SP reader Deepak K. Pradhan from New Delhi wants to know how this picture of this ‘wonder bike’ could be improved. The ‘chopper’ was shot at the Canon India Showroom at Delhi.Since you had no control over the lighting, I shall not discuss that part. But we certainly can discuss the framing. It seems to me that you have shot the picture at eye level, and the angle you have … [Read more...]

SP reader Deoyani Deokar from Mumbai says: “This photograph of a half broken old tree trunk was taken in ‘Van Vihar Park’ at Manali in the late afternoon/evening time, as I wanted to capture its different shape. The picture is edited by “Enhance picture” effect with slightly less exposure. No other editing has been done on it.” I appreciate your effort but there are a few … [Read more...]

SP reader Nitin Prakash T. J. has sent us this photo of what appears to be a part of the Botanical Garden in Bengaluru. Though the picture has been taken in overcast lighting conditions, the bright sky has fooled the light meter in the camera, resulting in an underexposed foreground. Such exposures are very easy to correct in post-processing. I once again urge all SP readers … [Read more...]

SP reader Rakesh Babu should be commended for taking a picture of the humble crow (not many people photograph crows!). Not being a posed picture, Rakesh probably could not control the background illumination, which has provided low separation between the crow and the darker shade of green background. The overall contrast is low and the picture seems a bit dull.In the edited … [Read more...]

 SP reader Nomeesh Dubey from Madhya Pradesh has sent us this picture for evaluation.As a general guideline, we must ask ourselves as to what is it that has prompted us to take the picture? The answer will tell us where to focus the lens and the prominence we need to give to that element. In your picture, Nomeesh, I take it that the temple “gopuram”, along with the red flag, … [Read more...]