thanks Dan for taking time to analyze and comment at such length. I felt that the 'other' shot (without the goat) was perhaps static, but you have rightly pointed out why it is the more interesting of the 2. -Sridhar
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 10:17 AM Subject: Re: please comments > > On Tuesday, August 12, 2003, at 12:27 PM, arathi-sridhar wrote: > > > hi. > > have uploaded this one > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1675094 > > > > have got viewings and ratings too... and no comments :( > > please feel free. > > theres another similar one in the same folder. > > > > thanks. > > Sridhar > > Sridhar, > > Between the two images (of the goat and of the shrine) you certainly > have enough elements for a decent shot. The photo of the shrine from > your folder is far more interesting on its own (IMO) than the picture > of the goat but neither one is what it could be. The photo you want > comment on is very static. The goat and the tree are just dead center > in the photo--which is not necessarily bad, but the goat doesn't fill > up enough of the image to make looking at him particularly rewarding, > and the shrine is pretty much obscured by the goat. The horizontal > framing combined with the obscuring goat makes me wonder where the > shrine is, and whether the parked bicycle on the side is telling me the > visitor to the unseen shrine is around, but not in the photo. Lots of > ambiguity and not many clues as to what's going on or where the focus > is. > > Framing vertically and possibly including the sign on the tree in > addition to goat or having the goat not completely blocking the shrine > could be one approach and it would enable you to leave out dead space > and distracting elements. Not having the goat and the tree stranded, at > loose ends out in the middle of your photo would help. Getting closer > to the goat or the tree, or anything pertinent would help clue the > viewer in to what you want them to focus their attention on. Placing > the subjects of your photo such that they make use of the foreground, > midground, and/or background could be an approach, too. Contrasting the > color or texture of the goat with or against that of the tree and the > shrine could be another way to add to the appeal of your photo. > > Hope this helps (disregard if it doesn't). > > Dan Scott
