Does this shot have any value?
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DarNikon said:I shot this while at the zoo. To me, this photo tried to capture the excitement of the duel between the two white tigers. However, not sure if such photos are of value in the eye of a pro photographer? Is there a better way to do this?
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To be honest, I'd say that there is value in every shot. It's just a matter of how you look at it. Photography, like any other form of art is purely subjective.
If just one person likes a photograph, you either have a secret admirer or he/ she is a family member.
But if a lot of people like your photograph, especially complete strangers, then you perhaps have something really eye-catching and unique.
Personally, I feel that you've got a good concept here, and it is well-executed. A stable shot, but it portrays the motion and vigor in this act of play/ aggression. However, I am also debating about what this shot would have looked like if the motion was freezed, and then cropped in close to simply focus on facial expression.
There is a bit of space in your piece, and the inclusion of some environmental elements that are not entirely crucial to the photo, but the space was also necessary to portray the extent of motion.
Overall it's a great shot, much better than plenty (if not all) of the photographs I got at the zoo a few days ago. The lighting there is pretty limited in some instances, and while I was there, the tigers were practically snoozing and not doing much.
just a thought... now ur background is sharp and the tigers are blur... have u thought about this: making your tigers sharp but the background clear? you can do this by following the movements of the tigers... i think it wld have portrayed the 'action' more vividly...
just a thought
just a thought
I think it'll be a little hard to be "panning" the tigers' movements as the tigers are moving randomly and not in synchronisation.
As for value in this shot, it depends on how you define value. Monetary? Satisfaction?
Value aside, this shot doesn't work for me, however if you were to perhaps "abstractise" (if there's such a word!!) the image, like say, drastically increase the contrast so the stripes look more pronounced, and the background goes darker, it would really isolate the movement.
here's wat i mean really hope you don't mind me meddling with your work:
If you had another chance at the shot, perhaps you could zoom in on a particular part of the tigers, maybe the two heads, record the movement, and freeze it with a little fill-in rear curtain flash.
just a few suggestions...
As for value in this shot, it depends on how you define value. Monetary? Satisfaction?
Value aside, this shot doesn't work for me, however if you were to perhaps "abstractise" (if there's such a word!!) the image, like say, drastically increase the contrast so the stripes look more pronounced, and the background goes darker, it would really isolate the movement.
here's wat i mean really hope you don't mind me meddling with your work:
If you had another chance at the shot, perhaps you could zoom in on a particular part of the tigers, maybe the two heads, record the movement, and freeze it with a little fill-in rear curtain flash.
just a few suggestions...
While you have spotted and captured an interesting moment, the execution process still has room for improvement.
Generally for a shot like this the faces (or even the some portions of the bodies) of your subjects should be sharp and clear. You can achieve this by using flash set to rear-curtain sync. That way you can still get motion blur to show movement, yet keep the expressions of your subjects sharp.
However I'm not sure if you're allowed to use flash at the venue. If not, the next best is to use a fast shutter speed to freeze the action. Allowing your subjects to become blur like you have done does not work for this shot.
Generally for a shot like this the faces (or even the some portions of the bodies) of your subjects should be sharp and clear. You can achieve this by using flash set to rear-curtain sync. That way you can still get motion blur to show movement, yet keep the expressions of your subjects sharp.
However I'm not sure if you're allowed to use flash at the venue. If not, the next best is to use a fast shutter speed to freeze the action. Allowing your subjects to become blur like you have done does not work for this shot.
Its not a bad shot by any standard. Awesome moment. Interesting idea too. I think it could use some PS work on the colors and such. To reduce distraction from the background. This is the way I see it (hope you dont mind me using your pic). Also, I can only imagine what the shot would have been like if you had decided to freeze the tigers instead.
This is the way I see it (hope you dont mind me using your pic). Also, I can only imagine what the shot would have been like if you had decided to freeze the tigers instead.
hi,
great shot to be able to capture them in this posture. guess you intentionally blurred the actions to show movement. Personally, would prefer freezed posture showing the aggressiveness through facial expression (then again, may not have time to capture it) similiar to how chinese painting is done. Just a comment.
great shot to be able to capture them in this posture. guess you intentionally blurred the actions to show movement. Personally, would prefer freezed posture showing the aggressiveness through facial expression (then again, may not have time to capture it) similiar to how chinese painting is done. Just a comment.
Don't take advice from people who say, you should have done this, you should have done that. It's not like you were expecting a tiger fight. You did the best you could, it's a great shot.
If you knew there was going to be a tiger fight, you could have done the things they said-- rear curtain flash, panning, etc. But who would know or expect it? And if not, how can you do those things? The only thing that could have been done was done-- you raised the camera, framed, and pressed the shutter.
This is photojournalism, not studio or product shoots. You take what you get. It's over in a flash.
It's like saying (for example) the picture of the Columbia shuttle explosion would have been better if you had used a polarizer. Well, the guy didn't use a polarizer, and still his picture was shown across the globe and the photo became famous. The shuttle would have been destroyed by the time he put on a polarizer.
If you had a chance to do it again, you'd do it differently, but that's an impossibility, so don't sweat it.
If you knew there was going to be a tiger fight, you could have done the things they said-- rear curtain flash, panning, etc. But who would know or expect it? And if not, how can you do those things? The only thing that could have been done was done-- you raised the camera, framed, and pressed the shutter.
This is photojournalism, not studio or product shoots. You take what you get. It's over in a flash.
It's like saying (for example) the picture of the Columbia shuttle explosion would have been better if you had used a polarizer. Well, the guy didn't use a polarizer, and still his picture was shown across the globe and the photo became famous. The shuttle would have been destroyed by the time he put on a polarizer.
If you had a chance to do it again, you'd do it differently, but that's an impossibility, so don't sweat it.
solarii said:
Not really lah...why must everything be SHARP??? more importantly is the showing of the vitality and dynamics of the moment. Sharpness won't help in this. i also like joho color effect.
DarNikon could add in some "warm" eg using a 81A. this would usually make wildlife photo look better.
Hi DarNikon,
Yes, I like the shot, but most importantly is you like the shot.
Just a thought; If your camera is able to do some rapid fire. blast off half a dozen shots at a faster shutter speed and then superimpose a couple of them in PS.
Cheers
Yes, I like the shot, but most importantly is you like the shot.
Just a thought; If your camera is able to do some rapid fire. blast off half a dozen shots at a faster shutter speed and then superimpose a couple of them in PS.
Cheers
You should know wild animal move quite fast. So you should change your setting to shutter, instead of Manual / Aperture. :sweatsm: too late to say that now.
No worries, learn from experience.
No worries, learn from experience.
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