I framed the shot very precisely - what you see is exactly what I wanted, and where I wanted it. However, it's not the only shot I have of this scene. There are numerous, all with slightly different framing. I showed this one because I happened to like it - I like the way the tree in the foreground compliments the tree further away. I like the verticals, I like the light ... you can rest assured that there is nothing in the frame of which I was unaware. I posted it because it was shot at 1600 ISO and looked pretty good for such a high speed, and, more so, because I thought that someone else might like it, and, to a lesser degree, to elicit comments. I posted it because I enjoy making pics and sharing them, regardless of whether you or other like them. I posted it because I'm having fun with my DSLR, and because not every shot has to be serious, meaningful, and a great photo.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: graywolf > Strangely I disagree with you, Paul. However I do find the tree above > the mailbox to be distracting. This is one of those shots where you have > to wonder, would a different angle have worked better. But at the same > time one realizes that maybe there were no better angles, in which case > the question then becomes why did Shel bother showing this? Perhaps he > was just so enamored with this particular mailbox and the light, that he > did not even notice the picture? Of course, being an object > photographer, rather than a pretty picture photographer, myself I can > understand that mind state quite well.
