I'd love to help you out Frank. Which way did y'come in? <rim shot> Better, but it's still a boring shot. Lighting adds nothing to the pic. I can see having gotten a little mote "oomph" by exposing for the highlights, letting the background go much darker (which might also get rid of, and certainly reduce, distracting elements), burning down the sweater, and concentrating more on the face, horn, and hands. There's a photograph in there somewhere, but the full frame, overly bright shot you've presented does a great job of hiding it.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: frank theriault > So, here's another taken on the same night. (This one's actually the > PAW) I think the body positions of the two players is a bit more > interesting, and I think maybe the angle of the trumpet is a bit more > compelling: > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3207780&size=lg > > What do you think? Is it a bit more interesting? Pretty much the > same old thing? Am I just barking up the wrong tree with this one? > > I did take some with different focal length lenses, including some > wide angle shots, but for various reasons, they really didn't turn > out. Part of the problem is where they were playing - the background > was really distracting, and I feel I need a narrow dof to blur it so > it's not so noticeable.
