on my limited understanding and knowledge. Also, I have been crazy busy to really be able to take the time to write up a good summary for each of the entries.
And on that note, here we go -
@oblomow - Thank you for taking the bite and posting the first entry. I am not sure what type of radio transmitter that is but a very clear shot nonetheless.
@Hughmac - That's a nice shot, good depth of field but the bee seems to be a bit out of focus, although I appreciate it being really hard to capture a fast-moving insect like that. I have tried it myself with not much success. The colour seems to be a bit mute on the leaves, was it how it really looked?
@deep diver - This is a brilliant shot, somewhat of a street photography. The black and white treatment do particularly well in this situation. I use the same trick to try and pull some of my worse shots out of the grave. I think the over exposed area particularly brings a good contrast to the scene. Nicely done.
@splifingate - I can imagine this being a particularly difficult shot. I have never come across such an opportunity to be able to capture something like this. The focus is on point, brilliant capture.
@yey365 - Good combination of colours on a white background. Nice eye for detail, although I would have liked the framing to be a bit tighter.
@Elbert C - That is what you call an awesome timing. There is not much to say about this shot except, well done.
@Clix Pix - Very interesting, I am not sure what I am looking at here but a very intriguing shot and definitely is mysterious.
@mackmgg - That is a beautiful scenary and probably shows one of the best uses of a smartphone camera, when taking a huge camera with you becomes too much of a burden. I just wish you had / used wide angle lens.
@mollyc - I love the soft natural lighting in this shot. Not sure why it looks that grainy in such bright light. What phone did you use? In terms of colour and whitebalance I am liking the vibe of this one.
@cogi0490 - This is another really good example of where a smartphone camera comes super handy. Very nice composition with the subject in focus, but feel like its a bit over processed. There is too much sharpness around the edge of the subject and the sky has gone grainy. This may have not been apparent on a phone screen if you have used it to edit the picture.
@MacNut - That lunch is super in focus. What do we have here? Do we have a food blogger here?! lol?
@Darmok N Jalad - Now that's a beautiful shot, really good for a 5 years old device. I don't see any weird artefact there except a bit of over sharpened sky on the top left corner and too much of the blue shadow. Did you edit this with some sort of tint?
@Janichsan - That is a beautiful sky. Good dynamic range and colour hue. I just wish you framed the shot a little lower where the silhouetted horizon would be in the frame properly.
Right! And with that in mind, here goes -
3rd - @mackmgg
2nd - @mollyc
1st - @splifingate
Let me start by admitting that I am not even remotely close to the point where I could critique any of you guys on your photographic skills and entries. So I will go with what stands out for me and will judge based on my limited understanding and knowledge. Also, I have been crazy busy to really be able to take the time to write up a good summary for each of the entries.
And on that note, here we go -
@oblomow - Thank you for taking the bite and posting the first entry. I am not sure what type of radio transmitter that is but a very clear shot nonetheless.
@Hughmac - That's a nice shot, good depth of field but the bee seems to be a bit out of focus, although I appreciate it being really hard to capture a fast-moving insect like that. I have tried it myself with not much success. The colour seems to be a bit mute on the leaves, was it how it really looked?
@deep diver - This is a brilliant shot, somewhat of a street photography. The black and white treatment do particularly well in this situation. I use the same trick to try and pull some of my worse shots out of the grave. I think the over exposed area particularly brings a good contrast to the scene. Nicely done.
@splifingate - I can imagine this being a particularly difficult shot. I have never come across such an opportunity to be able to capture something like this. The focus is on point, brilliant capture.
@yey365 - Good combination of colours on a white background. Nice eye for detail, although I would have liked the framing to be a bit tighter.
@Elbert C - That is what you call an awesome timing. There is not much to say about this shot except, well done.
@Clix Pix - Very interesting, I am not sure what I am looking at here but a very intriguing shot and definitely is mysterious.
@mackmgg - That is a beautiful scenary and probably shows one of the best uses of a smartphone camera, when taking a huge camera with you becomes too much of a burden. I just wish you had / used wide angle lens.
@mollyc - I love the soft natural lighting in this shot. Not sure why it looks that grainy in such bright light. What phone did you use? In terms of colour and whitebalance I am liking the vibe of this one.
@cogi0490 - This is another really good example of where a smartphone camera comes super handy. Very nice composition with the subject in focus, but feel like its a bit over processed. There is too much sharpness around the edge of the subject and the sky has gone grainy. This may have not been apparent on a phone screen if you have used it to edit the picture.
@MacNut - That lunch is super in focus. What do we have here? Do we have a food blogger here?! lol?
@Darmok N Jalad - Now that's a beautiful shot, really good for a 5 years old device. I don't see any weird artefact there except a bit of over sharpened sky on the top left corner and too much of the blue shadow. Did you edit this with some sort of tint?
@Janichsan - That is a beautiful sky. Good dynamic range and colour hue. I just wish you framed the shot a little lower where the silhouetted horizon would be in the frame properly.
Right! And with that in mind, here goes -
3rd - @mackmgg
2nd - @mollyc
1st - @splifingate
