Wikipedia:Picture peer review/Pool billiards in China

Pool Billiards in China[edit]

Chinese male playing 8ball pool billiards

I think this is one of my best shots up until now, and even though I do not consider myself a good photographer, I would like to know what people think about it and what status it should be. I added to the Pocket billiards awhile ago, because I thought the existing picture was a little low quality.

Nominated by: Poeloq (talk) 23:08, 11 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comments:

Personally, I do not think the long exposure is a good idea for the enc. of this picture; it just makes everything more confusing and unclear. The picture is also not of the best composition: there is too much foreground (see rule of thirds), not enough of the person (IMO), and the rightmost quarter of the picture is IMO awkward empty space. On top of all this, sunlight and reflections have cause parts of the doorway and some picture frames in the background to be overexposed, and the shadow areas are a little bit noisy. I think a better shot, if you still have access to a pool hall and a willing subject, would be a properly lighted still shot, rather than trying to capture the motion of it. Be advised that dim settings (which applies to many pools halls I have seen) create quite a few problems, including underexposure (or severe camera shake with increased exposure times) and increased noise with increased ISO rating. As a side note, I think the "Chinese man" part of the caption is superfluous and awkward-sounding. --Malachirality (talk) 00:27, 12 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Malachirality! Thanks for fixing the link and the comment. I don't actually remember what the 'sunlight' was, as it wasn't sunlight (it was about 1am in the morning). You are right about composition - the right hand side is quite empty. Thanks for your time! Poeloq (talk) 01:24, 12 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'd say the 'sunlight' is just a brightly lit room out the doorway; as mentioned this is probably a dimly lit pool hall, so a normally lit room out the door will show up like this. If you did reshoot, I'd suggest you close the door if you're allowed, or take a shot from a different angle to avoid this problem. --jjron (talk) 08:06, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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