Greetings,
Staying home with a sick kid and several days of backed-up thoughts
as triggered yet another comment or question. I've been lookingat the
submitted pictures and like to serve up the comment on composition.
Looking back through my slides for one's that I'd like to pass on to
Dave for scanning I've discovered that the shots that appeal most to me
are those have substansial amounts of geometric shapes in the
composition of the shots. I also seem to have a soft spot for unit
trains vs mixed freight. Perhaps the continuity of the shapes (hoppers
or containers) doesn't distract from the scenery or curviture (s-curves,
etc.).
Do you think that stong geometric shapes (e.g., triangular bracing
of signal towers bridges towers) add to the picture or distract the
viewer from the train in the scene. Dave's tight wedge shot (telephoto
lens 500?) of the BN train at the river crossing in Nebraska has these
geometric elements that make the shot more interesting to me (truss
memebers seem to balance the shot between upper left and lower right).
What are your thoughts?
Greg
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