Rob Studdert wrote:
On 7 Nov 2004 at 13:44, Keith Whaley wrote:
The main effect of a body in a wilderness shot (city OR country) is the perspective it lends.
Wilderness shots frequently mislead you as to the real size of the scene, or distance from here to there.
Adding a human somewhere does both. Gives you an 'aha' point of reference...
There are ways to suggest scale sans humans, to my mind is ceases to be a wilderness as soon as it contains a pic of some dude clad in bright orange synthetic yardage. Same goes for vapour trails, they have ruined many a wilderness shot of mine.
No, no You have a problem with your definition of a human. <grin>
Doesn't need a blaze orange vest on to be identified as human, you know.
Hey, substitute your good ol' Brown bear, and tuck him in an inconspicuous spot...
When he finally IS seen, it's a good reference...
Granted, not all scenes need a "foreign object" to provide scale or perspective.
But, the "tool" is a good one to keep in the back of your mind...
keith
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