On Sat, 17 Feb 2007 11:32:35 -0600, Stan Halpin wrote > I don't often comment on shots here, but this one caught my eye and > I am doing this rather than starting to sort receipts etc. as a > prelude to starting on the annual tax returns...
8) > It is a shot I > would like to like. Taken in parts, I think it is a good subject, > well rendered. But the way the parts go together leaves me > dissatisfied. It was hard for me to find the "center" of the image. > The empty space top-right draws the eye to it, with no benefit to > anything else in the composition. Yes I'm not keen on that, I'd like to move the bike to the left and lose the r/h part of the shot. > The motorcycle is great, but > again draws the eye from the store front. Both the left edge and > the top-left seem chopped off, but against the light background it > is actually hard to tell where the photo ends and the background > starts. My suggestions would include: a) put a black border around > the shot; b) crop more from the top; c) crop less from the right > side so as to move the motorcycle into the frame further. Assuming > that (c) is not an option, I would go back and reshoot, but from > about 40-50 feet further to your left so that you are looking at > the store at an angle, with the store in the visual foreground and > the motorcycle and blank sky above it in the visual background. I can see what you getting at, C is not an option due to very modern looking architecture just out of shot. > With a bit more scene showing to the right of the motorcycle. The > alternative would be to tightly crop, or reshoot, with nothing but > the first floor (ground floor) of the shop in the frame. > > Stan I'll try a crop later and perhaps a contrast adjustment, I think the size would be awkward but worth a try, failing that, it's a reshoot and ask to move the bike, or substitute another bike. Thanks for the constructive comments. John ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you have received an email in error please notify Carmel College on [EMAIL PROTECTED] then delete all copies of it from your systems. Although Carmel College scans incoming and outgoing emails and email attachments for viruses we cannot guarantee a communication to be free of all viruses nor accept any responsibility for viruses. Although Carmel College monitors incoming and outgoing emails for inappropriate content, the college cannot be held responsible for the views or expressions of the author. The views expressed may not necessarily be those of Carmel College and Carmel College cannot be held responsible for any loss or injury resulting from the contents of a message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
