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What are we supposed to be looking at in these pictures? In the first one, it just looks like a bunch of "stuff". What is the subject of the photo? I assume the hanging items are the subject of the second picture, but the background is very distracting - the tent, cars, etc. Paying attention to the surroundings and adjusting your vantage point to remove distracting backgrounds would make a big difference IMHO. I think that moving further to the right and getting lower might improve the second photo - but it's hard to know for sure without doing it (it might even bring other distractions into the image). In some cases you just might not be able to capture a good photo due to conditions beyond your control. (such as surroundings)
If the subject is the hanging items, then going with a larger aperture (smaller number) would result in blurring out the background a bit (DOF) to make the subject "pop". I don't recall what your camera is, or what your option for settings would be with that camera.
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Scott
- Twin Cities, MN
shelland wrote: I'll expand on the comments already made. Keep in mind I'm only a learning enthusiast myself.
What are we supposed to be looking at in these pictures? In the first one, it just looks like a bunch of "stuff". What is the subject of the photo? I assume the hanging items are the subject of the second picture, but the background is very distracting - the tent, cars, etc. Paying attention to the surroundings and adjusting your vantage point to remove distracting backgrounds would make a big difference IMHO. I think that moving further to the right and getting lower might improve the second photo - but it's hard to know for sure without doing it (it might even bring other distractions into the image). In some cases you just might not be able to capture a good photo due to conditions beyond your control. (such as surroundings)
If the subject is the hanging items, then going with a larger aperture (smaller number) would result in blurring out the background a bit (DOF) to makethe subject "pop". I don't recall what your camera is, or what your option for settings would be with that camera.
My camera is a canon poershot sx30is. I was trying to get the fill of the total surrounding butni guess it didnt turn out that way. Thanks for the advice.
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