RainbowNice wrote

Hobbyist wrote This may be out of no where, but are you MinnesotaNice?

That's not probably false.

My detective skills are on point today.

Nice to see you again.

Nice to see you too Hobbyist.

Those aren't rainbows ;_;

Rainbow_Dash wrote Those aren't rainbows ;_;

THIS GUY RIGHT HERE LIKES RAINBOWS HELL YEAH!

Sorry, for this long post but I just wanted to go a little in-depth.

As for the smudging: The first one doesn't do much for me. The second one has some nice blending but the color seems a little too off (oily as someone before me said).

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As for the photography, I don't have much to say about the first photograph because all I know is that you took it with a fish-lens (or at least it looks like it). I really like the second photograph. I'm going to take a guess you were doing some slow shutter speed shots to capture the light trails. Actually, I think the darkness that surrounds the highway really draws the viewer's eyes to the light trails. Finally, on the last photograph it looks good except for the fact that I don't know where exactly you want my eyes to focus on. Overall the image is very nice but if you didn't already try using the nine-zone grid, I would try it out to help make the most significant part of your photograph stand out.

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On a side not, Anyone who says photography is easy doesn't know what they are talking about. I have just started taking a photography class this year and all the technical knowledge and certain timing, exposure, composition, elements of design, etc. that are involved in creating photographs are extensive. I am just a beginner (so I won't pretend I'm a master), but keep it up and I hope to see more from you. Anyone can take a photograph but not everyone can create one.

TTG_MBPirates77 wrote Sorry, for this long post but I just wanted to go a little in-depth.

As for the smudging: The first one doesn't do much for me. The second one has some nice blending but the color seems a little too off (oily as someone before me said).

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As for the photography, I don't have much to say about the first photograph because all I know is that you took it with a fish-lens (or at least it looks like it). I really like the second photograph. I'm going to take a guess you were doing some slow shutter speed shots to capture the light trails. Actually, I think the darkness that surrounds the highway really draws the viewer's eyes to the light trails. Finally, on the last photograph it looks good except for the fact that I don't know where exactly you want my eyes to focus on. Overall the image is very nice but if you didn't already try using the nine-zone grid, I would try it out to help make the most significant part of your photograph stand out.

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On a side not, Anyone who says photography is easy doesn't know what they are talking about. I have just started taking a photography class this year and all the technical knowledge and certain timing, exposure, composition, elements of design, etc. that are involved in creating photographs are extensive. I am just a beginner (so I won't pretend I'm a master), but keep it up and I hope to see more from you. Anyone can take a photograph but not everyone can create one.

I know right? I have no idea how to use photoshop for stuff like that, just retouching. Photograhpy is an art.

I know right? I have no idea how to use photoshop for stuff like that, just retouching. Photograhpy is an art.

That is the truth. I never had much of an idea on what happened behind the scenes in photography until I took this class. I can truly say now that I have a true appreciation for the photography community and have started to love it. I know how to use photoshop but I rarely edit photographs. Our teacher has had us do retouching with levels and what not, but for my portfolio that I turned I left my photographs untouched because I feel the moment I captured were art themselves and sometimes little imperfections can make a photo great.

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Well I'm glad to see another photographer and I hope to see more of your work in the future.

TTG_MBPirates77 wrote

I know right? I have no idea how to use photoshop for stuff like that, just retouching. Photograhpy is an art.

That is the truth. I never had much of an idea on what happened behind the scenes in photography until I took this class. I can truly say now that I have a true appreciation for the photography community and have started to love it. I know how to use photoshop but I rarely edit photographs. Our teacher has had us do retouching with levels and what not, but for my portfolio that I turned I left my photographs untouched because I feel the moment I captured were art themselves and sometimes little imperfections can make a photo great.

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Well I'm glad to see another photographer and I hope to see more of your work in the future.

Word, the behind the scenes on the long exposure one was me sitting in a parking lot in freezing cold weather waiting for the perfect time to get my exposure.