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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: sdwilsonsct on October 20, 2015, 12:59:16 pm

Title: Shady spot
Post by: sdwilsonsct on October 20, 2015, 12:59:16 pm

Grasslands National Park, Canada. Feedback welcome.

Title: Re: Shadey spot
Post by: rpsphoto on October 20, 2015, 01:12:40 pm

This is not what I expected from a region named Grasslands. It portrays a harsh aspect of an otherwise lush, green landscape.

My thought is that there is a bit too much foreground and the hill in the background is diminished.


Best regards,

Bob
CEO  CFO  EIEIO, Ret.

Title: Re: Shadey spot
Post by: Diego Pigozzo on October 21, 2015, 04:10:55 am

I agree with rpsphoto on the "bit too much foreground": I would crop a little to cut out the bottom part of the image (in a way that the shadow in the foreground falls very very little outside the frame).

Title: Re: Shady spot
Post by: stamper on October 21, 2015, 06:30:23 am

The eye tends to wander around the scene without settling on something that can be construed as a focal point. You need a large plant for the eye to fall upon. I agree about too much foreground.

Title: Re: Shady spot
Post by: francois on October 21, 2015, 06:50:13 am

You could try to crop it square and loose the foreground.

Title: Re: Shady spot
Post by: sdwilsonsct on October 21, 2015, 02:44:21 pm

Quote from: stamper on October 21, 2015, 06:30:23 am

The eye tends to wander around the scene without settling on something that can be construed as a focal point. You need a large plant for the eye to fall upon. I agree about too much foreground.

Thanks for the feedback. I have a couple of these types of shots and you have confirmed my own doubts. I was aiming for context.