Hmmm, the vertical one is a nice windmill pic, but it feels kind of standard. Not much going on here. A very tight crop might help. I think part of the problem is that a windmill is a classic photographic subject that we've all seen before. A really unusual perspective that still makes a nice composition would probably win the day. Paul
> Sometime during 14/02/2005, Jens Bladt & Paul Stenquist wrote: > >From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >I agree with Paul. > >To me compostition is about how to take the eyes of the spectatores for a I > >ride around/into the picture. > >So, often, it's about lines. > >It's also about light. The bright parts seem to catch the eyes first. > >Bright parts of a photograph need to be important(essential - or at least to > >lead the eyes to where the messages is. > >This is one of the reasons, that a portrait with a very bright background > >(passport photographs) are rarely very pleasing. > >The eyes want to wander away from the face and the essential part of the > >image. This can be mended in a way, by creating dark corners (oposite > >vignetting) - to create a bright, central part of the image. > > > >Jens Bladt > >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt > > > > > >-----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > >Fra: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >You have a very good sense of composition and frame. I find almost all > >of these quite excellent. The only exception would be the windmill, > >which appears somewhat awkward and disjointed to my eye. But the others > >are very good. The staircase is a great composition, so too the > >graffiti. The frosted tree is a very pretty shot. Nice work and welcome > >to the list. > >Paul Stenquist > > [ Re this photo http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1695498 ] > > Thanks for the comments. I found another couple of photos of that windmill > I'd taken at the time. I'm not sure either solve any of the problems, but... > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3121854 > which seems to be leaning over slightly, and then from a bit further back > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3121870 > which might benefit from being cropped a little on the left and perhaps right. > > Eric. > > >
