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Can you please critique these photos?

These pics are taken by a twelve year old, which is me:

Yellowstone and Bryce are amazing places. I am glad you got to see them, and you have pictures for your album.

The first one is very colorful, really the color there is too saturated and does not look realistic. The picture of Bryce is a little washed out, and the horizon line is crooked. In landscapes the horizon needs to be straight. I have done a little adjustment on Bryce so you can see what I’m talking about.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12604020@N05/2753341694/

Let me know when you have seen it, and I will remove it from Flickr.

Both of these photos would have been much better taken early in the morning or late in the afternoon. At those times of day, the shadows lend definition to form and the light is softer and less harsh. Sunrise and sunset are often called the “golden” hours for photography of landscapes or people, too. Of course, when traveling you can’t always be somewhere at sunset or sunrise and we have to take what we have,

Try www.kodak.com and www.betterphoto.com for tutorials and tips and great galleries of images to browse.

For 12 years old I think you are doing fine. Begin learning the technical and artistic stuff and keep practicing. One day you may be a fine photographer and we will line up to buy your work! Best wishes.

*EDIT*

I added a couple of my Bryce images from a trip several years ago. They are very much like yours. We also did Yellowstone on a trip, but I don’t have any images scanned from there.

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