On 4/22/05, Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is The Folly in Faringdon, Oxfordshire, UK on a > beautiful June evening. It is a 100-foot hilltop > tower that was built in 1935 by a local worthy, to > provide employment to local craftsmen. It was > restored several years ago and is occasionally open, > but I've never been inside. > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3302383 > > Z-1p, FA 24-90, Kodak Elite 100; scanned, resized, > contrast adjusted, and sharpened.
I looked at this last night, and to be honest, didn't think too much of it. Not that I thought it a bad shot or anything; it just made me shrug my shoulders and think "doesn't grab me". I came back this morning, and upon a second viewing I'm coming to appreciate it more. I noticed that it's not vertical - which actually looks good here. I also looked at the trees and the long grass, and noticed that it seems their moving. Was it windy that day? That motion blur gives the photo a whole different dynamic. Still not sure if I like the bright tower/dark foreground thing, but I think it might work much better on a big print. This is likely one of those that suffers in the transition to computer screen. I'm glad I decided to give this one a second chance. Good shot! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
