Forum: Photography


Subject: what do you think of these?

firestorm opened this issue on Jan 18, 2003 ยท 11 posts


Misha883 posted Sat, 18 January 2003 at 7:07 PM

Gee... Always hard to do this, as never really sure what other choices the photographer had at the time. All three are kind of neat, and show that you are exploring different viewpoints and the capabilities of your materials. I think in #1 the hillside is maybe less interesting than it could be. Maybe if the sun was a bit lower in the sky there would be more texture in the hill (and modeling of the building planes). Guess you could consider cropping in a little tighter? In #2, you've chosen an angle of light that should bring out the textures pretty well, and emphasize the "face" similarity. The type of detail in #2 is usually most effective if the focus is extremely sharp. You are using a really fast film, so it is likely not motion blur? Maybe your scanner is out of focus? #3 is the most powerful image. Good composition with the figure on the beach, and sparkly water. Interesting sky. A pet peeve of mine is the slanty horizon. This can be fixed in photoshop. What I like most about this one is the dynamics of the water. Reminds me somewhat of Ansel Adams' "Big Sur" series. I really would not change much what you have done here, as I really like your original composition. But you should always explore different angles and details. Ever-changing water and sunlight.