[Photo] Couple of new pictures

[Big_al]

Couple of new pictures I took for a creative competition at my camera club.

Stuck on you
http://img489.imageshack.us/img489/8892/stuckonyoubysicklittlemonkey8i.jpg
http://www.deviantart.com/view/24977915/

The Spice of Life
http://img451.imageshack.us/img451/5921/thespiceoflifebysicklittlemonk.jpg
http://www.deviantart.com/view/24976352/

[FATAL]

The flash has made the second picture look a bit weird.

[Big_al]

Weird in what way? Colours or shadows?

[FATAL]

Shadows.

It distracts from the picture, knowing that some shadows aren't natural. Also it makes the objects seem to have a strange border.

[Big_al]

Without buying expensive studio lights or waiting for a sunny day there's not much you can do without using the flash.

[FATAL]

You can also just have a steady hand and use longer exposure time. :)

Shouldn't it do the trick?

[Big_al]

Only if your camera supports long exposure times, mine doesn't let you set that option :S

[FATAL]

Alright, that could make it a bit more difficult.

Then again, if you have a digital camera, doesn't just lightening the picture afterwards with some kind of an editor work?

[Big_al]

You can do that to a certain extent but in the information isn't there in the dark areas it just starts to look pixel-ly.

[FATAL]

Oh yeah, that's true.

Overall, you'll get 8+ for your excuse of the shadow. ;)