Pics for Etsy: First Batch of Pics

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Hey all, based on my etsy post the other day, I've spent some time and (a little bit) more energy, and put together a post with the beginning pics I'm thinking about making into cards (see my previous post if you have no clue what I'm talking about ;) ). I kinda think the number I've got in here would be a pretty reasonable starting point. All of these are unedited. I haven't even gone through a lot of my sets, but it doesn't hurt to have more I can draw on if this goes well, and it's not worth over extending myself if it's gonna fall through.

These are all the raw images. See my other post from this evening for my first faltering attempts at doing photo manipulation.

I've numbered these images. Please, if you've got the time to look through this, it'd be super helpful if ya'll could tell me which numbers you LIKE, and which, if any, you think I'm wasting my time with. Don't worry. I won't be offended. The key is, how suitable is this image for being printed 4 x 6 and put on a card. That's all I care about.

1. Thames Sunset:


2. Graffiti:

1 vote

3. Big Ben and Parliament:


4. Sunset Over the River:


5. Architecture Along the Thames:

1 vote

6. Angel Over Prague:

I know it's a cliche, but if asked, I would say that I feel this to be the best picture I've ever taken.
1 vote

7. T.C. Masaryka Statue:


8. Statue Outside the Main Courtyard:


9. Tunnel:

1 vote

10. Demon Face:


11. Snow Storm:

1 vote

12. Belvedere Castle:


13. Guiseppe Verde Memorial:


14. Sunset Over the Henry Hudson Parkway:


15. Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial:


16. Mormon Church:

I think this is a nice shot, but I'd clearly have to do a little bit of modification on it to remove those lens smears from the sky...
1 vote

17. Lady Bug on my Book:

4 vote

18. Globe at Columbus Circle:

1 vote

19. St. Thomas Church:

1 vote

20. Oops!:


21. Columbine:

4 vote

22. Rose:


23. (removed)
24. (removed)

25. Jackie O Reservoir:


26. Snowy Lettuce Thing:

1 vote

27. Snow out the Window:

1 vote

28. The Intrepid at Sunset:

1 vote

29. Riverside Park:

1 vote

30. Cold Pigeons:

1 vote

31. Pylons:


32. Snowman!:


33. White Flowers:

1 vote

34. Hand Prints:

1 vote

35. The Loneliest Daffodil:


36. Fire-Breathing Gargoyle:


37. Waves on Rocks:


38. Looking In:


39. Pylons:


40. Don't Panic, People!:


41. Purple Onion Flower:


42. Purple Buds:


43. Bleeding Heart:


44. Blue Flowers:


45. Corn:

2 vote

46. Purple-Pink Flowers:


47. Variegated Yuca:


48. Red Hot Poker:


49. Bee on a Sunflower:

1 vote

50. Double Rose Lotus:


51. Parodia Magnifica:


52. Lotus Leaf:


53. Loads of Little Red Bugs:


54. The Stump in the Forest:


55. (removed)

56. Phoenix:


57. Church of St. Paul and St. Peter:

1 vote

58. Slug:


59. 72nd Street:


60. Seed Pods:


61. Magnolia:


62. Squiggly Trees:

1 vote

63. Shibuya:


64. Cute Firemen:

1 vote

65. Sunlight on Spires (Prague):


66. The Tower of London:


67. Lightbulb Filament:


68. (removed)

69. Petals:

1 vote

70. Central Park South by Night:


71. Canadian Geese Chicks:


72. Columbus Circle:


73. Stained Glass:


74. Dramatic Sky Over Washington:


75. Gingerbread Girl and Snowman:


76. Water on a Leaf:


77. ConEd Training Facility on the East River:


78. Tokyo Tower:

Thanks for looking, folks!

Comments

[unforth.livejournal.com]

So, reviewing these...

I think 2 is a lock in - the colors are good, the guy is well placed but not facing the camera so I'm not being rude to a random civilian, and I agree that the angles work - so thanks for the confirmation.

I've already discussed my feelings on 6. ;)

I've taken a couple of pictures like 17, and I'm never sure if I like them or not - they're digital macro all the way - I think the reason that I think this is a good photo is the sunlight reflecting on the bugs carapace and its shadow...

As I mentioned above, 21 is my second favorite image I've taken of all time, after 6. And I always feel the need to note that I didn't pick that flower and put it there, I found it like that. :)

28 is one of the more recent images on here, but I'd say it's also on my list of personal favorites - it's the way the sunlight reflects off the bow of the ship that I think makes it work. Thanks for the feed back on it. Thank god the clouds were where they were, or else the sun would have been nuts.

I was actually hesitant to include 45, and I'm glad that both you and akashiver liked it - I thought it was a little different, but was less than confident. :)

Good to hear about 57; I actually was really unsure about that one and almost didn't include it.

64, along with 55 (the squirrel), was another shot I almost didn't include. I think it's cute, but I was worried about the reflections on the metal - that it looked, I don't know, washed out or weird. But I take it that it does actually work?

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I'm about to take J to class but really quick...

21 is one of my favorites in this set. Flower macros can look incredibly classy.

45 reminds me so much of farmer's markets and fairs, it is also familiar in that most people have had roasted corn. Coupled with the composition, it's a really neat shot. (I also like food photography, but that didn't figure in to this. ^,^)

64 reminds me of pop-culture postcards and is very cute. I like the reflections, but maybe you can fiddle with it a bit to make the stone darker?

55 was cute, just not like the others; you need some animal photos later on!

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The problem with animal shots is that animals move and don't like you getting close to them with cameras. :( I have some good zoo shots, but so far none of these zoos will allow me to print the images as cards (though if this takes off at all, I was thinking I could talk to some of these organizations about what would be involved in getting permission to use the images commercially - for example, the Chicago Botanical Garden talks about it on their webpage, it'd cost me like $50 but I could then use them however I want, if I read it right). The reason 55 is so washed out is that I took it with digital zoom; I had a neat picture of a hawk in the first run which had exactly the same problem, and I decided to remove it. 71 has exactly the same issue, but there was so much sunlight that it didn't wash out as bad, and the Canadian geeselings end up looking like they've got haloes in a way that I think might work (but I'll admit that it's a borderline shot for me, too)...

I took 45 at a street fair. :) I like food photography, too.

I think it'd be worth trying to darken up 64 - but now I know it's worth doing. :)