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[Cottontail]

I saw that picture showed up on the Jeep XJ page on Facebooksomtime today.

 

[rocknxj]

Nice shot but I would agree to put the jeep on one side, you could just crop it over:

Remember to have the Subject, in this case the Jeep, facing into the frame! Not leaving the photo!

I do like this version.

 

[RockTracXJ]

I saw that picture showed up on the Jeep XJ page on Facebooksomtime today.

Really? What's that about?

 

[RockTracXJ]

I do like this version.

I'm liking it lots, might be frame worthy.

 

[RockTracXJ]

More falls for you.

With tree:

Without:

 

[RockTracXJ]

All of us looove the photos we take of our own jeeps.

Of course we do!

As an exercise in objectivity imagine that photo was taken by a stranger and it is of a completely different vehicle, say a stock jeep. Now how do you like it?

Ay caramba, you just fouled a great picture! To an extent, subject does matter (as you state below). Who wants to see yet another 07-10 Rubicon! A highly modified, yet sharp, '94 Cherokee is part of what makes the shot. Besides this is , so we're all kind of partial anway.

Another test is to see how it ages. Will you still love that photo as much in a year or two as you do right now, a mere week after you made it?

Good question. Don't know. Perhaps with some of the cropping as done above.

This tells me that your photo was one of several taken that day of the same scene with the main variation being the people or vehicle in the photo. You are more likely to wow your audience with a unique subject.

I agree completely and think the old Cherokee is unique. I saw less than 5 modified Cherokees in 5 days of wheeling the area.

It is not unique if you have to compete with the masses to get your photo. If your subject is common then making a pleasing composition with it will help it stand out. Groupings of 3 is always pleasing to the eye. Try cropping your photo as a vertical to create a group of 3. You will loose the spent flowers and fuzzy pines on the right side of your existing frame and create a nice, simple grouping of three for the eye to follow through your photo: jeep>single tree>waterfall. Simple is good, viewers do not have to work to enjoy your photo.

Makes sense.

 

[ECKSJAY]

I like it, but I'd use the 2/3 rule and put the Jeep off to one side and pan out a bit.

"Rule of thirds" and "zoom out". Panning is horizontal (side to side) movement.

/peeves, I haz them

 

[in4aride]

More falls for you.

With tree:

golden. :thumbup:

 

[tazz]

Looks great!!!!!

 

[stroked88]

Nice shot but I would agree to put the jeep on one side, you could just crop it over:

Remember to have the Subject, in this case the Jeep, facing into the frame! Not leaving the photo!

new background pic

 

[Gold Cobra]

The front tires need to be turned the other direction. Or even straight would be better.

 

[Letterman]

More falls for you.

With tree:

Without:

It is always better to have the jeep going/facing into the frame and not leaving it.

 

[rocknxj]

"Rule of thirds" and "zoom out". Panning is horizontal (side to side) movement.

/peeves, I haz them

Thanks for the schooling. :lecture:

 

[Handlebars]

With tree:

It is always better to have the jeep going/facing into the frame and not leaving it.

I'm cool with the way the jeep faces because the front tires lead my eyes back into the photo, not out. Now go down to your local COSTCO and get that one printed out as a 20x30 for a whole 9 bucks and hang it on your wall.

 

[SeansXJ]

you guys are way too picky...nice shot!

 

[Letterman]

you guys are way too picky...nice shot!

RockTracXJ asked for people to rate the shot from 1-10 and even asked "What you say?"

Nothing wrong with posting up an honest opinion, RockTracXJ might not agree with it but it makes for a better thread that he and others might learn something from what is posted. I have learned something from what others posted in this thread. Seems like this board is turned into a bunch of whimps that just want everyone to post up "Thats Great! Thanks for sharing!"

I say the shot is a 5-6! That is a good shot, but I would have liked to have seen it just a bit different, and I have no connection to the shot, not my jeep and I have never been there.

10 would be a perfect shot that I would buy a large print out.
7.5 would be a shot I would print out and hang on the wall or use as my desktop background.
5 would be a good shot that I liked.
2.5 would be a shot that I would look at once and not care if I saw it again.
1 would be a shot that I did not like at all, and would not want to see it again.

I have been shooting offroading photos and video for well over 20 years, even my best shots are maybe a 7 or 8 and I have never shot a 10.

 

[GrimmJeeper]

I agree with Letterman shocked, good advice was offered. It might be a nice backdrop and a decent shot of the jeep, but compositionally it has some issues (however minor they may be). Try living through a final project critique in design or photography school and you'll see this was pretty mild

I still think it's a pretty nice shot, but could be framed a bit better. This is where big resolution is handy, you can re crop the image all you want to get the best overall composition. My intro to photography prof told us if he's shooting something that isnt moving he'll take 20 or more shots of it from about 10 feet each direction from where he thinks it's framed perfectly. That way when he gets back to the studio he can take his time and decide which one has the best overall feel. Just some food for thought.

 

[Letterman]

Try living through a final project critique in design or photography school and you'll see this was pretty mild

The final project critique's are great stuff, you can really learn a lot about your work and yourself from them, I have seen students break out in tears.

I was once told with any artwork/photo/video/writing/etc. to always remember it is not your baby! If it is your own kid, you will get mad if someone says anything bad about it, and you will get all defensive and not open up to the honest opinions from others. You don't have to agree with everyone's opinions, but if your ego is too big and you already know it all, you will never learn anything new.

I am my own worst critic, and if I ever shoot a photo that is a true "10" I will give up my camera, as I know I will never be happy with a shot again.

 

[GrimmJeeper]

I'm the same way, I think input from others is a great way to realize that you really F'd up before it goes out in front of the world to see I too have seen many people break out in tears (not just the ladies). One prof at my school is notorious for it - but he really knows wtf he's talking about. My grandfather told me once "The second you think you know everything there is to know about something, you start falling behind everyone around you".

 

[Letterman]

"The second you think you know everything there is to know about something, you start falling behind everyone around you"

Wow, great quote!