With that, I think that both 1 and 3 need a little bit of highlight control. Most of the steps in #3 are completely blown out, and the center of the building in #1 is also blown out.
I'm assuming that #2 was a long exposure shot. Your depth of field is quite large. I just think that maybe a bit more sharpening to bring out the details. But it's looking nice. May I ask what time that was taken? That spot looks to be perfect for night time long exposures. Like when the sun is setting/set.
The first macro shot is pretty nice. You've controlled the light very well, and everything in the image works.
The second still life shot is very eye-catching as well. I love the curl and color saturation in that one. The black background also works really well on that.
The fire pit/grill-looking, last image, is pretty nice too. Although, it's a bit different than the rest, it's a bit more vibrant abstract
With that, I think that both 1 and 3 need a little bit of highlight control. Most of the steps in #3 are completely blown out, and the center of the building in #1 is also blown out.
I'm assuming that #2 was a long exposure shot. Your depth of field is quite large. I just think that maybe a bit more sharpening to bring out the details. But it's looking nice. May I ask what time that was taken? That spot looks to be perfect for night time long exposures. Like when the sun is setting/set.
The first macro shot is pretty nice. You've controlled the light very well, and everything in the image works.
The second still life shot is very eye-catching as well. I love the curl and color saturation in that one. The black background also works really well on that.
The fire pit/grill-looking, last image, is pretty nice too. Although, it's a bit different than the rest, it's a bit more vibrant abstract
Thanks for the comments and critique, it's always appreciated. I know what you're saying about 1 and 3 being blown out, but when I take down the highlights it doesn't have the right look in my opinion. It would be nice if I could dim the highlights in specific areas and not the whole photo, but LR doesn't allow me to do that. Probably need PS for that, but I've yet to get into that. #2 was shot around 6 a.m. I think next time I'll try it around sunset and see how that comes out. Glad you appreciate the macro shots, those are always my fav to shoot. Thanks again for the suggestions as I'm always looking to improve.
Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 15" 2.6Ghz | 200GB 7200 | 4GB Ram | 32GB iPod Touch 2G
Yup, lightroom is good for RAW develoment, but be sure to start learning Photoshop aswell, so much more control and an epic amount of further adjustments available.
Always find time to shoot, but rarely find time to post.
