I was inspired by some of the posts on Little India, seeing the vibrant colours captured by fellow CSers. Took some time off work and took a short walk down Little India in the middle of the day with a 50mm f1.8 prime.
Firstly, I would like feedback on the composition of the picture. I tried to apply the rule of thirds, having the elephants in the left side of the picture in focus. Was this ok?
Secondly, I wanted to have nice bokeh so I had the apperture wide open at f1.8. But when I did this, I noticed that the photo had the tendency to over-expose. So i was trying my best to keep the exposure acceptable by adjusting the shutter speed. During post processing, I had to decrease the brightness just a little and increase contrast a little. I would like to find out if this was a good way to achieve my objectives of a nice bokeh?
Thirdly, I note that due to the gold colours, there is a little glare that comes off the gold portions of the elephants. What can I do to reduce the glare? Would a CPL filter help?
All other critiques and comments most welcome. Thanks!
Firstly, I would like feedback on the composition of the picture. I tried to apply the rule of thirds, having the elephants in the left side of the picture in focus. Was this ok?
Secondly, I wanted to have nice bokeh so I had the apperture wide open at f1.8. But when I did this, I noticed that the photo had the tendency to over-expose. So i was trying my best to keep the exposure acceptable by adjusting the shutter speed. During post processing, I had to decrease the brightness just a little and increase contrast a little. I would like to find out if this was a good way to achieve my objectives of a nice bokeh?
Thirdly, I note that due to the gold colours, there is a little glare that comes off the gold portions of the elephants. What can I do to reduce the glare? Would a CPL filter help?
All other critiques and comments most welcome. Thanks!