I checked it out Shel, I'm still not sure which I prefer. That was my
big question with the photo. I would imagine a complete reframing would
have yielded a better result (all though the other ones I have didn't do
it for me). Thanks for the comments.
Norm
P.S. it was a 105mm on a 6x7...
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
> I've looked at this photo several times and have come away with
> mixed feelings about it. First, the horizontal, parallel lines of
> the fence, the shore, the waves, and the shadow of the tree create a
> very nice, tranquil feeling. The choice of the 105mm focal length
> was just about perfect. Any longer and the compression would have
> upset the balance, wider would have skewed the scene completely into
> something else.
>
> What bothers me is the tree branch in the upper right corner. Upon
> some viewings I see it as a nice framing element, other times it
> strikes me as a distraction. Strange that each time I look at the
> photo I get a somewhat different feeling. I did a real quick and
> dirty crop and removed the branches, and I'm still not sure which I
> prefer.
>
> http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/seabeach2.jpg
>
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> Shel Belinkoff
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> There are no rules for good photographs,
> there are only good photographs.
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