Commons:Photography critiques/January 2013

Fixing the sky

I would welcome some instruction on how to fix noise/pixelation in the sky (if it is possible) in this image. I have Photoshop CS5. Any input is appreciated. Thanks. - Godot13 (talk) 05:48, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

Ah, I see you are suffering from posterization. What camera did you use? Did you shoot in RAW or JPEG? If JPEG, what quality? Did you use any software on this image? -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 19:42, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

• The composition is nice, I would only crop some of the ground. Not so for image quality: most of the picture is soft (slightly unsharp) and the posterization is too obvious. If, as I suspect, it is the result of a too agressive post-processing (i.e. contrast and saturation increase) it can be reverted (working from the original). -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 19:59, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

Thank you both for responding. It was shot with a Mamyia 645 and imacon digital back. I do have the raw file in FlexColor 3f file format (not that I can immediately open it though...) The posted image is a crop of the original, some (attempted) corrections made. The original image is sharper and the posterization is very heavy.-Godot13 (talk) 20:07, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

Through the facade

I sort of like this picture I took last summer. It is a shot through the facade of the Harpa concert hall in Reykjavík of a band, mainly the singer, that was playing on a stage outside. I'd like a honest second opinion on whether this composition works and if the technical quality is any good. --Bjarki S (talk) 08:22, 26 January 2013 (UTC)

• Frankly, I don't think it works. Most of the space is filled with an ugly foreground and the subject (the singers) is cropped and not clear enough. Technical quality is also on the poor side: noise, unsharpness, most objects are out of focus. Just my opinion, other people may like the composition! -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 21:50, 27 January 2013 (UTC)

To Crop or Not to Crop...

The second image is a drastic crop of the first but I think it improves the image (e.g., the two sleeping lion-halves in the back left are disturbing and have been removed) and the central focus- the shot of the lion yawning while being groomed- still remains. Does the cropped version approach being a quality image? Thoughts? Thanks in advance. -- Godot13 (talk) 22:25, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

Crop it. Two heads are much more interesting than two tails. QI? No opinion. Jim.henderson (talk) 21:38, 27 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. - Godot13 (talk) 05:46, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

Two Bridge Photos

Bridge over Lahn river

Bridge over Rhône river

Hello,

Both photos have been stitched as no super wide angle lense has been available. Do they happen to look too distorted? -- KlausFoehl (talk) 15:14, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

There is a line on the second one, which should be cleaned out. It should not have been made QI with such a defect. There is also a disturbing reflexion in the water. See notes. The first one seems fine to me. Regards, Yann (talk) 16:19, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

The green line is a fishing line. The "disturbing reflection" is a submerged concrete wall separating Arve to the left from Rhône to the right. -- KlausFoehl (talk) 16:58, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

Mojave National Preserve

Mountain range in the Mojave National Preserve

Hi!

I am new to Photography but I think this one is quite special. Do you think it can make FP or VI or QI?--Svebert (talk) 02:30, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

There is a lot of noise, and the educational value seems low. It could be anywhere in the world. Yann (talk) 06:24, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

I quite like the composition, but the photo doesn't seem sharp enough to get through FP or QI. I agree the educational value is probably low regarding these specific mountains, but it might be useful in illustrating a topic like haze, especially if more information was provided on the conditions and the distances to the various ranges. We have other pictures that would probably beat it at VP for that particular topic, but VP is as much about the topic as the photo, and maybe there's a more specific topic where this one would shine. --Avenue (talk) 12:34, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

Can this VI make FP?

Cranes in the Port of Bremerhaven

This image just made a Valued Image. Is it worthy of submission as FP? If so, are there any issues to be worked out first? Thanks in advance for your comments! -- Godot13 (talk) 21:01, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

the composition is very good, but the technical accomplishment is not as high as we usually see at the FPC IMO --Wladyslaw (talk) 21:06, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

Thank you. Understood. I will put it up for QI instead. Godot13 (talk) 01:18, 15 January 2013 (UTC)