Your pictures are good because:

ckiang · 17th October 2002

baiyun · 17th October 2002

i usually take photos during concert...
so far oni got few quite nice ones because of the right moment of the singer with cute expressions or right lighting........

Goondu · 17th October 2002

No multiple selection?

erwinx · 17th October 2002

its almost all luck for me

beachbum · 17th October 2002

for me, it is either:
a. luck- being at the right place at the right time with the right gear and the right camera setting

b. the subject is gorgeous. fantastic landscape, fantastic qlty of light, fantastic looking subject... etc

i always feel that landscape photography is 90% luck and 10% planning. the fact that the pic turned out great was that you took care/effort to capture it properly. the photographer had done nothing to make the landscape as breath-taking as it is.....

Wolfgang · 17th October 2002

Ckiang,

would it be fair if i say that a little bit of each apply?

Some pictures do tell a story.

Some look simply gorgeous (may it be landscape or person) to start with.

A healthy dose of luck would help....

Being technically proficient is important of course, but my personal point of view is that it shouldn't get in your way of one's style...

Just my 2 cents.

Jeffery · 17th October 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by ckiang
Your pictures are good because:

Tend to agree that "The right moment..." outweighs most other factors..

other may disagree though.

Rgds,
Jeffery

17th October 2002

Yah, I tend to agree it's a combination of the vairous factors that make a good photo. Very often, it's not rigidly stuck with just one or even two reasons.

For landscape photography, it can be a simple matter to reproduce what an expert has taken but it all depends on what the topic is. Generally, I think it's not as simple as putting your tripod where someone like Ansel Adams had left it and expect the same results. I'm not just talking about lighting but also viewpoint. For example, if you want to take a picture of a mountain, there can be many different places to do so. You can move from just a few miles to literally a hundred miles to get the shot that you want! Agree?

View Poll Results: Your pictures are good because:
You are an excellent photographer	2	5.41%
Subject is good (e.g. a pretty girl, beautiful landscape, beautiful light etc) aka "Eye Candy"	7	18.92%
They tell a story	5	13.51%
They're in a not-so-commonly-seen format : square or panoramic	0	0%
Because you like them	11	29.73%
You had a stroke of good luck and caught the moment	12	32.43%
Voters: 37. You may not vote on this poll

17th October 2002	#1
ckiang Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 6,597	Your pictures are good because: Your pictures are good because:

17th October 2002	#6
Wolfgang Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Riddle Realms Posts: 5,831	Ckiang, would it be fair if i say that a little bit of each apply? Some pictures do tell a story. Some look simply gorgeous (may it be landscape or person) to start with. A healthy dose of luck would help.... Being technically proficient is important of course, but my personal point of view is that it shouldn't get in your way of one's style... Just my 2 cents. __________________ -- "High Wired, Dream Sired"

17th October 2002	#2
baiyun Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: West Area Posts: 430	i usually take photos during concert... so far oni got few quite nice ones because of the right moment of the singer with cute expressions or right lighting........

17th October 2002	#3
Goondu Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,333	No multiple selection?

17th October 2002	#4
erwinx Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,492	its almost all luck for me

17th October 2002	#5
beachbum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 440	for me, it is either: a. luck- being at the right place at the right time with the right gear and the right camera setting b. the subject is gorgeous. fantastic landscape, fantastic qlty of light, fantastic looking subject... etc i always feel that landscape photography is 90% luck and 10% planning. the fact that the pic turned out great was that you took care/effort to capture it properly. the photographer had done nothing to make the landscape as breath-taking as it is.....

17th October 2002	#8
Kiwi Guests Posts: n/a	Yah, I tend to agree it's a combination of the vairous factors that make a good photo. Very often, it's not rigidly stuck with just one or even two reasons. For landscape photography, it can be a simple matter to reproduce what an expert has taken but it all depends on what the topic is. Generally, I think it's not as simple as putting your tripod where someone like Ansel Adams had left it and expect the same results. I'm not just talking about lighting but also viewpoint. For example, if you want to take a picture of a mountain, there can be many different places to do so. You can move from just a few miles to literally a hundred miles to get the shot that you want! Agree?