M8 PHOTOGRAPHS, POST THEM HERE

mhoersch · January 26, 2010

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Manfred,

It is also my experience that there may be excessive praise of work in the photo forums but I consider it a form of encouragement. It is also my experience that if you want honest feedback, you can request it, and you will get it. A lack of comments is also a form of feedback, in a situation like that I would encourage you to request honest feedback.

Wilfredo,

so you get praise by default unless you ask for "honest feedback"? Is that it? If it were, wouldn't that rather imply that all that unanimous praise in the photo forums is fairly dishonest? And what kind of encouragement would that be?

January 26, 2010

Hi mhoersch,

Take a look here M8 PHOTOGRAPHS, POST THEM HERE. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!

wilfredo · January 26, 2010

No, I don't think it's dishonest. Most of us who are regular have gotten to know each other and our different shooting styles. This is a small community when compared to something like the Fred Miranda forum where anyone can pop in and trash a photo. The ethos is different here and my observation is that if a photo does not receive feedback, it is usually something that didn't have any appeal and rather than give negative feedback, there is silence. I've had that experience myself. So if you really want feedback on your work, just ask for it, there is nothing to lose.

BTW, I took a look at some of your pictures and I think you can improve them with some moderate PP. They seem a tad gray to me, but that may be exactly what you like. I do like your compositions, however and they are very strong images. I encourage you to post them on the Photo forums and request feedback.

Edited January 26, 2010 by wilfredo

wilfredo · January 26, 2010

Good to see this post still going strong it is a representation of what a forum is about.

That portrait of the woman is stunning!

wilfredo · January 26, 2010

Wilfredo,

so you get praise by default unless you ask for "honest feedback"? Is that it? If it were, wouldn't that rather imply that all that unanimous praise in the photo forums is fairly dishonest? And what kind of encouragement would that be?

Manfred,

I would also encourage you to start offering your own feedback on the photos you see. It's a way for the community to get to know you. I've made some very good friends on this forum.

Cheers!

leica_m4p · January 26, 2010

There are some fantastic images in this thread, inspiring!

Here's one of my recent favourites with my beloved M8

melissah · January 26, 2010

offshore, the 1st 3 are nice.

but the last one wow!

such a shock to scroll down through the 1st 3 and see that.

downstairs. those are the best still lifes ive seen.

i dont know about tone mapping. can you point me to a tutorial that you like?

best,melissa

tbarker13 · January 27, 2010

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Another from the M8.2 / zeiss 50/2 planar combo.

downstairs · January 27, 2010

...i dont know about tone mapping. can you point me to a tutorial that you like? best,melissa

Look up Photomatix. They have a good tutorial for their product. Simply put, you tweak contrast selectively in different tonal areas. Like I need more mid-tone contrast (gritty) so I mask off the other tones and work on the middle.

Rolo · January 28, 2010

As good as the M8 image quality got for me.